She has also taught at the University of Lethbridge, and Grant MacEwan University. Tanya has exhibited extensively locally, nationally, and internationally in both group and solo shows, and has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, including grants from the AFA, Canada Council for the Arts, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Tanya is a member of the Carry-The-Kettle First Nations in Saskatchewan, and is deeply committed to promoting the work of indigenous artists in Canada and beyond. Such work has included her participation in the creation of the University of Lethbridge BFA Native American Art in Studio and in Art History/Museum Studies. In 1990, Tanya was an intern for The Works and is proud to participate on The Places, Capital Boulevard Legacy Project.