Jennifer Bowles
Jennifer Bowles Artist Gallery Contact Jennifer Bowles Nekaneet First Nation I am Cree from Nekaneet First Nation outside of Maple Creek, SK. I learned how to bead in early 2019 at Miywasin Friendship Centre here in Medicine Hat, AB, where I’ve lived for most of my life. I feel a very strong connection to my Indigenous culture,…
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Frank Sarazin Artist Gallery Contact Frank Sarazin Algonquin of Pikwakanagan My name is Benjamin Francis Sarazin. I’m Algonquin of Pikwakanagan. I have been doing the powwow trail in Quebe and Ontario for 30+ years as well as teaching the youth for the last 10 years about leatherwork, drum making and beading. Buy their work… Please…
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Alexandra Gaudet Artist Gallery Contact Alexandra Gaudet Mi’kmaq Aaniin! I am Mi’kmaq, my grandfather comes from Pictou, Nova Scotia. I currently live in and am connected to the Barrie, ON community. I am a new artist attending university to become a theatre practitioner and playwright. Due to the pandemic I have been unable to practice…
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Stacey Rogers Artist Gallery Contact Stacey Rogers Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation I am an Indigenous artist residing in Spruce Grove Alberta, my home territory is Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation near Valleyview Alberta. I am mainly self taught, however, I have attended a number of courses such as The NICS School of Decorative Arts, Grant MacEwan…
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Jill Simser Artist Gallery Contact Jill Simser Cree, Moose Cree First Nation Jill Simser is a proud Cree and is a member of the Moose Cree First Nation. She is a “sixties scoop” adoptee and over the years has reconnected with her biological family. Beading skills run in the family, her grandmother Jane was a…
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Theresa Burning Artist Gallery Contact Theresa Burning Seneca/Ojibway My name is Theresa Burning and I’m Seneca/Ojibway. My grandmother who raised me and my siblings taught me how to bead. I started beading in my late teens and didn’t get serious about it until I reached my 30’s. I do beading and quilling in my spare…
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Fran Rogers Artist Gallery Contact Fran Rogers Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation I am a Woodland Cree woman and a member of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 8 Territory. I am a mother of a daughter and a son and I enjoy sewing and beading regalia for them to dance in. I enjoy the…
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Lana Thomas Artist Gallery Contact Lana Thomas Eel Ground First Nation My name is Lana Thomas and I am a Mi ́kmaw artist and a member of the Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation in New Brunswick. Born and raised in Ottawa, I have wanted to find a way to connect and learn and share with…
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Karen Starr Beauvais Artist Gallery Contact Karen Starr Beauvais Mohawks of Kahnawake My name is Karen Starr and I am a First Nations Mohawk of Kahnawake. Creating is in my blood and my hands were made for crafting, I have been sewing and painting from an early age. My grandmother was a beader and I…
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Theresa Brant Artist Gallery Contact Theresa Brant Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory My name is Theresa Brant, I am from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Once Covid-19 hit, I started to paint. My son is an amazing artist and I’ve always wondered if I could paint and it turns out that I can and I’m loving this new world.…
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