Shingwauk Kwe - Janice Toulouse Exhibition Opening & Reception
Animkii Binesii Thunderbird
Monday September 30th at noon
Janice Toulouse is a senior Ojibwe artist. She was born and raised in Serpent River Ontario. Toulouse is a member of Garden River First Nation, where she currently lives and practices her art. She spends her time between Canada and France. The first in history Indigenous Art graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in 1985. Professor Toulouse taught Painting and Indigenous Art History at Emily Carr University in Vancouver for twenty years until retiring in 2017 to work full time on her art. Her art practice is creating large scale expressionist paintings that encourage the respect for nature, land rights and Anishinaabe spiritual beliefs. Her work is in national public collections across Canada and the USA. She has exhibited internationally in Canada, U.S.A, and France. Toulouse is an awards recipient, including: 2019 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award, 2017 Canada 150 Hnatyshyn Art Award, 2009 Canada Council of the Arts, International Travel Grant.
Janice Toulouse is a senior Ojibwe artist. She was born and raised in Serpent River Ontario. Toulouse is a member of Garden River First Nation, where she currently lives and practices her art. She spends her time between Canada and France. The first in history Indigenous Art graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in 1985. Professor Toulouse taught Painting and Indigenous Art History at Emily Carr University in Vancouver for twenty years until retiring in 2017 to work full time on her art. Her art practice is creating large scale expressionist paintings that encourage the respect for nature, land rights and Anishinaabe spiritual beliefs. Her work is in national public collections across Canada and the USA. She has exhibited internationally in Canada, U.S.A, and France. Toulouse is an awards recipient, including: 2019 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award, 2017 Canada 150 Hnatyshyn Art Award, 2009 Canada Council of the Arts, International Travel Grant.
