A Han and Northern Tutchone artist from the crow clan, Darcy draws inspiration from nature, trying to capture the pristine beauty of our natural world. She believes in honouring her ancestors by devoting her art to heritage and culture and the reclamation of traditional practices. 

Read an interview with Darcy as part of the Arctic Arts Summit.

Darcy’s botanical paintings were recently displayed in the inaugural exhibition Ch'òndèy at the K’ëläk’ay’ Gallery in the Tombstone Territorial Park Visitor Centre. These pieces belong to the permanent art collection of the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, and were featured in the exhibition Rooted in the Land. Her work has been exhibited at the Yukon School of Visual Arts Gallery, at AFN Yukon Region, the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, and Arts Underground.

Darcy has illustrated numerous books and publications including the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Ecological Land Use Monitoring Plan, Ke’chin Nodrëk - The Magic Mukluk Book, and the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Medicinal Plant Booklet.

She was an artist-in-residence with the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture and the Yukon School of Visual Arts, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Jenni House and Yukon Film Society, Arts Underground, and Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.

Her collaborative animation Starlight Sojourn was shown at the 2023 edition of S(hiver) Arts Festival in Dawson City, the Dawson International Short Film Festival, and is currently featured in an exhibition Trëhude’ - Our Way about species at risk at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre gallery, along with her paintings.

Her works are in the collection of the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and private collectors.

Darcy Tara McDiarmid is a painter, carver and willow basket maker.