Mark Penney is a Mi’kmaw artist and a member of Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia, based in Duncan, British Columbia.¹ He draws references from nature to explore themes of life, loss, and the reality of the environment through his Indigenous perspective.¹ His practice includes transitioning from a career in graphic art to fine art, during which he operated the Mark Penney Gallery in Ucluelet and represented various established artists.¹

Penney has been active in the arts community, serving as President of the Pacific Rim Arts Society and as a Director-at-Large for ArtsBC, and he has received awards for his contributions to First Nations outreach and arts programming.¹ His art is held in private and corporate collections in Canada and abroad.¹