Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba

Including artists and audiences with disabilities into all facets of the arts community.

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Executive Director

Headshot of Jenel Shaw. Jenel is a white woman with shoulder length brown and purple hair. She has blue eyes and is smiling a the camera

Jenel Shaw is a self-taught visual artist. Her artistic focus is learning new ways to craft and explore artistic expression. Jenel graduated with her masters in Disability Studies from the University of Manitoba. Her dissertation, An Autoethnological Study of Art as a Tool of Empowerment, examined her own experiences with mental illness and disability art. From 2012 until 2016 Jenel was the Vice-Chair of the Board of directors for AANM. Jenel become the executive director of AANM in 2019. 

 

Programs Assistant

This is a photo of Sacha Kopelow. She is a white woman, with long dark blonde hair, wearing a grey sweater. She is glancing up to the side and smiling.

Sacha was born and raised in rural Manitoba.  She holds degrees from University of Winnipeg in International Development and Environmental Studies, and a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University.  Sacha has worked in social and environmental justice for most of her career and is a practising artist, primarily working in cast glass, metalsmithing, and oil painting.  To learn more about Sacha’s art, visit her website at https://sachakopelow.wordpress.com.  Alt Text is provided on most images for the blind and those with low vision.

 

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