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Jennifer Pictou (Artist Profile)

October 30, 2025 Uncategorized

Jennifer Pictou, Mi’kmaq

Jennifer Pictou is a citizen of the Mi’kmaq Nation with has an extensive background in museum leadership and tribal historic preservation. She is an award-winning artist in a variety of media including beadwork and stained glass and an extraordinary traditional storyteller. Her storytelling work has been seen and heard by international audiences in-person, online, and on stage. She is the founder of Bar Harbor Ghost Tours, which features Wabanaki Spirit Tales and the co-author of Haunted Bar Harbor published by Arcadia Publishing.

Jennifer draws inspiration from her deep connection to her Mi’kmaq heritage, especially her ancestors’ cultural resilience and perseverance despite efforts to eradicate their culture. Through her art, Jennifer seeks to “explore the themes of identity and belonging, to reclaim and redefine Mi’kmaq narratives in a contemporary context. Each piece is a rebuttal of the prevalent ideas that we are no longer here, reminding viewers of the importance of preserving and honoring indigenous heritage in an ever-changing world.”

Photos: Jennifer Pictou – Mi’kmaq Artist and Storyteller

  • A photograph of a woman wearing a top hat with a silver hatband and black feather, a black dress, and holding a lantern with purple light.
  • A photograph of a woman wearing a black bowler hat with a silver hatband and a black shirt and skirt and holding a wooden object. She appears to be on stage.

Upcoming 2025 Wabanaki Winter Market (Saturday, December 13, 2025):

Organized by the Hudson Museum, the Wabanaki Winter Market is New England’s largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists. The annual December event features award-winning Wabanaki weavers as well as new artists representing the next generation of artists.

The event is supported in part by a grant from Four Directions Development Corporation.

Location of the event: The Collins Center for the Arts (2 Flagstaff Road | Orono, Maine)

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 (from 9 am to 3 pm)

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum (207.581.1904) For event updates, please visit: https://www.wabanakiwintermarket.org