Jane Ash Poitras
(1951)
Previously Sold Works
JANE ASH POITRAS
Hupa Dancers
mixed media on paper
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 22 ins ( 76.2 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Buffalo Hierophany
lithograph
signed, titled, dated “08.10.92” and numbered 20/25 in the lower margin
23.75 x 29.25 ins ( 60.3 x 74.3 cms ) ( image )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Shaman Lady
screenprint and collage on paper
signed and titled in the lower margin; unframed
31 x 29.5 ins ( 78.7 x 74.9 cms ) ( sheet )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Untitled Portrait
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1986 lower right; unframed (matted)
13.5 x 16.25 ins ( 34.3 x 41.3 cms ) ( sheet )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Indian Labatts
monotype/ linocut
signed, titled, dated 1981 and inscribed “mono/ lino” in the lower margin; unframed
28.5 x 21.25 ins ( 72.4 x 54 cms ) ( sheet )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Father Sun, Mother Earth
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1991 lower right; signed and titled on the reverse, titled to a gallery label on the reverse
14 x 18 ins ( 35.6 x 45.7 cms )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Resurrection Eagle Spirit
mixed media on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated 1991 twice on the reverse; titled on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Shaman Power Shield
oil and collage on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1990 on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )
JANE ASH POITRAS
Untitled #3: Healing Stones
acrylic on panel
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
9.5 x 7.5 in ( 24.1 x 19.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $780.00
Sale date: June 25th 2024
JANE ASH POITRAS
Ghost Dancers, 1996
mixed media collage on paper on canvas
signed and dated 1996 lower right; titled and dated to the gallery label on the reverse
29.5 x 21.5 in ( 74.9 x 54.6 cm )
This sale is now closed.
JANE ASH POITRAS
Flight of the Eagle, 1996
mixed media collage on paper on canvas
signed and dated 1996 lower right; titled and dated to the gallery label on the reverse
29.25 x 21.5 in ( 74.3 x 54.6 cm )
This sale is now closed.
JANE ASH POITRAS
Peyote Altar Vision, 1992
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1992 lower right; titled to a label on the reverse
21.5 x 29.5 in ( 54.6 x 74.9 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
JANE ASH POITRAS
Parafleche Arrow, 1992
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1992 lower right; titled to a label on the reverse
21.5 x 29 in ( 54.6 x 73.7 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
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Jane Ash Poitras Biography
(1951)
Jane Ash Poitras began to seek her Chipewyan roots only in early adulthood, after a Roman Catholic upbringing. She earned a degree in microbiology and then went on to study art, completing her postgraduate studies in printmaking at Columbia University in 1985. There she was exposed to the work of American artists including Mark Rothko, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly. Like them, she layers images and text into multiple narrative strands, a technique she has carried from printmaking to painting.
Poitras has pursued the knowledge and practice of indigenous spirituality for many years, embracing personal, historical, and contemporary aspects of Native spiritual life. She has sought to understand and enrich her own spiritual being through research, the teaching of elders and shamans, and participation in ceremonial life. She has also explored the relationship of personal identity with cultural identity and the history of Native people, integrating these into her art making.
Source: National Gallery of Canada
