Jay
Havens
is
a
multi-media
2Spirit
artist,
educator,
and
collaborator
of
Kanien’keha:ka(Haudenosaunee)and
Scottish
Canadian
ancestry.
Havens
was
born
on
lands
known
as
the
Haldimand
Tract
and
raised
on
Unceded
Sto:lo
and
Musqueam
lands
close
to
Vancouver,
Canada.
They
are
a
scenographer
with
experience
in site-specific
performance
and
installation,
murals,
projection
and
mixed
media
artworks
for
galleries,
museums,
and
public
spaces.Havens’
practice
embraces
re-learning
the
ways
of
Onkwehon:we
(original
peoples)and
their
research
has
focused
on
Indigenous
Methods
of
Knowledge-building
applied
to
creative
and
logistical
processes
of
scenography.
Jay
has
a
BFA
from
the
University
of
British
Columbia,Department
of
Theatre,
Film
and
Creative
Writing
and
MFA
from
Emily
Carr
University
of
Art
+
Design.
Over
their
19-year
career
project
highlights
include
projection
mapping
a
Haudenosaunee
longhouse
on
Stratford
City
Hall,
a
floating
artwork
in
the
Toronto
harbour
called The
Peacemaker’s
Canoe and
a
mural
on
the
windows
of
the
Vancouver
Opera
house.
Several
of
Jay's
sculptural
weavings
can
be
found
in
the
collections
at
the
New
York
State
Museum and
he
is
currently
designing
public
artworks
for
sites
throughout
Southern
Ontario. Jay
can
also
be
found
collaborating
to
design
sets
and
costumes
for
professional
stage
companies
such
as
Caravan
Farm,
Centaur
or
Axis
Theatre
and
joined
the University
of
Waterloo,
Department
of
Communication
Arts
in
January
2023
as
Assistant
Professor
teaching
scenography
and
design
thinking
courses. Havens
is
a
member
of
The
Associated
Designers
of
Canada
(IATSE
659)
and
CARFAC.
He
is
a
proud
citizen
of
the
Mohawk,
Bear
Clan
from
Six
Nations
of
the
Grand
River.
Personal
Webpage : www.jayhavens.me
Prague
Quadrennial
of
Scenography
2023
– https://pq.cz/pq-2023-info/projects-2023/exhibition-of-countries-and-regions/canada-a-carrying-vessel/
https://pq2023.designers.ca
Axis
Theatre
Tour
– https://www.axistheatre.com/thowxiya-the-film
MTYP
Tour
- https://mtyp.ca/on-stage/frozen-river
Waterfront
Toronto
– www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/peacemakers-canoe
Hyper
Allergic
–
Indigenous
Voices
from
NY
State
- https://hyperallergic.com/465094/generations-of-indigenous-voices-from-new-york-state/
Blogto.com
– https://www.blogto.com/arts/2021/09/indigenous-artists-creators-toronto
