reclaimed matriarch, 2026
mixed media seen above
Visual Artist -
Designer -
& Film Creative -
Working on Unama’ki,
Cape Breton Island
“ My work explores connections to Acadian and Scottish ancestry through drawing and painting. I do this by working with maps, spending time connecting to land and learning through research and felt experience of all my lineages. Part of this work involves curiosity and allowing for an intuitive approach during creation in the studio. “
born and based in Unama’ki,
1 of 7 traditional and unceded ancestral territories of the people of Mi’kma’ki
Recently:
Completed work as a Set Decorator/Art Department on FEED feature film, shot in Cape Breton.
Creating works for a visual art exhibition about ancestral connections and living on Cape Breton Island, while in studio at Eltuek Arts Centre in Sydney
Upcoming:
Showing ‘Here Lies Daniel’ Short Film at the Unama’ki Cape Breton Film Festival - Screening Sunday, September 27 at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts
My prints and original artworks will soon be available for purchase on this website
inheritance, 2024 artwork
seen above (green/blue work)
photo by corey katz photography
Brand & Website Design
Jacqueline has over 12 years of experience in graphic design, specializing in branding, website design and helping business owners share the stories behind their businesses and ventures. She’s worked in corporate roles, for agencies, with indigenous communities and with entrepreneurs one-on-one to tell their unique point of view in ways that are authentic, clear, and powerful.
‘Unnautral:
Collective Resistence’
Mixed media drawings
Projection of anonymously collected inner thoughts from the public
“ My hope is that this project will connect the community in a quiet moment of relating to all the tender experiences we’ve collectively been through the past few years, she says. I hope it reminds us to continue to hold awareness of the emotional after-effects and continued turbulence we’ve collectively experienced remerging into society again. “
Quote from article ‘Lumière Arts Festival celebrates vibrant arts community in downtown Sydney”
stills collage from Here Lies Daniel, 2024
Written and directed by Corey Katz
Co-produced by Jacqueline Blanchard
Learn more here
Film worker
Jacqueline’s experience in film is varied; she has produced, acted, worked in art departments and more recently has worked on a completed set decoration role on the feature film Feed, shot in Cape Breton.
She’ll be attending Unama’ki’ Cape Breton’s first film festival in late September 2026, as part of the screening for Here Lies Daniel, written and directed by Corey Katz. She’s interested in continuing to work in the film industry in Cape Breton whether producing or part of the crew.