Virtual Artist Discussion with Jennifer M. Stevens (Click for recording)

Join us for our artist discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion.

Jennifer M. Stevens is currently a resident of Bayview-Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin through her father and Oglala Lakota through her Mother. She was born in Alexandria, Virginia and raised on the Oneida Nation-De Pere, Wisconsin and received her Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Art from St. Norbert College.

Jennifer M. Stevens has weaved a creative life as a classical singer and visual artist. She studied Classical Singing and Opera nationally and internationally and she studied Classical Art in college and traditional Oneida Pottery with prominent woodland Indigenous artists such as; Rose K. Kerstetter, Peter B. Jones, and Richard Zane Smith.

Furthermore, Jennifer M. Stevens became nationally known for her contribution in cultural preservation through Oneida Pottery revitalization, taught Oneida Pottery for 20 years 4k-Advance level students, and one of the few in history to become a professional Native American woman composer and classical singer. Stevens was acknowledged in the book, Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America by Elaine Keillor and Timothy Archambault, and was a featured Artist, Singer, and Composer on PBS-Wisconsin Public Television, “Wisconsin Life” and the documentary, “Owe.la’: The Music Within Jennifer Stevens.” Stevens is a Singer, Composer, Artist, Researcher, and Educator, and her life philosophy is “Community Building Through the Arts.”

This is a free virtual discussion series open to our members, friends, and visitors. As we continue to work on developing more programs, please consider donating to the museum. https://gichigamiin-museum.org/donate/

We want to thank each one of our featured artists as well as our sponsor. This artist’s program was generously funded in part by Evanston Arts Council.

For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org

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