ABOUT MAYA JAGGER

THE ABOVE PIECE IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC QUILT OF SELF PORTRAITS TITLED

'UNLEASHING THE FEMALE GAZE'

It was exhibited in the OKWA Show 'GENDER BIAS' at the Tett Centre, Kingston in 2018.

I have spent my life exploring a variety of creative media, including painting, drawing, photography and writing.

As a former member of Gallery 121 in Belleville and the Organization of Kingston Women Artists (OKWA) since 2008, I have exhibited in various locations throughout Ontario, both in group and solo exhibitions. I was invited to serve as a guest juror for an exhibition at the Parrott Gallery in Belleville.

An avid traveler, I visited many countries in North, South and Central America and Europe, exploring different cultures. While studying at Queens' University, I received a Fellowship to the Monterrey International School in Mexico to learn from their dedicated Arts Programme for elementary students.

Upon graduating from the Artist-in-Community-Education Program at Queens' University (B. Ed.),

I became a teacher at an international school in Medellin, Colombia, living in the Andes and learning Spanish.

Upon my return to Canada I taught in a variety of elementary schools. I was delighted to facilitate the creation of student art projects in various schools.

Digital photography has been a very effective means of documenting and sharing my experiences and holding onto wonderful memories..... I am particularly fascinated by the process of layering and juxtaposing photographs to find harmonies of texture and colour.

Upon retirement from my teaching career, I found the medium of photographic assemblage gave me new inspiration. As a child of immigrants, I missed having a large extended family. Genealogical research connected me with family members whom I had never met. I found that their faces and their stories had an emotional impact that I could not ignore.

I documented my research in several books about my family. And then I felt compelled to make visual representations of my research using family photographs and mixed media. These are my most recent works.

To inquire about purchasing work contact mayajagger@hotmail.com