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Jane Ash Poitras
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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
2013 Honorary Degree from Humber College, Toronto
2013 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2011 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
2007 Mikisew Cree First Nation Member Recognition Award
2006 Alumnus Award of Excellence from the University of Alberta Alumni Association
2006 National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Arts and Culture
2005 Recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal
2005 Finalist for Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award
2003 Induction into City of Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame (Salute to Excellence Awards)
2002 RCA Designation (Royal Canadian Academy of Artists)
1998 Canada Council “A” Grant
1998 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Award
1994 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant
1993 Canada Council “B” Grant
1990 Canada Council “B” Grant
1986 National Award, Schoharie County Arts Council Small Works Exhibition, New York
1985 Northern Alberta Development Council Bursary
1984 Northern Alberta Development Council Bursary
1984 New York State Scholarship
1984 First Winner of Emerging Native Artist of Alberta Award
1984 Alberta Culture Study Grant
1985 Helen R. Elser Scholarship, Columbia University, New York, NY
1983-85 Syncrude Canada Scholarship
1981-85 Indian and Northern Affairs Bursary
1978 Graphex Purchase Award
1972-73 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
2008 Commissioned cover art for “Riel and Dumont” book in Penguin Book’s “Extraordinary Canadians” series
2007 Reproduction of “Une priere sacree pour une ile sacree,” in textbook “Anthologie de la literature quebecoise” (Les Editions CEC inc.)
2006 Reproduction of images in “2007 Multifaith Calendar ‘Expressions of Hope’” (The Multifaith Action Society of BC)
2004 Reproduction of “Elders 2” in textbook “Politics:Canada and the World” (Emond Montgomery Publications)
2004 Reproduction of “Navajo Welcome Blanket,” “Peyote Lodgepoles,” “Buffalo Manifest Destiny,” “Weaving Pomegranates” in “Alberta Learning Resources”
2004 Reproduction of “In Our Dreams the Spirits Tell Us,” in “Perspectives” textbook (Duval House Publishing)
1992 Cover Illustration “School Blackboard,” for “Gallerie Women Artists’ Monographs • Give Back: First Nations Perspectives on Cultural Practice”
1992 Cover Illustration for “All My Relations: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Native Fiction” Edited by Thomas King, University of Oklahoma Press
1992 Cover Illustration “Shamanic Journey,” Border Crossings (Fall 1992)
1992 Color and Black & White Reproductions, Border Crossings (Fall 1992)
1992 Black & White Reproductions, art journal (Fall 1992)
1992 Cover Illustration, “Hellman’s Scrapbook,” a novel by Robert Majzels (Cormorant Books)
1992 Cover Illustration, “Women in American Indian Society” in “Indians in North American Society” by Rayna Green (Chelsea House Publishers)
1992 Cover Illustration, “Women in Poverty” issue, “Canadian Woman Studies” (Summer 1992)
1992 Cover Illustration, “Indigena” catalogue and accompanying poster, Exhibition at Canadian Museum of Civilization (Touring)
1992 Cover Illustration, “Border/Lines Magazine (Winter 1991/1992)
1991 Cover Illustration, National Film Board “Aboriginal Films Catalogue” and accompanying poster
1989 Reproduction in “Border/Lines Magazine” (Winter 1989/90)
1989 Cover Illustration, “Up and Doing - Canadian Women and Peace,” Edited by Janice Williamson and Deborah Gorham (The Women’s Press)
1988 Cover Illustration, “Native Issue” of “Whetstone,” English Department, University of Lethbridge (Fall ’88)
Education
1985 Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Sculpture, Columbia University, New York, NY
1983 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1982 Summer Program in Printmaking and Drawing, Yale University, Hartford, CT
1977 Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (Specialization), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Cultural Memories and Imagined Futures: The Art of Jane Ash Poitras, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2011 Atchemowin (The Storyteller), Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2010 Transitions, Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
2010 Consecrated Medicine, Curated exhibition, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
2010 Caribou Dreams, Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2009 Cultural Transitions, Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
2008 Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
2008 Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2008 The Mountain Gallery at Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC
2007 Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
2007 Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton AB
2006 Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
2005 Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2005 Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
2004 Consecrated Medicine – Thunder Bay Art Gallery (Touring to Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK; Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB; Grimsby Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON; Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON ) Curated by Virginia Eichhorn
2004 Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
2004 The Mountain Gallery at Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC
2003 Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton
2003 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 The Mountain Gallery at Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, AB
2002 Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
2001 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000 Mikinook Gallery, Delft, The Netherlands
1999 Canadian Cultural Centre, Canadian Embassy, Paris, France
1999 Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
1999 Ceremony, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 Shamans and Sages, Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON
1998 Holy Man, Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1997 New Paintings, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
1996 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
1995 Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON
1994 New Work, Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1994 Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993 Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
1993 Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993 West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1992-93 Who Discovered The Americas? (Touring) Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Curated by Janet Clark
1992 Recycled Blackboards, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 Americas, Andalusian Pavilion at Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
