Two original Jay Soule artworks. Since the dawn of cinema Native Americans have been misrepresented by Hollywood. These paintings are meant to encourage the discussion around cultural appropriation and the representation of indigenous people in film and television.

Someone Strange is an original 36 x 48 acrylic on wood painting by Jay Soule aka CHIPPEWAR.

Brave Runner is also an original 36 x 48 acrylic on wood painting by Jay Soule aka CHIPPEWAR.

Jay Soule aka CHIPPEWAR is an Indigenous Artist from the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (Deshkaan Ziibing Anishinaabeg) located twenty minutes south west of London, Ontario on the north bank of the Thames River.

Jay creates art under the name Chippewar which represents the hostile relationship that Canada's native people's have with the government of the land they have resided in since their creation.

Chippewar is also a reminder of the importance of the traditional warrior role that exists in Indigenous cultures across North America that survives into the present day.

In addition to painting, Jay is a clothing designer, spending spring through fall on the powwow trail showcasing his art and apparel.

Artist Jay Soule has an alter ego: Chippewar. As Soule explains, it's a play on words: "Chippewa, Chippewarrior, Chippewar." So what is he fighting? Indigenous cultural appropriation, namely. Soule is quick to call out the practice that's been showing up all too frequently in everything from sports branding to fashion to tour merch.

In his work, Soule takes Indigenous stereotypes and turns them on their heads, making monster movie posters and t-shirts that are straight out of the 1940s and 1950s.

"I think it's a way to also kind of reclaim some of our stories and reclaim some of our identity," Soule says. "And I think it was also just to tell a story of how we would have evolved as filmmakers and storytellers, and almost make them like they're our original stories — because in a lot of ways, they are."

Exhibitions
Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair: February 18-21, 2019
G44 Gallery: October 19, 2018 –December 1, 2018. A Toolkit for Revolution
Hillside Summer Festival 2018: July 13 – 15, 2018: Official artwork.
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Annex Gallery: Art Crawl, June 9, 2017
A Space Gallery: September 27, 2016 – October 29, 2016. Indigenous Movie Monsters
Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair: February 18-21, 2016

Originally paid over $2000 each but down sizing so need to sell....$550 each. Will give a Jay Soule custom jacket (XL) plus limited edition T-shirt (XL) if buy both together.
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