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RCA B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A
Born a Cree in Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta in 1951, Jane Ash Poitras' abundant talent and solid academic achievement have provided a solid foundation for her ongoing examination of the issues surrounding acculturation.
Orphaned at six
years with the death of her mother from tuberculosis, she was raised in Edmonton by Marguerite Runck, an elderly German lady, at a time when "people did not take too kindly to Indians." She was also raised in the Catholic church and with an atmosphere of
prayer, dreams, and spirits imparted to her by this woman she affectionately refers to as "Grandma." Her upbringing this had a strong spiritual component, which facilitated the transition to a Native spirituality in the artist's adult life. Her schooling
was not a residential school experience, but rather a conventional school situation with its presentation of a distinctly non-Native perspective coincided with her development as an artist.
Like some others of that generation, her adoptive
parent didn't understand that it might have been worthwhile for her new daughter to have an opportunity to identify with her native culture. Instead, Jane Ash Poitras became part of the Canadian mainstream graduating with a degree in microbiology from
the University of Alberta. She then went on to study art, completing her postgraduate studies in printmaking at Columbia University in 1985. There she was exposed to the work of American artists including Mark Rothko, Kurt Schwitters, Robert
Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly. Like them, she layers images and text into multiple narrative strands, a technique she has carried from printmaking to painting.
By the time she was 30, she'd reconnected with her native ancestry and it was a
seminal event. It changed her perspective on how she defined herself in the world. At one moment she'd seen herself if not as an outcast, at least as an outsider. When she traveled north to Fort Chipewayan, it was literally a homecoming. Returning to her
home province, Alberta, Jane Ash Poitras has made her perception of the clash of cultures - native and mainstream - integral to her work as an artist and as a human being. Poitras has pursued the knowledge and practice of indigenous spirituality for many
years, embracing personal, historical, and contemporary aspects of Native spiritual life. She has sought to understand and enrich her own spiritual being through research, the teaching of elders and shamans, and participation in ceremonial life. She has
also explored the relationship of personal identity with cultural identity and the history of Native people, integrating these into her art making. She layers emotive images and words on canvas to direct viewers to pay attention to her point of
view.
Over the past 25 years her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in commercial galleries, public galleries and museums in the United States, Canada and around the world. Her work is included in numerous public,
corporate and private collections. Public collections include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Columbia University, New York; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Vancouver Art Gallery; McMichael Canadian Art
Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario; and the National Gallery, Ottawa.
Jane Ash Poitras currently lives and works in Alberta.
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Jane Ash Poitras
RCA B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A
Affiliations
Member, Societe d’Arts Visuel d’Alberta
Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Board member, Women Artists’ Resource Centre
Board member, Boreal Forest Institute for the Arts
Board member, Aboriginal Artists & Artisans Society of Alberta
Former board member and secretary, Canadian Native Arts Foundation (now the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation)
Awards
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
Mikisew Cree First Nation Member Recognition Award
Alumnus Award of Excellence from the University of Alberta Alumni Association
National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Arts and Culture
Recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal
Finalist for Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award
Induction into City of Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame (Salute to Excellence Awards)
RCA Designation (Royal Canadian Academy of Artists)
Canada Council “A” Grant
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Award
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant
Canada Council “B” Grant
Canada Council “B” Grant
National Award, Schoharie County Arts Council Small Works Exhibition, New York
Northern Alberta Development Council Bursary
Northern Alberta Development Council Bursary
New York State Scholarship
First Winner of Emerging Native Artist of Alberta Award
Alberta Culture Study Grant
Helen R. Elser Scholarship, Columbia University, New York, NY
Syncrude Canada Scholarship
Indian and Northern Affairs Bursary
Graphex Purchase Award
Lady Rodney Scholarship
Collections
Aboriginal Affairs, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society Collection, Edmonton, AB
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON
Justice Department, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ
Canadian Native Arts Foundation, Toronto, ON
Joan Chalmers Collection, Toronto, ON
City of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB
Columbia University, New York, NY
Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI
Robbie Davidson, Edmonton, AB
Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Ernst Young Collection, Toronto, ON
Agnes Etherington Gallery, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
External Affairs Canada, Ottawa, ON
Retired Madam Justice Nina Foster, Edmonton, AB
Madame Justice Sheila Greckol, Edmonton, AB
Hewlett Packard Limited Collection, Toronto, ON
