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Born 1951 Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada. Known for: Printmaking, collage, painting, teaching.
Jane Ash Poitras B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A., B.A. (Hon.), LL.D (Hon.), D.Litt (Hon.), R.C.A. (1951). An important Canadian painter and printmaker, and an influential educator and member of the fine art... Read full biography
Jane Ash Poitras B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A., B.A. (Hon.), LL.D (Hon.), D.Litt (Hon.), R.C.A. (1951). An important Canadian painter and printmaker, and an influential educator and member of the fine art and aboriginal community; Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and lives in Edmonton,... Read full biography
Jane Ash Poitras B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A., B.A. (Hon.), LL.D (Hon.), D.Litt (Hon.), R.C.A. (1951). An important Canadian painter and printmaker, and an influential educator and member of the fine art and aboriginal community; Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and lives in Edmonton, Alberta. Her art and life are discussed in virtually all the recent comprehensive books about Canadian modern art and aboriginal modern art. Her works have been exhibited widely in Canada and around... Read full biography
Jane Ash Poitras B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A., B.A. (Hon.), LL.D (Hon.), D.Litt (Hon.), R.C.A. (1951). An important Canadian painter and printmaker, and an influential educator and member of the fine art and aboriginal community; Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and lives in Edmonton, Alberta. Her art and life are discussed in virtually all the recent comprehensive books about Canadian modern art and aboriginal modern art. Her works have been exhibited widely in Canada and around the world. She is the recipient of numerous honors and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Examples of her art are held in the permanent collections of over two dozen Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). Her... Read full biography
Jane Ash Poitras B.Sc., B.F.A., M.F.A., B.A. (Hon.), LL.D (Hon.), D.Litt (Hon.), R.C.A. (1951). An important Canadian painter and printmaker, and an influential educator and member of the fine art and aboriginal community; Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and lives in Edmonton, Alberta. Her art and life are discussed in virtually all the recent comprehensive books about Canadian modern art and aboriginal modern art. Her works have been exhibited widely in Canada and around the world. She is the recipient of numerous honors and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Examples of her art are held in the permanent collections of over two dozen Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). Her mediums include oils, acrylics, enamel paint, pastels, wax crayon, aquatint*, etching*, drypoint*, serigraph*, found objects, photographs, c... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Conceptual
- •Graffiti Street Art Tagger, Urban Art
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Installation Art
- •Photography as Fine Art
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aquatint
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Drypoint
- •Enamel Paint
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Lettrism
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pop Art, Popular Culture
- •Post Modernism
- •Sophisticated Naive, Primitive
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Self-Portrait
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •National Aboriginal Achievement Award
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Aboriginal/ First Nations Culture of Australia
- •Cree First Nation Indian
Exhibition of Museum
- •Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Edmonton Art Gallery/Art Gallery of Alberta
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
- •Vancouver Art Gallery
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada