TOMIE

Thomasina “Tomie” Topbear is a self taught Santee Dakota & Oglala Lakota muralist, she has been a member of Few & Far Women since 2015. Tomie helped found City Mischief Murals, an all Black, Indigenous, Latinx & Pacific Islander mural collective that actively paints large scale community based murals in the Twin Cities. She has helped organize a number of local and national community based mural events focusing on youth, women, activism & BIPOC artists. Thomasina’s inspirations come from her Indigenous culture and graffiti background, she uses these influences to express her feelings on community, social justice, culture, feminism and togetherness.