Indian Art Centre, Ottawa, ON
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Laurentian University Museum and Art Centre, Sudbury, ON
Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, ON
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Mikisew Cree Nation, Fort Chipewyan, AB
Mississauga Art Gallery, Mississauga, ON
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Toronto, ON
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Nestles Canada Ltd. Collection, Toronto, ON
Nova Scotia Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Peace Hills Trust Company, Edmonton, AB
Peguis First Nation, MB
Alex Pringle, Edmonton, AB
Robin Phillips Collection, Stratford, ON
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, ON
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
John Ralston Saul and Adrienne Clarkson
Senate of Canada
Maurice and Hanne Strong, New York and Colorado
Syncrude Canada Limited Collection, Fort McMurray, AB
Dr. Ronald Tasker, Toronto, ON
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB
University of Alberta Permanent Collection, Edmonton, AB
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, AB
Windsor Art Gallery, Windsor, ON
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Credits
Commissioned cover art for “Riel and Dumont” book in Penguin Book’s “Extraordinary Canadians” series
Reproduction of “Une priere sacree pour une ile sacree,” in textbook “Anthologie de la literature quebecoise” (Les Editions CEC inc.)
Reproduction of images in “2007 Multifaith Calendar ‘Expressions of Hope’” (The Multifaith Action Society of BC)
Reproduction of “Elders 2” in textbook “Politics:Canada and the World” (Emond Montgomery Publications)
Reproduction of “Navajo Welcome Blanket,” “Peyote Lodgepoles,” “Buffalo Manifest Destiny,” “Weaving Pomegranates” in “Alberta Learning Resources”
Reproduction of “In Our Dreams the Spirits Tell Us,” in “Perspectives” textbook (Duval House Publishing)
Cover Illustration “School Blackboard,” for “Gallerie Women Artists’ Monographs • Give Back: First Nations Perspectives on Cultural Practice”
Cover Illustration for “All My Relations: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Native Fiction” Edited by Thomas King, University of Oklahoma Press
Cover Illustration “Shamanic Journey,” Border Crossings (Fall 1992)
Color and Black & White Reproductions, Border Crossings (Fall 1992)
Black & White Reproductions, art journal (Fall 1992)
Cover Illustration, “Hellman’s Scrapbook,” a novel by Robert Majzels (Cormorant Books)
Cover Illustration, “Women in American Indian Society” in “Indians in North American Society” by Rayna Green (Chelsea House Publishers)
Cover Illustration, “Women in Poverty” issue, “Canadian Woman Studies” (Summer 1992)
Cover Illustration, “Indigena” catalogue and accompanying poster, Exhibition at Canadian Museum of Civilization (Touring)
Cover Illustration, “Border/Lines Magazine (Winter 1991/1992)
Cover Illustration, National Film Board “Aboriginal Films Catalogue” and accompanying poster
Reproduction in “Border/Lines Magazine” (Winter 1989/90)
Cover Illustration, “Up and Doing - Canadian Women and Peace,” Edited by Janice Williamson and Deborah Gorham (The Women’s Press)
Cover Illustration, “Native Issue” of “Whetstone,” English Department, University of Lethbridge (Fall ’88)
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Sculpture, Columbia University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Summer Program in Printmaking and Drawing, Yale University, Hartford, CT
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (Specialization), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Exhibitions
“Atchemowin" (The Storyteller), Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Transitions,” Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
“Consecrated Medicine,” Curated exhibition, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
“Caribou Dreams,” Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Cultural Transitions,” Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
The Mountain Gallery at Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC
Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
“Consecrated Medicine” – Thunder Bay Art Gallery, touring, curated by Virginia Eichhorn
Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
The Mountain Gallery at Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC
Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
The Mountain Gallery at Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, AB
Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Mikinook Gallery, Delft, The Netherlands
Canadian Cultural Centre, Canadian Embassy, Paris, France
Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
“Ceremony,” Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Shamans and Sages,” Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON
“Holy Man,” Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“New Paintings,” Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON
“New Work,” Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Who Discovered The Americas?” (Touring) Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON Curated by Janet Clark
“Recycled Blackboards” Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Americas,” Andalusian Pavilion at Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
“Shamanic Journey,” Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Peyote Visions,” Woltjen Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
“New Work,” Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Power Shields,” West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Indigenous Blackboards,” Woltjen Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
“Fort Chip Blackboards,” West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Fort Chip Breakfast Club,” Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial, Provincial Museum, Edmonton, AB. Curated by Dr. Pat McCormack
“Sweat Lodge Etchings,” (Touring) Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Curated by Karen Duffek.
