About Jake

Jake (Jacqueline) Freeman (she/her) is a Michif artist (Red River Metis citizen) who was raised in the birthplace of the Métis Nation, Treaty 1 territory and the Homeland of the Metis Nation - in what is now known as Winnipeg. 

Jake has moved to beautiful BC and will reside in Peachland, unceded Syilx territory of the Okanagan Nation.  Jake continues to create unique pieces inspired by nature in her new surroundings. 

Her late mother (Lorraine) was the co-founder and past president of the Métis Culture and Heritage Resource Centre, so Jake was very fortunate to grow up knowing where her Michif roots come from. Some of her family lines include Fleury, Pritchard, Delorme, and Grant.

Jake is primarily a self-taught contemporary artist working with many media; paints, beads, leather, caribou hair, feathers, birchbark, quills, and metals - to name a few. Her work is ever-evolving and she wants to create pieces for all people to wear, display, or enjoy.  She is grateful to learn from other artists and also teaches workshops so that participants understand the delicate work and the love that goes into each handmade piece.

 

   

Jake is a featured maker at:

  • shopWAG in Winnipeg - 2020
  • Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George, BC. - 2022
  • North Haven Resort, Utik Lake, MB - 2022
  • Soutwest Art Gallery of Manitoba, Brandon MB - 2021
  • Copper and Fern Britannia, Britannia Beach, BC - 2024

Previously at:

  • Catching Stars Gallert, Bowen Island, BC Feb 2024
  • Mainly Manitoba, Wasagaming and Brandon, MB (2022-2023)
  • Neat on Bowen, Bowen Island, BC (2022-2024)
  • Wasagaming Community Arts, MB (2023)

 

Jake works full time and creates as a passion.
She has a Chemical and Biosciences Technology diploma from Red River College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba.

 CONTACT: metislady77@gmail.com

LANDS

 Jake acknowledges that she is a guest on the unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) people and will work to advocate for First Nations on this land as well as amplify Indigenous voices. She is excited to learn more about the place she currently calls home and gives respect and appreciation to the original stewards of this land,

During the summer, Jake returns home to Wasagaming, MB. Acknowledging that those lands are the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Nēhiyawak, Anishinninew, Očhéthi Šakowin and the Homeland of the Métis Nation.