JACOBSON NATIVE ART GALLERY
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Preparing for our first “Medicine bag” making workshops this weekend @ Jacobson native art
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Going hard and strong for the last 3 weeks since our grand opening here @ Jacobson native art
When I was granted this vision to manifest this reality regarding the gallery and open art studio, I simply hadn’t seen the levels of healing that are happening. Canadians are sharing their heartfelt experiences and simply wish to be as helpful as possible around these discoveries. They feel horrible about this dark and horrific history and every single one of them has vowed to never want this to ever repeat itself.
The respect, humility and compassion has been absolutely incredible. No one leaves feeling bad, we share our love and healing. We appreciate them and their heart and understanding. The time for healing this nation is upon us. I see it each and every day at the gallery. It’s so beautiful to be a part of this healing. It’s what the souls of these children want, what they desire. I feel so humbled and honoured to be a spearhead of this transformation out here in the Kootenay mountains.
This is where I get my time to reflect, to process and heal all this energy. I truly feel blessed to be a voice for our children, in a good way, relearning once again how to walk in a kinder, softer, gentler way. To try and walk in beauty once again. I say chi-meegwetch to all my relations, MAJ
Enjoy this magnificent prayer song by one of my all time favourite singers in the peyote way, Louie gonnie with: Meditate
Saturday, July 30, 2022
New photos of our gallery space and room 2 (the working studio) here @ Jacobson native art
This photo captures the essence upon arrival here at the gallery. We are being our true and authentic selves here and the region is buzzing. Lots of action every single day. We’ve been going hard 7 days a week and every morning waking up to this new reality is a dream come true.
To share the brilliance of our culture through art, ceremony and spirit. I’ll continue to upload new stories and articles as we trudge the road of a happy destiny. Until then, enjoy the photos and I hope to see you come by and make the effort to come out and find me...
All my relations, MAJ
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
We did it. Our new art gallery and studio is open and ready for the world here @ Jacobson native art
This is room one of three that we are building. This section will house some original art in paintings, carvings, masks, limited edition prints on canvas and various products through my publisher at native northwest. I’ll have a smudging ceremony section as well where fellow souls can receive some help and guidance. This 3rd photo showcases where much of the purchasing business will be handled. The atmosphere is deeply spiritual and filled with authentic indigenous art and culture throughout our studio grounds. Our mission and desire is to share our wealth of spirit and that knowledge with each and everyone. This will be a major cultural experience where all are welcome.Pictured above here is our Golden eagle which will welcome every single soul who enters our creative temple. It is an honour to be able to share our culture and art with the world. Our passion and enthusiasm is off the charts. Everyone is getting excited for our grand opening this coming Saturday.
Monday, July 11, 2022
With deep respect and love we say goodbye to a cherished soul here @ Jacobson native art
A peyote man, road man, sun dancer, sweatlodge chief and a father, grandfather and friend to tens of thousands. He was the first one to introduce me to the medicine “Ogima Mushgigi”. I’ve had the honour and privilege to sponsor several “meetings” and hold dear to my heart and soul, the spiritual powers of grandfather peyote.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Our heart and soul is beginning to heal now around the trauma of recovering our residential school children...
It sure has been a very challenging and difficult journey over these last 14 months going through this deep and dark trauma of discovering all these murdered children across our stolen lands...known as colonial Canada. Many of these children are still yet to be discovered. This has been a challenging time processing all of this. I feel as though I am beginning to come to terms with this horrific reality. The emotional scaring has been so difficult to examine and feel. In honour of these beautiful children I had to go through it to truly understand my relationship to this. What it means to me as an Anishanabe, a 60’s scoop survivor, a direct descendent of the horror of residential schools.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
What a cold and shitty experience dealing with this guy: Det. Jason Rybak of the Thunder Bay police concerning the Morrisseau art fraud
For the record: (Historical and legacy, education, sharing my truth)
And let’s get this straight, the only reason why the movie happened was because of Dallas Thompson and I getting together and Dallas becoming the first person to testify about the abuse he suffered from that total piece of shit in Gary Lamont. Everything springs from that moment. The movie, the investigation and getting a serial rapist arrested, charged and convicted of several sexual assaults in lamont.