1992 Shamanic Journey, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
1991 Peyote Visions, Woltjen Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1991 New Work, Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1990 Power Shields, West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1990 Indigenous Blackboards, Woltjen Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1989 Fort Chip Blackboards, West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1988 Fort Chip Breakfast Club, Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial, Provincial Museum, Edmonton, AB, Curated by Dr. Pat McCormack
1987 Sweat Lodge Etchings, (Touring) Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Curated by Karen Duffek
1987 Vik Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1986 Prints and Collages, Brignall Gallery, Toronto, ON
1985 Vik Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1985 Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1985 MFA Thesis Show, Columbia University, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Venerator – Contemporary Art from the AGA Collection, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2008 Red Tile, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2000 I. Witness, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Curated by Catherine Crowston
1998 Shaman Never Die, Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON
1998 Three Spirits, Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1997-99 State(s) of the Nation, (Touring) Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, PE
1997 Image Rites, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, Curated by Ingrid Jenkner
1997 Art Expo ’97, Singapore
1996 Alberta Biennial, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB and Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB, Curated by Bruce Grenville and Catherine Mastin
1996 Intolerance, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB, Curated by Catherine Crowston
1995 Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1995 Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON
1995 Survivors Breast Cancer Project, Woodlawn Arts Foundation, Toronto, ON
1995 Basket, Bead and Quill, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Curated by Janet Clark
1994 Profiles in Jeans, Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, AB
1994 Small Works Exhibition, Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1994 Women and Paint, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, Curated by Judith Mastai
1994 NewZones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB
1994 Spur me on - who leads, who follows, Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, AB
1994 The Cabinet Project, The Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 Canada’s First People - A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts, (International Tour), Curated by Dana Williams for Syncrude Canada Ltd.
1992 First Women, Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Curated by Dana Claxton
1992 Hot Native Art, American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, NY,
Curated by Lloyd Oxendine
1992 Americas, Monasterio de Santa Clara, Moguer (Huelva), Spain
1992 500 Years After Columbus, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
1992 Indigena, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, QC, Curated by Gerald McMaster
1992 New Territories . . . 350/500 Years After, Atelier Vision Planetaire, Montreal, QC, Curated by Dana Williams and Pierre-Leon Tetrault
1992 Carriers of the Fire, American Indian Community House Museum, New York, NY, Curated by Lloyd Oxendine
1991-92 Changers: A Spiritual Renaissance, (Touring) Curated by Shirley Bear
1991 ArtWorks, (Featured Artist) Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Curated by Elizabeth Kidd
1990 Eleven Stories: Mixed Media Works by Eleven Native American Artists, (Touring), Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art, Seattle, WA
1990 Seeing Red, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Curated by Michael Bell
1990 Ritual and Magic, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB, Curated by Shirley Madill
1990 4th Biennial Native American Fine Arts Invitational, The Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Curated by Margaret Archuleta
1990 Asum Mena, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
1989 New Alberta Art: Diversities, (Three artists) Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB, Curated by Vera Lemecha
1989 Art of the First People, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON, Crated by Naomi McCormack
1989 Beyond History, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Curated by Karen Duffek and Tom Hill
1989 The Shadow of the Sun, (International Tour) Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, QC, Curated by Gerald McMaster
1989 Asum Mena, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
1988 Crossing the Circle: Indian and Inuit Art From Canada, (Touring) Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, QC, Curated by Gerald McMaster
1988 Modern Echoes of Ancient Dreams, Art Court, Ottawa, ON
1988 Ode Min, Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury, ON, Curated by Pamela Krueger
1988 Survey Alberta ’98, Olympics Art Festival, 1988 Winter Olympics, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, AB, Curated by Diana Nemiroff, National Gallery of Canada and Jeffrey Spalding, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
1988 Indian Art 88, Woodland Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON, Curated by Tom Hill
1988 Asum Mena, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
1987 Los Angeles Celebration of Canadian Contemporary Native Art, Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Tom Hill
1987 Asum Mena, Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
1986-87 Stardusters (Four-artist touring exhibition), Thunder Bay Art Gallery,
Thunder Bay, ON, Curated by Garry Mainprize
1986 Cross Cultural Views, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Curated by Diana Nemiroff
1986 Small Works Exhibition, National Schoharie County Art Council, New York, Curated by Barry Walker, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
1986 Indian Art ’86, Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON, Curated by Tom Hill
1986 Keepers of the Land, Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, ON, Curated by Tom Hill
1986 New Beginnings, Native Business Summit, Toronto, ON, Curated by Robert Houle
1986 Four-Woman Group Show, Brignall Gallery, Toronto, ON, Curated by Robert Houle
1986 Contemporary American Prints (Tiffany Collection), Brooklyn Museum,
Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Barry Walker
1986 Asum Mena, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
1985 Three Rivers Art Festival (Juried), Pittsburgh, PA
1985 Interstice 22, 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY
1985 First International Competition, Ariel Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Manhattan National Print ’85, Manhattan, KS
