Miinguuaqtii Jessica

Hello and welcome to my page, I am a Visual Artist, Fibre Artist, Mixed/Multi Media, Literary Artist, Photo/Film Artist

Jessica ᒦᖒᐊᖅᑏ Miinguuaqtii is an interdisciplinary Inuk artist, educator, community builder and emerging filmmaker, specializing in decolonial wellness and expressive arts practices. Jessica’s creative work includes abstract mixed media painting, collage, beading, sewing Inuit wall hangings and garments, experimental filmmaking, media art installation, poetry, and creative writing. Jess has been teaching art and non clinical expressive arts for over 15 years and has exhibited her work and guided creative workshops, events and retreats throughout Canada, Europe and Egypt. Jessica is passionate about sharing her own healing and cultural reclamation journey through art and supporting others to explore creative emotional expression.

Contact Details

Miinguuaqtii, Jessica

https://www.333alchemy.earth

Snuneymuxw Territory (Gabriola Island), BC, Canada

Samples of my work

Artist Statement

I started out as a self-taught abstract mixed media painter, intuitively experimenting with materials. The freedom of non-objective abstraction allowed me to express myself in ways I never felt safe to before. Art is an outlet and I became addicted to it. Later in my practice, I realized the titles and imagery of my work are a form of premonition; I create and alchemize my reality through art. The artwork is channelled and flows through me. I am a vessel and Creator guides me to create. As I have now adopted healthy ways to process my emotions and support my healing journey, my creative practice has become more grounded and less compulsive. Art is now a means of deeper medicine - of reclaiming my culture through painting, poetry, sewing, beading, storytelling, and filmmaking. When you’re doing the thing you’re meant to be doing, Creator helps you on your path.