JACOBS-BLUM, ALEX

Jacobs-Blum (she/her) is a Gayogohó:nǫʼ (Cayuga) and German visual artist

and curator. Her research focuses on Indigenous futurities and accessing

embodied Ancestral Hodinöhsö:ni' knowledge. The core of her practice and

methodology is a strong foundation in community building, fostering

relationships, empowering youth, and Indigenizing institutional spaces. Her

creative process is rooted in storytelling and challenging hierarchical power

structures. Jacobs-Blum endeavours to facilitate transformative change

infused with love and care.

Jacobs-Blum received a Bachelor of Photography at Sheridan College in 2015,

where she was awarded the Canon Award of Excellence for Narrative

Photography. Her artistic work has been exhibited at the University of Ottawa,

Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Woodland Cultural Centre, Critical

Distance Centre for Curators, and most recently in a group exhibition at The

Robert McLaughlin Gallery, November 18th, 2023 - April 7th, 2024. She is a

member of the Bawaadan Collective.

(September, 2024)