Vik Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Prints and Collages” Brignall Gallery, Toronto, ON
Vik Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, AB
MFA Thesis Show, Columbia University, New York, NY
“Red Tile” Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
“I. Witness” Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB Curated by Catherine Crowston
“Shaman Never Die” Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
“Three Spirits” Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“State(s) of the Nation” (Touring) Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI
“Image Rites” Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS Curated by Ingrid Jenkner
Art Expo '97, Singapore
“Alberta Biennial” Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB and Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB Curated by Bruce Grenville and Catherine Mastin
“Intolerance” Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB Curated by Catherine Crowston
Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Survivors” Breast Cancer Project, Woodlawn Arts Foundation, Toronto, ON
“Basket, Bead and Quill” Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON Curated by Janet Clark
“Profiles in Jeans” Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, AB
Small Works Exhibition, Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Women and Paint” Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK Curated by Judith Mastai
NewZones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB
“Spur me on - who leads, who follows” Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, AB
“The Cabinet Project” The Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Canada’s First People - A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts” (International Tour) Curated by Dana Williams for Syncrude Canada Ltd
“First Women” Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC Curated by Dana Claxton
“Hot Native Art” American Indian Community House Gallery. New York, NY Curated by Lloyd Oxendine
“Americas” Monasterio de Santa Clara, Moguer (Huelva), Spain
“500 Years After Columbus” Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
“Indigena” Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ Curated by Gerald McMaster
“New Territories . . . 350/500 Years After” Atelier Vision Planetaire, Montreal, PQ Curated by Dana Williams and Pierre-Leon Tetrault
“Carriers of the Fire” American Indian Community House Museum, New York, NY Curated by Lloyd Oxendine
“Changers: A Spiritual Renaissance” (Touring) Curated by Shirley Bear
“ArtWorks” (Featured Artist) Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB Curated by Elizabeth Kidd
“Eleven Stories: Mixed Media Works by Eleven Native American Artists” (Touring) Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art, Seattle, WA
“Seeing Red” Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Curated by Michael Bell
“Ritual and Magic” Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB Curated by Shirley Madill
“4th Biennial Native American Fine Arts Invitational” The Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ Curated by Margaret Archuleta
“Asum Mena” Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
“New Alberta Art: Diversities” (Three artists) Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB Curated by Vera Lemecha
“Art of the First People” York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON Curated by Naomi McCormack
“Beyond History” Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC Curated by Karen Duffek and Tom Hill
Solo exhibition, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Narrative Quest, Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
“The Shadow of the Sun” (International Tour) Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ Curated by Gerald McMaster
“Asum Mena” Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
“Crossing the Circle: Indian and Inuit Art From Canada” (Touring) Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ Curated by Gerald McMaster
“Modern Echoes of Ancient Dreams” Art Court, Ottawa, ON
“Ode Min” Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury, ON Curated by Pamela Krueger
“Survey Alberta ’88” Olympics Art Festival, AB College of Art Gallery, Curated by D Nemiroff, National Gallery & J Spalding, ULeth Art Gallery
“Indian Art 88” Woodland Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON Curated by Tom Hill
“Asum Mena” Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
