Doreen Jensen
First Name: Doreen
Last Name: Jensen
Biography (English): Doreen Jensen, also known as Ha'hl Yee, was a Gitsxan elder, artist, carver, activist and educator. Jensen attended the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Indian Design where she learned to carve under the tutelage of Tony Hunt and Henry Hunt. She was a founding member of the ‘Ksan Village Association, the Society of Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry, chairperson with the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en Vancouver Support Group and served on the board of trustees of the National Museum of Nature in Ottawa [6] and Emily Carr University, among others. Jensen taught traditional art practices at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She featured in the National Film Board feature by Loretta Todd, Hands of History. In 1983, Jensen was the curator an exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) titled Robes of Power. Robes of Power toured in Australia before appearing at the MOA. In 1996, Jensen co-curated the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition Topographies: aspects of recent BC art. She was a contributor to Through My Eyes: Northwest Coast Artifacts at the Vancouver Museum in 1998.
Biography (French): Doreen Jensen, également connue sous le nom de Ha'hl Yee, était une aînée Gitsxan, une artiste, une sculptrice, une militante et une éducatrice. Jensen a fréquenté la Gitanmaax School of Northwest Indian Design où elle a appris à sculpter sous la tutelle de Tony Hunt et Henry Hunt. Elle a été membre fondatrice de la 'Ksan Village Association, de la Société des artistes canadiens d'ascendance autochtone, présidente du groupe de soutien Gitksan et Wet'suwet'en de Vancouver et a siégé au conseil d'administration du Musée national de la nature à Ottawa. 6] et l'Université Emily Carr, entre autres. Jensen a enseigné les pratiques artistiques traditionnelles à l'Université d'art et de design Emily Carr. Elle a figuré dans le long métrage de l'Office national du film de Loretta Todd, Hands of History. En 1983, Jensen était le conservateur d'une exposition au Musée d'anthropologie (MOA) intitulée Robes of Power. Robes of Power a tourné en Australie avant de se produire au MOA. En 1996, Jensen a co-organisé l'exposition Topographies: aspects of recent BC art de la Vancouver Art Gallery. Elle a contribué à Through My Eyes: Northwest Coast Artifacts au Vancouver Museum en 1998.
Birth Year: 1933
Medium: curation sculpture text-based wood
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