sierra mactavish
Sierra is an emerging new-media artist based on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations (Vancouver, BC). Her work explores memory, perception, and place through distortion. Using databending techniques she creates glitched images and immersive audio-visual experiences. Recently, Sierra has expanded her practice into experimental filmmaking, producing layered, atmospheric videos.Sierra’s work is deeply rooted in social engagement and community, informed by her involvement in creating accessible arts programming through Eastside Arts Society and grassroots organizing with Music Waste. She also contributes to arts advocacy through the BC Provincial Cultural Space Managers Network.Her practice brings together experimental media, place, and community.Contact: sdlmactavish@gmail(dot)com
SELECT NEW MEDIA WORKS
Data-bent works with immersive sound.
this was a stream, 2025, Fine Art Print, 7.68 x 8.93 in Framed in metal 9. 25 x 10.25 in
play, 2025, Fine Art Print, 4.25 x 4.25 in Framed in CD caddy 4.75 x 5.5 in
Untitled, 2024
Fine art print, 5 × 7 in
Framed in metal, 9.5 × 8.5 in
In the Depths of Your Thoughts, 2023
Fine art print, 24 × 32 in
Perspectives, 2024
Fine art print, 5 × 5 in
Engraved Acrylic Frame, 5 x 5 in
SELECT FILMS
Sleep Program, 2024
Single-channel video, 24 second loop. Displayed on LCD monitor with headphones
Ephemeral Imprints, 2024
Single-channel video, 15 second loop. HD video projection with sound projection
Angel, 2024
Single-channel video, 24-second loop. Displayed on CRTV monitor with headphones
ANIMATIONS
Under a Microscope, 2024
Single-channel video, 13 second loop
Displayed on LCD monitor with headphones
Untitled, 2023
Single-channel video, 38 second loop
Displayed on LCD monitor
RESIDENCIES
2025 Summer Institute at Plug In Contemporary Art Gallery
During this residency, I explored collaborative art-making with salvaged materials, engaging with themes of history, materiality, and sustainable practices. The work centered on Colony Creek, a stream forced underground during Winnipeg’s development, which continues to flow unseen beneath the land where Plug In ICA now stands.
Untitled, 2025
Installation: Single-channel video, 30-second loop; Interactive Art Book (Inkjet Print on Linen Paper and Transparency with NFCs); Live plants, cement bricks, river rocks, found pieces of Hudson’s Bay Foundation, illuminated light box
[ S i g n a l ] i n [ t h e ]
S t r e a m, 2025, 4.25 x 5.5 inches, 33 pages, Interactive Art Book
Inkjet Print on Linen Paper and Transparency, NFC’s
Listen along to the sounds in
[ S i g n a l ] i n [ t h e ] S t r e a m.
Use the map to discover the sites of
[ S i g n a l ] i n [ t h e ] S t r e a m.
Colony Creek, 2025
Single-channel video, 30 second loop
Displayed on LCD monitor
Interested in commissions, collaborations, or exhibitions?
Email:sdlmactavish@gmail(dot)com
Land Acknowledgment: I am based on the unceded, ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, colonially known as "Vancouver".I acknowledge that these lands have been stewarded since time immemorial by the Indigenous peoples who continue to resist displacement and erasure. My work is grounded in an ongoing commitment to learning, accountability, and relationship-building that supports Indigenous sovereignty and justice through both words and action.This acknowledgment is not a substitute for reparative work, but a reminder that everything I create and share is shaped by being a guest on this land.