Brings to Light

The University of Winnipeg's 1C03 Gallery reached out to us to design a publication for Jaimie Isaac’s exhibition Brings to Light. It includes intergenerational contributions by the artist's grandmother Elder Mary Courchene, mother Elaine Isaac, and son James Isaac-Fehr, detailed photographs of the artworks, and a series of compelling texts written by the artist, her sister Dawn Isaac, and scholar Lorena Fontaine. Here, as in the show, Isaac and her kin grapple with intergenerational Indigenous experiences of trauma, memory, resilience, and reclamation to teach us that we must never forget the harms of the past and to honour the survivors and all those who bring awareness to “the beauty of Indigenous knowledge”.

This 68-page, soft-cover, perfect bound book can be purchased from the University of Winnipeg with proceeds donated to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.