Lajah Warren, artiste peintre - Cree/Metis, Songhees Nation

My name is Lajah Warren (she/her) and I am an Indigiqueer artist from lək’ʷəniʔən territory. I am an interdisciplinary artist, with a focus on acrylic painting, and poetry.

My artwork blends traditional designs with expressive art therapy techniques to create pieces that are entrenched with self-reflections and stories of the land I belong to. I have found art to be my most sacred space to express and heal. I have not went to formal art school. I have not been taught classic art theory. Instead, I have prioritized learning about art through observing my father carve, being on the land, and having a strong sense of responsibility to share my story as a young Indigenous woman.