Mending With Tradition by Jessie Jannuska

Opening Event featuring Jessie Jannuska: September 13 at MHC Gallery at 7:30pm

Art Demonstration on Saturday, September 21 at 10:30-12 on the lawn at Canadian Mennonite University.

Mixed Media Beading Workshop with Jessie Jannuska - October 26, 1-4:30pm. Tickets $75, fundraiser for MHC Gallery open to all.

Exhibition Runs: Sept. 13 - Oct 26; Mon-Fri 830-430 and Saturdays 12-5

Mending With Tradition explores Jessie Jannuska’s new path towards making artwork that delves into Indigenous healing through one’s own culture and spirituality for both Jannuska herself and that of others. ‘Mending with Tradition’ focuses on the personal stories of growth and perseverance of three Indigenous women that she looks up to– Debbie Huntinghawk, Julia Stoneman, and Grace Masse. The show explores themes of motherhood, community, ceremony, the Red Road, grief, and self-exploration. ‘The Wolf and the Eagle in the Rain’ mixed-media comic has enabled Jannuska the ability to create a visual language for how she views the beautiful intricacies of Indigenous spirituality and healing while exploring a comic storytelling format that can reach people beyond that of an exhibition space. Entering into a space of deep meaning, Jannuska explores technique, texture and colour through a mixed media including a blend of beadwork, painting, and textile work elements.