1985 Hangsa Annual ‘85 (Invited Participant), Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art,
Tokyo, Japan
1985 Cabo Frio International Print Biennial, Cabo Frio, Brazil.
1985 Asum Mena, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society, Edmonton, AB
1984 Izbagrafic ’84, Museo de Art contemporaneo, Ibiza, Spain
1984 International Independante Exhibition of Prints, Prefectual Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan
1984 Inaugural Emerging Native Artist of Alberta Competition (Winner and Featured Artist), Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society and Vik Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1983 Universiade ’83 Kaleidoscope Native Art Exhibit (Commissioned Work), Edmonton, AB
1983 University of Alberta 75th Anniversary Exhibition, Edmonton, AB
1983 UCLA Third National Print Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
1983 Group Exhibition, Ringhouse Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1982 Group Exhibition, Shadows Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1982 Alberta Culture Summer Exhibition, Edmonton, AB
1981 Group Exhibition, Canadiana Galleries, Edmonton, AB
Publications
2011 Publication of biography of Jane by Pamela McCallum (University of Calgary Press)
2011 Extensive media coverage of being selected as recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
2011 Galleries West
2010 Extensive media coverage of the opening of the “Consecrated Medicine” opening at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
2007 Galleries West
2007 “Landscape as Muse” documentary episode for Bravo TV, by “291 Film Company”
2007 “Jane Ash Poitras,” review by Virginia Eichhorn in “Border Crossings”
2006 “True Colors” cover and feature article in National Museum of the American Indian Magazine
2006 “City Shaman – A Portrait of the Artist” cover and feature article in “Edmonton Life”
2006 Feature article in First Nations Drum
2006 Feature article in Alberta Native News
2006 “Lectures, Performances and Community Activism” feature article in “SPIRIT” magazine
2005 “Bison sculpture riles residents” Edmonton Journal
2005 “City officials order sculpture torn down” Edmonton Sun
2005 “Primordial Memories” catalogue for solo exhibition at Galerie d’Art Vincent, Ottawa, ON, written by Isabelle Masse
2004 “Consecrated Medicine” catalogue for touring exhibition, written by curator Virginia Eichhorn
1995 Documentary Video on “The Originals” on Bravo Cable TV, Produced by Sleeping Giant Productions
1994 “Lady Oracle: Jane Ash Poitras and the First Nations phenomenon” Feature article by Gilliam MacKay in the Fall 1994 issue of “Canadian Art” magazine
1994 “Hands of History” Documentary film directed by Loretta Todd for the National Film Board
1993 “Shaman Never Die (L’echo des songes)” Documentary film produced and directed by Arthur Lamothe (Les Ateliers Audio Visuels du Quebec)
1992 “Recession helps put value back into investing in art; bargains available for those who avoid ‘overheated’ works” by Ron Chalmers,dmonton Journal
1992 “Honor gov’t bids for our work, Alberta Native artists demand” by Adrienne Turner, Edmonton Journal
1992 “Alberta Natives’ art may leave province in weekend auction” by Helen Metalla, Edmonton Journal
1992 “The Language-Makers: Aboriginal Artists in the Year of Discovery” by Robert Enright, Border Crossings
1992 “The Synchronic Spirit: An Interview with Jane Ash Poitras” by Robert Enright, Border Crossings
1992 “Blanket Approval: The Art of Bob Boyer” by Robert Enright, Border Crossings
1992 “The Practice of Conflicting Art” by Alison Gilmor, Border Crossings
1992 “Postmodern Parody: A Political Strategy in Contemporary Canadian Native Art” by Allan J. Ryan, art journal
1992 “INDIGENA: A Native Curator’s Perspective” by Gerald McMaster, art journal
1992 “Canada’s First People - A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts” catalogue & exhibition curated by D. Williams Sponsor Syncrude Canada Ltd
1992 “Rethinking History” Catalogue by Carol Podedworny Exhibition at Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
1992 “Native Art: Corporate celebration fails to live up to its hype, but there is another exhibition worth catching” by Nancy Tousley
1992 “Syncrude to present a Native Visual Art Exhibit” Alberta Native News
1992 “Jane Ash Poitras: Recycled Blackboards” Review in Canadian Art
1992 “Art As An Investment” Video production for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts by Peter Temple (Media One)
1992 “Native art of the Americas is eye-opening” by Anne Duncan, Montreal Gazette