“Los Angeles Celebration of Canadian Contemporary Native Art” Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA Curated by Tom Hill
“Asum Mena” Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
“Stardusters” (Four-artist touring exhibition) Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, ON Curated by Garry Mainprize
“Cross Cultural Views” National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON Curated by Diana Nemiroff
“Small Works Exhibition” National Schoharie County Art Council, New York, NY Curated by Barry Walker, Brooklyn Museum
“Indian Art ’86” Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON Curated by Tom Hill
“Keepers of the Land” Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON Crated by Tom Hill
“New Beginnings” Native Business Summit, Toronto, ON Curated by Robert Houle
Four-Woman Group Show, Brignall Gallery, Toronto, ON Curated by Robert Houle
“Contemporary American Prints (Tiffany Collection)” Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Curated by Barry Walker
“Asum Mena” Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
“Three Rivers Art Festival” (Juried), Pittsburgh, PA
“Interstice 22” 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY
“First International Competition” Ariel Gallery, New York, NY
“Manhattan National Print ’85” Manhattan, New York, NY
“Hangsa Annual ‘85” (Invited Participant), Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, Tokyo, Japan
“Cabo Frio International Print Biennial” Cabo Frio, Brazil
“Asum Mena” Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
“Izbagrafic ’84” Museo de Art contemporaneo, Ibiza, Spain
“International Independante Exhibition of Prints” Prefectual Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan
“Inaugural Emerging Native Artist of Alberta Competition”, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society and Vik Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Universiade ’83 Kaleidoscope Native Art Exhibit” (Commissioned Work), Edmonton, AB
“University of Alberta 75th Anniversary Exhibition” Edmonton, AB
“U.C.L.A. Third National Print Exhibition” Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibition, Ringhouse Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Group Exhibition, Shadows Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Alberta Culture Summer Exhibition” Edmonton, AB
Group Exhibition, Canadiana Galleries, Edmonton, AB
Publications
Galleries West
Publication of biography of Jane by Pamela McCallum (University of Calgary Press)
Extensive media coverage of being selected as recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
Extensive media coverage of the opening of the “Consecrated Medicine” opening at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
“Landscape as Muse” documentary episode for Bravo TV, by “291 Film Company”
“Jane Ash Poitras,” review by Virginia Eichhorn in “Border Crossings”
“True Colors” cover and feature article in National Museum of the American Indian Magazine
“City Shaman – A Portrait of the Artist” cover and feature article in “Edmonton Life”
Feature article in First Nations Drum
Feature article in Alberta Native News
“Lectures, Performances and Community Activism” feature article in “SPIRIT” magazine
“Bison sculpture riles residents” Edmonton Journal
“City officials order sculpture torn down” Edmonton Sun
“Primordial Memories” catalogue for solo exhibition at Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON, written by Isabelle Masse
“Consecrated Medicine” catalogue for touring exhibition, written by curator Virginia Eichhorn
Documentary Video on “The Originals” on Bravo Cable TV, Produced by Sleeping Giant Productions
“Lady Oracle: Jane Ash Poitras and the First Nations phenomenon” Feature article by Gilliam MacKay in the Fall 1994 issue of “Canadian Art” magazine
“Hands of History” Documentary film directed by Loretta Todd for the National Film Board
“Shaman Never Die (L’echo des songes)” Documentary film produced and directed by Arthur Lamothe (Les Ateliers Audio Visuels du Quebec)
“Recession helps put value back into investing in art; bargains available for those who avoid ‘overheated’ works” by Ron Chalmers,dmonton Journal
“Honor gov’t bids for our work, Alberta Native artists demand” by Adrienne Turner, Edmonton Journal
“Alberta Natives’ art may leave province in weekend auction” by Helen Metalla, Edmonton Journal
“The Language-Makers: Aboriginal Artists in the Year of Discovery” by Robert Enright, Border Crossings
“The Synchronic Spirit: An Interview with Jane Ash Poitras” by Robert Enright, Border Crossings
