Tuija Hansen is a textile artist and educator with Nordic-Canadian roots residing in Robinson-Superior Treaty territory, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Hansen pursued Fibre and Textile Design at Kootenay School of Arts (Nelson, BC) then majored in Social Justice Studies, and Studio Art at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, ON). She is from Lappe, a Finnish settler community located north of Thunder Bay | Animiiki Wekwedong, in Northwest Ontario.

Hansen’s creative practice involves ethical foraging, gardening, plant dyeing, and handweaving. Her work blends traditional weaving with modern technology, specifically the Finnish Raanu technique and digital jacquard design. The intersections of research, tradition, and practice result in Hansen translating her environment into woven records of plant-derived colour.

This pursuit has led to numerous artist residencies in Ontario, Mid/Northeast USA, Western Finland, and Northwestern Iceland. She enjoys teaching and learning in community arts, recently as a project lead artist, educator, and program facilitator with various art service organizations.

Her current research includes climate action-focused community-engaged practice, and combining analog/digital craft practice.