It’s amazing how when putting this story into the hands of others, they all wanna take credit, control the narrative. (Same can be said of the Canadian media) It’s not only quite disturbing, but truly reflects the selfish and self centred nature of the colonizer. So yes, this Morrisseau investigation has been a super ugly and absolutely shitty experience, including dealing with these colonized coppers.
After our 5 hour interview I specifically got into great detail about Kinsmen Robinson gallery selling a different style of fakes known as the PC fakes. I went through the books “Travels to the house of invention, the second book as well, return to the house of invention which have those fakes I’ve mentioned here. It was weird when Det. Jason Rybak told me after the interview that they’d be focused on primarily dealing with the black drybrush fakes. I was taken back by that comment. Because I know that there are roughly 10 to 12 different waves of Morrisseau fakes.
Example of those PC Fakes pictured above on right: |
I also made a comment about Lamont and that he’s a crazy sexual predator and that living out in the mountains was a safe bet for my little boy and I out here. He told me not to worry that Lamont has “no juice left”. He’s lost a ton of weight and has no street credentials. That was in November of 2020. It’s now June of 2022 and Lamont since being released from prison has been rearrested 3 times now for raping again including rape with a weapon, a knife. No juice left? .....Right.
But there he is out fuckin raping people in the community. It’s absolutely gross. I had a phone conversation not 2 days ago and it was a cold and hostile experience. I mentioned about the thing with Lamont being released etc and Det. Jason Rybak tells me that he knows it’s shitty about Lamont being released but he says to me: It’s what society wants, to let him out. And so he reoffends.....right. Blaming society? Not blaming the rule of law? The colonizers system? I would think blaming society isn’t where Rybak should be pointing his finger.
During that phone conversation he shows zero friendliness to me, he’s cold and abrupt and then hangs up on me. That’s how you treat one of the key figures in solving this crime? An indigenous artist? A 60’s scoop survivor? A person suffering from ptsd because of this fuckin Morrisseau shit?
Right.
Fuck that, guy. People like you are users. What a letdown, it’s really sad and depressing. You use people and that’s exactly how I feel when dealing with you. Not only that, but your out of touch when it comes to your PR skills. You are super shitty dealing with people. That’s my experience. Your out of touch with what even truth and reconciliation looks like. You serve an ugly and genocidal master in Canada and the crown. That’s a fact. I knew in my heart trusting the likes of you would be a let down. It is all present in how our interaction was. Fuckin gross. That’s my truth. It’s no wonder the police forces up in ol dirty Thunder Bay have a major fuckin problem connecting with the community.
Colonialism and Indians don’t mix. That’s the real truth behind this whole fiasco. I feel embarrassed that I’ve had to put myself through this. For what? For Norval Morrisseau? For his art? For his legacy? For my culture? For the truth? For justice?
What a complete fuckin joke dealing with all of this. Definitely the worst experience of my life. Dealing with the underbelly of colonialism Canada, the shadiness of it all. The selfishness of the colonizer in all their splendour...on stolen Indian land.
All my relations, MAJ
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Congratulations to Rafael Nadal on 14 French open titles and for a total of 22 grand slam championships here @ Jacobson native art
Good evening and thank you for all the good vibes and energy over these last few months. The journey has been a grind in the arena of life but we find our way through by being persistent, motivated, dedicated and willing to do whatever it takes to get to the other side. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a huge tennis fan and absolutely love the game.
I’ve been watching and playing it for years. I have learned a great deal from many of these athletes who play the game. I watch many of the interviews from both the winners and losers of these intense physical matches and different strategies. I’ve been a fan of Rafa since he burst on to the scene in 2005. He’s my favourite player of all time and it’s a privilege watching this guy compete. Ive learned a lot through the years and I am so impressed with what Rafa has achieved in the open era.