“Blanket Approval: The Art of Bob Boyer” by Robert Enright, Border Crossings
“The Practice of Conflicting Art” by Alison Gilmor, Border Crossings
“Postmodern Parody: A Political Strategy in Contemporary Canadian Native Art” by Allan J. Ryan, art journal
“INDIGENA: A Native Curator’s Perspective” by Gerald McMaster, art journal
“Canada’s First People - A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts” catalogue & exhibition curated by D. Williams Sponsor Syncrude Canada Ltd
“Rethinking History” Catalogue by Carol Podedworny Exhibition at Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
“Native Art: Corporate celebration fails to live up to its hype, but there is another exhibition worth catching” by Nancy Tousley
“Syncrude to present a Native Visual Art Exhibit” Alberta Native News
“Jane Ash Poitras: Recycled Blackboards” Review in Canadian Art
“Art As An Investment” Video production for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts by Peter Temple (Media One)
“Native art of the Americas is eye-opening” by Anne Duncan, Montreal Gazette
“Innovative Native Woman Artist Uses Art to Bring About Change” by PJ Lamont, Native Woman Inc
Television Interview, Midday, CBC National Network
"Native Woman Gives Johns the Brush-Off” Edmonton Journal
“Jane Ash Poitras exhibits at ‘Who Discovered the Americas?’Art Exhibition” by Jeff Morrow, Native Heroes
“Royal Hunt of the Sun” by Anne Alexander, Edmonton Sun
“Summer Reading” by Annette Hurtig, C Magazine
“Rethinking History” by Andy Fabo, C Magazine
“Black Robe and Clearcut Speak to Native Environmental Concerns” by Sandy Greer, Winds of Change
“Looking Back” by Sandy Greer, Turtle Quarterly
“Shared Visions (In View Series)” TV Documentary produced for the CTV Television Network by CFRN-TV
Radio interview with Peter Gzowski, Morningside, CBC National Radio Network
ndigena Catalogue by Gerald McMaster and Lee Ann Martin. Exhibition at Canadian Museum of Civilization (Touring)
“Indigena prods readers to consider Native oppression” by Apryl Babcock, Edmonton Journal
“The Native voice, right and wrong” by Sandy Greer, Quill & Quire
“Natives mark time of sorrow” by Verne Clemence, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
“Art About” column by Kate Taylor, The Globe and Mail
“Galleries” column by Christopher Hume, Toronto Star
“Portraits of survival” by Brad Hunter, Thunder Bay Post
“Powerful paintings” Thunder Bay Post
“Artist’s exhibit serves as a lesson in native life and spiritualism” By Sean O’Connor, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
“Artwork reflects Native perspective” by Evelyn Fraser, Chatham This Week
“Matter of trust: With a bit of extra work, non-native teachers can reach native pupils” by Tracy Strassburger, Chatham Daily News
“Individuals make difference: Outspoken native artist says people have power to change their own lives” by Tracy Strassburger, Chatham Daily News
“The Fourth R: Art and the Needs of Children and Youth” by Jan Reindfleisch and Patricia Albers
“Native women challenge art ideas” by Nancy Baele, Ottawa Citizen
“First Nations Art and the Canadian Mainstream” by Carol Podedworny, C Magazine
“Spirituality at heart of Poitras painting” by Jill Pollack, The Vancouver Courier
“Jane Ash Poitras” by Sherry Kellam, Western Living
Radio interview with Vicky Gabereau, CBC National Network
Radio interview with Peter Gzowski, “Morningside” CBC National Network
“Intolerance worries Alberta artist - While walls fell elsewhere, ‘in Canada we’re building one’” by Rick McConnell, Edmonton Journal
“Artists’ Social Concerns Coincide” by Robin Laurence, Georgia Straight
Television interview, “Natives in the ‘90’s” CITV, Edmonton
“Spring, and Shows Are Busting Out All Over” by Elizabeth Beauchamp, Edmonton Journal
“An Eagle Learns to Soar: Rediscovering Native heritage unleashes artist’s talent” by David Staples, Edmonton Journal
“’Indian artists’ outgrow label” by Richard Nilsen, The Arizona
“Beyond History” Catalogue by Karen Duffek and Tom Hill Exhibition at Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
“Artist wins battle against mall owners . . . Indian mannequins removed from Yukon ‘shooting gallery’” by Dana Wagg and Gary Gee, Windspeaker
“Artist explores spiritual ecology - strong stand by Poitras” by Gary Gee, Edmonton Sun
“’Beyond History’ is disturbing and powerful show by Indian artists” by Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Exhibit challenges ideas about native culture” by Liam Tracy, Toronto Globe and Mail
“Poitras’ spiritual odyssey” by Gary Gee, Windspeaker
