Jaimie Isaac

Jamie Isaac
Jaimie Isaac and Leah Decter with '(official denial) trade value in progress' at 180 Projects
CitizenshipSagkeeng First Nation and Canadian
Websitejaimie-isaac.ca

Jaimie Isaac is a Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe artist and curator.

Early life and education

Isaac is of Ojibway and British descent and is a member of Sagkeeng First Nation. She holds a master's degree from the University of British Columbia and a BA in art history with an Arts and Cultural Management Certificate from the University of Winnipeg. Her Masters of Arts thesis was titled, "Decolonizing curatorial practice: acknowledging Indigenous cultural praxis, mapping its agency, recognizing its aesthetic within contemporary Canadian art."

Career

Jamie is a founding member of The Ephemerals Collective, an all-female Indigenous arts collective based out of Winnipeg. She has sat on the boards of numerous Canadian art organizations including the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective and the Aboriginal Manitoba Music association.

In 2010, Isaac was employed as the visual arts coordinator for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In 2016, Isaac was co-faculty with artist Duane Linklater at the Summer Institute of the Wood Land School at Plug In Institute.

From 2015 to 2017, Isaac served as the Winnipeg Art Gallery's Aboriginal Curatorial Resident, a position funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

In 2017, Isaac was hired as Curator of Indigenous and Contemporary Art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. In 2021, she was appointed chief curator at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

In 2018, she co-curated the exhibition INSURGENCE/RESURGENCE with art historian Julie Nagam. This was the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s largest ever exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art featuring works by 29 artists.

Work

Writing

Exhibitions

Awards and nominations

References

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  3. ↑ Isaac, Jaimie Lyn (2016). Decolonizing curatorial practice : acknowledging Indigenous curatorial praxis, mapping its agency, recognizing its aesthetic within contemporary Canadian art. open.library.ubc.ca (Thesis). UBC. doi:10.14288/1.0303135. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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  19. ↑ "How the art of skateboarding can also be an act of empowerment | CBC Arts". CBC. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  20. ↑ "Third Annual Symposium on the Future Imaginary: Asinnajaq (Isabella Weetaluktuk), Jamie Isaac, Heather Campbell! - Initiative For Indigenous Futures". Initiative For Indigenous Futures. 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  21. ↑ Youds, Mike (October 8, 2011). "Blanket statement". Kamloops Daily. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  22. ↑ "Burning An Effigy". VUCAVU. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  23. ↑ "Jaimie Isaac Presented With Winnipeg Arts Council 2025 Making A Difference Award". Galleries West. 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  24. ↑ Scherbain, Stephanie (2025-10-01). "Jaimie Isaac to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award: Community Impact". University of Winnipeg News. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  25. ↑ "Trouble Me Venice: An Indigenous Curator's View of the Biennale". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  26. ↑ "WAC Arts Awards Nominations for 2017 | The Winnipeg Arts Council". winnipegarts.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-03-14.