Jessica Miinguuaqtii

Inspired natural & supernatural phenomena are prominent in my current artwork and everyday life.

I am also passionate about trauma informed decolonial wellness practices, creative emotional expression and self awareness. These themes are nuanced in the visual artwork I create and are more prominent in my creative writing, storytelling and film projects.

I started out as a self-taught abstract mixed media painter, intuitively exploring and 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 that the titles and abstract imagery of my work are a form of premonition. What you focus on you create; I create and alchemize my reality through art.

I now observe that my creative process is a form of channeling. The work flows through me. I am a vessel and Creator guides me to create. As I have adopted other 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, storytelling, weaving, beading, music, installation and film.

Recently, the spirits of our plant relatives call for me to channel them into Plant Medicine paintings, transmuting their healing properties. I am also documenting the process of reclaiming my Inuit culture with the intention of producing a documentary film. I am humbled, grateful and honoured to create and share what I love within community.

When you’re doing the thing you’re meant to be doing, our Great Creator helps you on your path.