“Jane Ash Poitras: Sweeping Images Blend Bugs Bunny and Sweetgrass Spirit” by Deirdre Hanna, NOW Magazine
“Breaking down the bush - Allen Sapp and Jane Ash Poitras bring Cree culture to international attention” by Paula Simons, Alberta Report
“Poitras displays latest artwork” Windspeaker
“Fort Chipewyan Breakfast Club” by Lelde Muehlenbachs, Artpost/32
“Artist shares experiences in sweatlodge through her work” by Scott Anderson, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
“Ode Min” Catalogue by Pamela Krueger. Exhibition at Laurentian University Museum and Art Centre, Sudbury, ON
“The Art of the Nehiyawak” Textbook by Ken J. Hodgins (Plains Publishing)
“Images” New Trail, University of Alberta Alumni Association
“Some powerful pieces, and . . . “ by Elizabeth Godley, The Vancouver Sun
“Stardusters-it’s brilliant” by Kelvin Hodges, The Ottawa Sunday Herald
“Indian artists use known symbols in fresh way” by Nancy Baele, Ottawa Citizen
“Cross Cultural Views at the National Gallery” by Angela Marcus, Art Post Magazine
“1986, The Year in Visual Art” by Vivienne Sosnowski, Edmonton Journal
“Stardusters” Catalogue by Gary Mainprize. Exhibition at Thunder Bay Art Gallery (Touring)
“Local recognition ‘better late than never’” by Vivienne Sosnowski, Edmonton Journal
“Prints reflect Cree heritage” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
“Printmaker finds year a series of high points” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
“Prints of Visions” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
“Poitras’s prints premiere” Edmonton Journal
“The Travels of Jane Ash Poitras” by Clint Buehler, Visual Arts Newsletter
“Native art at Vik Gallery” by Igor and Jessica Levental, Edmonton Examiner
“Cree orphan reached out to achieve” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
“Poitras wins $5,000 scholarship” by Clint Buehler, AMMSA
“Native art - Poitras is a winner” by Clint Buehler, AMMSA
“Indians take over the Vik - Artists (not moccasin makers) finally get to strut their stuff” by Brad Teeter and Link Byfield, Alberta Report
“Artist featured in two galleries”, Billy’s Guide
“Native artist in New York” by Clint Buehler, AMMSA
“Natives’ art featured” by Vince Coady, Edmonton Journal
Galleries West
Teaching
Lecturer on Contemporary Native Art for University of Calgary at Maskwachees College, Hobbema, AB
Guest Presenter, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society Artists’ Seminar, Edmonton, AB
Lecturer on Contemporary Native Art for University of Calgary at Maskwachees College, Hobbema, AB
“Village Aid” representative to Commonwealth Conference, Vancouver, BC
Juror, Peace Hills Trust Company Native Art Competition and Exhibition, Edmonton, AB
Guest Speaker at opening of “Sweat Lodge Etchings” touring solo exhibition, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Guest Lecturer, City of Edmonton Art Bank, Edmonton, AB
Panellist, National Native Indian Artists’ Symposium IV, Lethbridge, AB
Guest Speaker and Presenter, Edmonton Teachers Convention, Edmonton, AB
Panellist at opening of “Stardusters” touring group exhibition, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
Guest Presenter, St. Paul Art Gallery, St. Paul, AB
Guest Presenter, Canadian Indian Artists’ Conference, Montreal, PQ
Graduate linguistic analysis of Cree Language, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, New York, NY
“The Powwow Trail,” graduate anthropology research project, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant and Tutor, Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Microbiologist in Charge, Burns Meats Ltd., Edmonton, AB
Microbiologist in Charge, Burns Meats Ltd., Edmonton, AB
Teaching Assistant, Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
“Sacred Self” Art Workshop, Sun & Moon Visionaries, Edmonton, AB
Keynote Speaker opening 7th Annual International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture hosted by Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Variety of presentations opening “Consecrated Medicine” at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
Guest Lecturer, Edmonton Lifetime Learning Association
Guest Lecturer on “Cultural Biodiversity,” Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Guest Speaker, Norquest College, Edmonton, AB
Guest Presenter, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Guest Presenter, “Waving Not Drowning” Feminist Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Contributor, On-line Art Project, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Guest Presenter, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON
