STAR PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE Size:14 X 18 in. he carved his first mask

he carved his first mask at the age of 13 and has since developed a practice that bridges contemporary expression with ancestral Kwakwaka’wakw traditions

He draws from numerous trips spent hiking

and emotion in landscapes

each “scale” is carefully shaped

serene West Coast vistas

STAR PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE Size:14 X 18 in. he carved his first maskJane 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