1992 “Innovative Native Woman Artist Uses Art to Bring About Change” by PJ Lamont, Native Woman Inc
1992 Television Interview, Midday, CBC National Network
1992 "Native Woman Gives Johns the Brush-Off” Edmonton Journal
1992 “Jane Ash Poitras exhibits at ‘Who Discovered the Americas?’Art Exhibition” by Jeff Morrow, Native Heroes
1992 “Royal Hunt of the Sun” by Anne Alexander, Edmonton Sun
1992 “Summer Reading” by Annette Hurtig, C Magazine
1992 “Rethinking History” by Andy Fabo, C Magazine
1992 “Black Robe and Clearcut Speak to Native Environmental Concerns” by Sandy Greer, Winds of Change
1992 “Looking Back” by Sandy Greer, Turtle Quarterly
1992 “Shared Visions (In View Series)” TV Documentary produced for the CTV Television Network by CFRN-TV
1992 Radio interview with Peter Gzowski, Morningside, CBC National Radio Network
199Indigena Catalogue by Gerald McMaster and Lee Ann Martin. Exhibition at Canadian Museum of Civilization (Touring)
1992 “Indigena prods readers to consider Native oppression” by Apryl Babcock, Edmonton Journal
1992 “The Native voice, right and wrong” by Sandy Greer, Quill & Quire
1992 “Natives mark time of sorrow” by Verne Clemence, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
1992 “Art About” column by Kate Taylor, The Globe and Mail
1992 “Galleries” column by Christopher Hume, Toronto Star
1992 “Portraits of survival” by Brad Hunter, Thunder Bay Post
1992 “Powerful paintings” Thunder Bay Post
1992 “Artist’s exhibit serves as a lesson in native life and spiritualism” By Sean O’Connor, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
1992 “Artwork reflects Native perspective” by Evelyn Fraser, Chatham This Week
1992 “Matter of trust: With a bit of extra work, non-native teachers can reach native pupils” by Tracy Strassburger, Chatham Daily News
1992 “Individuals make difference: Outspoken native artist says people have power to change their own lives” by Tracy Strassburger, Chatham Daily News
1992 “The Fourth R: Art and the Needs of Children and Youth” by Jan Reindfleisch and Patricia Albers
1991 “Native women challenge art ideas” by Nancy Baele, Ottawa Citizen
1991 “First Nations Art and the Canadian Mainstream” by Carol Podedworny, C Magazine
1991 “Spirituality at heart of Poitras painting” by Jill Pollack, The Vancouver Courier
1991 “Jane Ash Poitras” by Sherry Kellam, Western Living
1991 Radio interview with Vicky Gabereau, CBC National Network
1991 Radio interview with Peter Gzowski, “Morningside” CBC National Network
1990 “Intolerance worries Alberta artist - While walls fell elsewhere, ‘in Canada we’re building one’” by Rick McConnell, Edmonton Journal
1990 “Artists’ Social Concerns Coincide” by Robin Laurence, Georgia Straight
1990 Television interview, “Natives in the ‘90’s” CITV, Edmonton
1990 “Spring, and Shows Are Busting Out All Over” by Elizabeth Beauchamp, Edmonton Journal
1990 “An Eagle Learns to Soar: Rediscovering Native heritage unleashes artist’s talent” by David Staples, Edmonton Journal
1989 “’Indian artists’ outgrow label” by Richard Nilsen, The Arizona
1989 “Beyond History” Catalogue by Karen Duffek and Tom Hill Exhibition at Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1989 “Artist wins battle against mall owners . . . Indian mannequins removed from Yukon ‘shooting gallery’” by Dana Wagg and Gary Gee, Windspeaker
1989 “Artist explores spiritual ecology - strong stand by Poitras” by Gary Gee, Edmonton Sun
1989 “’Beyond History’ is disturbing and powerful show by Indian artists” by Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1989 “Exhibit challenges ideas about native culture” by Liam Tracy, Toronto Globe and Mail
1989 “Poitras’ spiritual odyssey” by Gary Gee, Windspeaker
1989 “Jane Ash Poitras: Sweeping Images Blend Bugs Bunny and Sweetgrass Spirit” by Deirdre Hanna, NOW Magazine
1989 “Breaking down the bush - Allen Sapp and Jane Ash Poitras bring Cree culture to international attention” by Paula Simons, Alberta Report
1989 “Poitras displays latest artwork” Windspeaker
1989 “Fort Chipewyan Breakfast Club” by Lelde Muehlenbachs, Artpost/32
1989 “Artist shares experiences in sweatlodge through her work” by Scott Anderson, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
1988 “Ode Min” Catalogue by Pamela Krueger. Exhibition at Laurentian University Museum and Art Centre, Sudbury, ON
1988 “The Art of the Nehiyawak” Textbook by Ken J. Hodgins (Plains Publishing)
1987 “Images” New Trail, University of Alberta Alumni Association
1987 “Some powerful pieces, and . . . “ by Elizabeth Godley, The Vancouver Sun
1987 “Stardusters-it’s brilliant” by Kelvin Hodges, The Ottawa Sunday Herald
