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Born January 29th 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia,a Mohawk/Tuscarora Indian, living in Victoria, British Columbia, Janet writes in many genres including poetry, prose, fantastic fiction, plays, screen writing and creative non-fiction. She has developed her writing into performance spoken word pieces and has recorded her words with music. Janet makes and paints drums and loves to use pigments on animal hide. She has brought all these elements into her performance work utilizing drums and other ceremonial movements and objects.

Je suis une étudiante en Interdisciplianre des Arts à l'UQAC (Chicoutimi), et je doit avouer avoir toujours aimé chaque facette de l'acte créatif. L'importance de la création ne réside pas dans le médium, mais bien dans l'idée et comment on l'expose au monde, qu'importe si c'est de la peniture ou de l'installation. Mon processus de création est beaucoup orienté vers la peinture et l'installation de celle-ci, mais aussi la performance (je chante dans un groupe www.traumaticcircle.com). Je pratique également la sculpture, surtout d'assemblage d'objet innusités, mais ayant du vécu.

I am currently a theatre student in Toronto who is exploring and creating a series of art installations that look at "connectivity" within a technological renaissance. The most recent one was called My Space, presented at U of T during this year's Nuit Blanche festival. I use multi-media as well as performers from my theatre based program. I try to incorporate live elements as much as possible to stay close to my theatrical routes. I work with a software engineer and we do all of our own tech. This project was recently supported by Apple whom we hope to continue working with in the future.

IMAGE

"Radio Ouija Board" (centre) diplayed in between first telegraph communication mechanisms, Science Museum, London England, 1999.

STATEMENT

Jen Hamilton, Regina Saskatchewan; MFA, Concordia 1996, AOCA, 1992; Artist in Residence, Intermedia Professor, University of Regina 1997-1999; AIREs programme Canada Council National Research Council shortlist candidate, 2002.