InDigital Insights: Ovi Mailhot on Coast Salish Art, Cultural Identity, and Digital Drawing for Print

In this episode of InDigital Insights, Monique Manatch speaks with Ovi Mailhot, a self-taught Nlaka’pamux and Sto:lo artist from Seabird Island, B.C. Ovi discusses his passion for Coast Salish design, cultural storytelling, and the importance of art in community healing and identity. He also provides a hands-on tutorial on creating digital drawings for print, showing how traditional elements are adapted into modern tools. Through his work, Ovi honors the past while creating a future rooted in Indigenous pride and creativity.