1987 “Indian artists use known symbols in fresh way” by Nancy Baele, Ottawa Citizen
1987 “Cross Cultural Views at the National Gallery” by Angela Marcus, Art Post Magazine
1987 “1986, The Year in Visual Art” by Vivienne Sosnowski, Edmonton Journal
1986 “Stardusters” Catalogue by Gary Mainprize. Exhibition at Thunder Bay Art Gallery (Touring)
1986 “Local recognition ‘better late than never’” by Vivienne Sosnowski, Edmonton Journal
1985 “Prints reflect Cree heritage” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
1985 “Printmaker finds year a series of high points” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
1985 “Prints of Visions” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
1984 “Poitras’s prints premiere” Edmonton Journal
1984 “The Travels of Jane Ash Poitras” by Clint Buehler, Visual Arts Newsletter
1984 “Native art at Vik Gallery” by Igor and Jessica Levental, Edmonton Examiner
1984 “Cree orphan reached out to achieve” by Phyllis Matousek, Edmonton Journal
1984 “Poitras wins $5,000 scholarship” by Clint Buehler, AMMSA
1984 “Native art - Poitras is a winner” by Clint Buehler, AMMSA
1984 “Indians take over the Vik - Artists (not moccasin makers) finally get to strut their stuff” by Brad Teeter and Link Byfield, Alberta Report
1984 “Artist featured in two galleries”, Billy’s Guide
1984 “Native artist in New York” by Clint Buehler, AMMSA
1983 “Natives’ art featured” by Vince Coady, Edmonton Journal
Teaching
1989 Lecturer on Contemporary Native Art for University of Calgary at Maskwachees College, Hobbema, AB
1988 Guest Presenter, Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society Artists’ Seminar, Edmonton, AB
1987 Lecturer on Contemporary Native Art for University of Calgary at Maskwachees College, Hobbema, AB
1987 “Village Aid” representative to Commonwealth Conference, Vancouver, BC
1987 Juror, Peace Hills Trust Company Native Art Competition and Exhibition, Edmonton, AB
1987 Guest Speaker at opening of “Sweat Lodge Etchings” touring solo exhibition, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
1987 Guest Lecturer, City of Edmonton Art Bank, Edmonton, AB
1987 Panellist, National Native Indian Artists’ Symposium IV, Lethbridge, AB
1987 Guest Speaker and Presenter, Edmonton Teachers Convention, Edmonton, AB
1987 Panellist at opening of “Stardusters” touring group exhibition, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
1985 Guest Presenter, St. Paul Art Gallery, St. Paul, AB
1985 Guest Presenter, Canadian Indian Artists’ Conference, Montreal, PQ
1984 Graduate linguistic analysis of Cree Language, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, New York, NY
1984 “The Powwow Trail,” graduate anthropology research project, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, New York, NY
1978 Teaching Assistant and Tutor, Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1978 Microbiologist in Charge, Burns Meats Ltd., Edmonton, AB
1977 Microbiologist in Charge, Burns Meats Ltd., Edmonton, AB
1974-77 Teaching Assistant, Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2011 “Sacred Self” Art Workshop, Sun & Moon Visionaries, Edmonton, AB
2010 Keynote Speaker opening 7th Annual International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture hosted by Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
2010 Variety of presentations opening “Consecrated Medicine” at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
2010 Guest Lecturer, Edmonton Lifetime Learning Association
2010 Guest Lecturer on “Cultural Biodiversity,” Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
2010 Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2009 Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2008 Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2007 Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2007 Guest Speaker, Norquest College, Edmonton, AB
2007 Guest Presenter, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2006 Guest Presenter, “Waving Not Drowning” Feminist Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2006 Contributor, On-line Art Project, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
2006 Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2005 Guest Presenter, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON
2005 Contributor, On-line Art Archive, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2005 Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2004 Juror, Canada Council Governor General’s Award in Media and Visual Arts
2004 Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2003 Invited Delegate, Minister’s Forum on Diversity & Culture, Ottawa, ON
