Jane Ash Poitras's "Freedom Religion" circa 2004 original painting mixed media on board. This piece of art is an original painting, by a famous Cree Canadian painter. This painting is in excellent condition, with no signs of cracking, wear, buckling, damage, or repair. This has been assessed as the current market value being $16,000 - $18,000.
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Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan Alberta in 1951. Her mother died of tuberculosis when Poitras was six and she was adopted by an elderly German woman. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta in a Catholic household. Before turning to a career in the arts, she obtained a B.Sc. in microbiology at the University of Alberta. She later obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from the University of Alberta and a Master's from Columbia University.
She has received numerous prestigious awards, such as, the Order of Canada and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
"I could draw anything I wanted, and no one seemed to mind. There I was in heaven, not knowing that someday that same little girl would grow up and still be drawing pictures, visions, shaman." - Jane Ash Poitras