Jocelyn Piirainen

Jocelyn is an urban Inuk, originally from Iqaluktuuttiaq, NU. Since 2019, she has been working as the Associate Curator of Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Qaumajuq. A graduate from Carleton University, her educational background has primarily focused on the arts, particularly film and new media. When not working as a curator, her artistic practice primarily involves analog photography and film — mostly experimenting with Polaroids and Super 8 film — as well as honing her crochet and beading skills. She has contributed to publications such as Canadian Art, Canadian Geographic and the Inuit Art Quarterly.