PEACE FOR 2022

PEACE FOR 2022Jane Ash Poitras is one of Canadas most important contemporary Indigenous artists. Her work is immediately recognizable for its layered, symbolic, and deeply narrative style, blending Western contemporary art techniques with Cree cultural knowledge and lived experience. A defining feature of her artwork is complex layering. She combines paint, collage, photographs, text, and found objects. Poitras' works often resemble visual archives, stacked with

he transforms these scenes into semi-abstract compositions full of movement and emotion

and the ghostly edges of cascading water

his work is represented in major public and private collections including the Department of External Affairs in Ottawa and the Toronto Dominion Bank in Vancouver and Toronto

gallery-quality paintings are held in private and corporate collections worldwide

Mary Lou carefully selects each material

Her award-winning work

"Painting gives me the kind of space that I need for my ideas or images to evolve

The teepee pieces are an attempt to show the love of home

continue to resonate with viewers and collectors alike

and collectible contemporary fine art

Inuit sculpture is a powerful and enduring form of Arctic art that reflects the deep cultural traditions

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