A citizen of the Sto:lo Nation, Sid Bobb is an arts leader and interdisciplinary artist whose artistic practice moves between the spiritual, familial, communal, and professional. Son of Raymond Bobb and of Siem Dr Lee Maracle ban Sto:lo, Sid has been actively engaging in the customary Indigenous knowledge transfer of his nation, communities, and families.
An award-winning artist, Sid has been artmaking and performing both internationally and throughout Canada for close to three decades. Along with his wife and colleague Penny Couchie, he is co-artistic director and co-founder of Aanmitaagzi, an Indigenous arts organization and centre for multi-arts, site-specific works, and international collaborations. As one of the lead artists of Aanmitaagzi, Sid has been artmaking, telling stories, and dancing on stage, trains, sidewalks, and on the ice with community for 15 years. Since 2010, Penny and Sid are also co-owners and operators of Big Medicine Studio, a 3,000 square foot arts space on the shores of Lake Nipissing. Big Medicine Studio is a hub for creation, development, and exhibition for performing and visual arts — a place where community comes together to celebrate and engage in arts and culture.