2003 Guest Presenter, Portrait Gallery of Canada
2003 Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2002 Invited Speaker, Canadian Embassy, Mexico City
2002 Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2001 Sessional Lecturer, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2001 Guest Instructor, Split Rock Summer Program, University of Minnesota, Minnepolis, MN
1998 Guest Instructor, Boreal Forest Institute of Indigenous Art, Keyano College, Ft McMurray, AB
1998 Guest Instructor, Ermineskin First Nation, Hobbema, AB
1998 Guest Speaker, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
1997 Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1996 Guest Speaker, British Columbia Art Teachers Association Convention, Vancouver, BC
1996 Guest Lecturer, Boreal Forest Institute of Indigenous Art, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, AB
1995 Guest Speaker, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON
1995 Guest Speaker, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI
1995 Guest Speaker, Trent University, Peterborough, ON
1995 Guest Presenter, International Native Arts Festival, Calgary, AB
1994 Exhibition Intervention, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1994 Guest Speaker, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON
1993 Guest Speaker, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
1993 Workshop Presenter, Aboriginal Youth Conference, Edmonton, AB
1993 Guest Lecturer, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, AB
1993 Presenter and Facilitator, “Beyond Survival Conference,” Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ
1993 Presenter, “Globalization Conference,” University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1995-88 Sessional Lecturer on Contemporary Native Art, School of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1993 Guest Speaker, Chatham Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
1993 Guest Speaker, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, ON
1993 Guest Speaker, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
1993 Juror, Canada Council Exploration Grants
1992 Juror, Canada Council Exploration Grants
1992 Guest Speaker, “Art of the Shaman,” to Alberta Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1992 Essay, “What About the Magic,” for academic journal published by School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
1992 Guest Speaker at “Who Discovered the Americas,” at Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Edmonton Art Gallery, Dunlop Art Gallery and Thames Art Gallery
1992 Essay, “The Essential Spirituality of North American Indian Cultures” in “Human Ecology: Issues in the North,” edited by Rick Riewe and Jill Oakes
1992 Essay, “The Inspiration of the Artist,” in “Who Discovered the Americas?” Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
1992 Technical Advisor, “Royal Hunt of the Sun,” directed by Robin Phillips for Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, AB
1992 Guest Speaker, Religion and Life Week, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1992 Panellist at opening of “New Territories . . . 350/500 Years After,” group exhibition opening, Montreal, PQ
1992 Panellist at opening of “Indigena,” touring group exhibition opening at Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, PQ
1991 Essay, “The Essential Spirituality of North American Indigenous Cultures,” for “Matriart” (Vol. 2, No. 1 / 1991)
1990 Instructor on Native Art, Native American Summer University, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1989 Guest Speaker at opening of “New Alberta Art: Diversities,” group exhibition, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
1989 Guest Speaker, “4th Biennial Native American Fine Arts Invitational,” The Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1989 Panellist, “Art and Tradition,” at opening of “Beyond History” group exhibition, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1989 Presenter, “Practicing Traditions:Native Americans,” National Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
1989 Guest Speaker at opening of “Ode Min” group exhibition, Laurentian University Museum and Art Centre, Sudbury, ON
1989 Guest Lecturer, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON
1989 Guest Lecturer, “Theology and Religion in the Alberta Context” St. Stephen’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1989 Juror, Canada Council Project and Travel Grants
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