Jane Ash Poitras

Personal timeline

family connections

jane's mom passed away when she was six
and was adopted by an elderly German woman.

job

She is a long-standing sessional instructor with the University of Alberta and travels as a guest lecturer across North Ameri

She is a long-standing sessional instructor with the University of Alberta and travels as a guest lecturer across North America.

date and place of birth

October 11, 1951 Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada

Education

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Inspirations

Influenced

she was influenced by the work of American artists Mark Rothko, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly.

Major
accomplishments

Professional

She earned a degree in microbiology.

Professional

She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2011, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award in 2009 and the Mikisew Cree First Nation Member Recognition Award in 2007.

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