Dan Cardinal McCartney (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from AUArts (2016) in Drawing.Most importantly, they are a full-timecaregiver for their sister, Karri. Dan is of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations with family ties ofMikisew Cree, Metis, and mixed settler lines from Treaty 8 territory, specifically Fort Chipewyan.He was raised in foster care in the northern boreal region of Fort McMurray.

As a Two Spirit transgender artist, Dan sifts through patterns of intergenerational trauma. Herelates his personal, ongoing reconnection with his family to his yearning for gender euphoriathrough storytelling. Dan focuses on mixed media collage, painting, moving images, andperformance. He is interested in the horror genre through a contemporary Indigenous lens.Currently, Dan works at Stride Gallery in in so-called Calgary, Alberta.