Contributor, On-line Art Archive, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Juror, Canada Council Governor General’s Award in Media and Visual Arts
Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Invited Delegate, Minister’s Forum on Diversity & Culture, Ottawa, ON
Guest Presenter, Portrait Gallery of Canada
Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Invited Speaker, Canadian Embassy, Mexico City
Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Guest Instructor, Split Rock Summer Program, University of Minnesota, Minnepolis, MN
Guest Instructor, Boreal Forest Institute of Indigenous Art, Keyano College, Ft McMurray, AB
Guest Instructor, Ermineskin First Nation, Hobbema, AB
Guest Speaker, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Guest Speaker, British Columbia Art Teachers Association Convention, Vancouver, BC
Guest Lecturer, Boreal Forest Institute of Indigenous Art, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, AB
Guest Speaker, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON
Guest Speaker, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI
Guest Speaker, Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Guest Presenter, International Native Arts Festival, Calgary, AB
Exhibition Intervention, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Guest Speaker, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON
Guest Speaker, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Workshop Presenter, Aboriginal Youth Conference, Edmonton, AB
Guest Lecturer, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, AB
Presenter and Facilitator, “Beyond Survival Conference,” Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ
Presenter, “Globalization Conference,” University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sessional Lecturer on Contemporary Native Art, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Guest Speaker, Chatham Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
Guest Speaker, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, ON
Guest Speaker, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Juror, Canada Council Exploration Grants
Juror, Canada Council Exploration Grants
Guest Speaker, “Art of the Shaman,” to Alberta Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Essay, “What About the Magic,” for academic journal published by School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Guest Speaker at “Who Discovered the Americas,” at Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Edmonton Art Gallery, Dunlop Art Gallery and Thames Art Gallery
Essay, “The Essential Spirituality of North American Indian Cultures” in “Human Ecology: Issues in the North,” edited by Rick Riewe and Jill Oakes
Essay, “The Inspiration of the Artist,” in “Who Discovered the Americas?” Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
Technical Advisor, “Royal Hunt of the Sun,” directed by Robin Phillips for Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, AB
Guest Speaker, Religion and Life Week, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Panellist at opening of “New Territories . . . 350/500 Years After,” group exhibition opening, Montreal, PQ
Panellist at opening of “Indigena,” touring group exhibition opening at Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ
Essay, “The Essential Spirituality of North American Indigenous Cultures,” for “Matriart” (Vol. 2, No. 1 / 1991)
Instructor on Native Art, Native American Summer University, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Guest Speaker at opening of “New Alberta Art: Diversities,” group exhibition, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
Guest Speaker, “4th Biennial Native American Fine Arts Invitational,” The Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Panellist, “Art and Tradition,” at opening of “Beyond History” group exhibition, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Presenter, “Practicing Traditions:Native Americans,” National Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Guest Speaker at opening of “Ode Min” group exhibition, Laurentian University Museum and Art Centre, Sudbury, ON
Guest Lecturer, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON
Guest Lecturer, “Theology and Religion in the Alberta Context” St. Stephen’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Juror, Canada Council Project and Travel Grants
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