Tyshan Wright is an artist whose practice exists at the intersection of contemporary art and the cultural traditions of the Jamaican Maroons, an Indigenous group descended from Tainos and Africans who resisted enslavement and established independent communities in the mountains of Jamaica during the height of the transatlantic slave trade. Recognized as a ‘Keeper of the Heritage’ of the Jamaican Maroons, Wright’s work is rooted in self-taught cultural knowledge, independent research, and sustained studio practice.

Wright’s work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, and other public and private collections. He holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, where he was a recipient of a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He was the Atlantic region nominee shortlisted for the 2022 Sobey Art Award and a 2021–22 Artist-in-Residence Fellow at Slavery North (formerly the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery, NSCAD University). He has been featured in exhibitions and artist talks at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Confederation Centre of the Arts, and the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.