So, with that, a special congratulations to Rafael Nadal for being the all time leader with 22 grand slam championships and for out pacing both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic (currently tied at 20 slams each) and doing what will probably never be achieved again at Roland Garros in Paris, France....14 titles alone in one of four grand slam events throughout the yearly tennis season. Absolutely incredible....VAMOS RAFA!
All my relations, MAJ
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
One of main suspects in Norval Morrisseau art fraud case (Gary Lamont in Thunder Bay) rearrested yet again for sexual assault x 2
In another bizarre sequence of events, one of the main suspects involved in the creation, marketing and sales of fake Norval Morrisseau paintings called (the black drybrush) has just been rearrested and charged with 2 more counts of sexual assault, today. He was charged again just last week and before that, in January. It’s absolutely fuckin crazy why this piece of shit continues to get let out. He’s RAPING PEOPLE in Thunder Bay Ontario. He’s a serial rapist who cannot stop himself.
It’s way too extreme allowing this habitual sexual predator to be rereleased into the community. Fuckin step up Thunder Bay. What is wrong with you? Holy fuck already. Enough is enough. You guys have major energy to sort through up there. It’s really sad watching all this turmoil taking shape. It creates a real separation of trust and belief in the justice system. The racism needs to be fuckin gone from your thinking up there as well. Get it together...you all look really bad.
This national police investigation headed by the OPP and Thunder Bay police needs to get to the finish line. It’s been far too long waiting for justice in the Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation. It’s like being held hostage, really. I hate how long this is all taking. Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after fuckin year....
I think of Morrisseau these days and I just feel exhausted and uninspired. Waiting and waiting and waiting... and in the meantime Lamont continues his raping ways sexually abusing innocent people because of the very colonial system that allows for this injustice to perpetuate itself creating yet still, more victims in the process.
It’s a fucked up world that we all live in. Sad but true...all my relations, MAJ
Below image is a collage of the Gary lamont inspired black drybrush fake Norval Morrisseau rape paintings. It’s fuckin gross how this shit is still peoppered all over the Internet and Canadian art scene...
Sunday, May 22, 2022
The Pentagon confirms that UFO’s also known as UAP”s are real. Disclosure is here...
What it all means I certainly dont know, but the fact that mainstream media, the governments of the world are now getting on board with disclosure is a huge awakening, globally. They’re here. History has recorded this reality as well. Us First Nations have known about these relatives from star nation for millenniums. We are definitely in one of the most interesting times of unfoldment for our planet.
This video of the United States congress and the intelligence agencies getting together to have this discussion is a major step forward. Ever since the discovery and release of those ufo videos by the New York Times in 2017, this reality has greatly shifted. This has always been one of my dreams coming true regarding this disclosure. I’ve wanted this since I was a young boy seeing my first ufo around the age of 6. From there I’ve been hooked on this subject matter ever since.
Any how enjoy this video as it gives more Information into this new awakened reality. The fact that the U.S government is confirming that this technology is a major leap forward that we haven’t seen anything like this is transformational. It excites me like no other earthly or cosmic discovery. This knowledge is the greatest knowing our human intelligence has ever come close to...we are on the cutting edge as a human species entering unchartered territory. An unknown super intelligence is upon us.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Prince Charles admits truth and reconciliation is vital, acknowledgment of the horror of Colonial past / Gary Lamont rearrested
Good evening to each and everyone. I was going to divide these 2 articles into 2 different posts but it’s really the news of the day so I’ll post this all in one shot. First off, it’s a step in the right direction when the monarchy is piping up about the vital need to address this horror done to my people across our lands with regard to this ongoing genocide and addressing the sickness of colonialism and starting to claim responsibility for it.
It’s a big deal. It makes me somewhat happy to see that the players responsible for this as well as that pope are coming forward. Of course Canada itself needs to be held accountable for these crimes against humanity because that’s exactly what we are dealing with. It is a higher energy in healing to see these things taking shape. The dignity of our murdered residential school children deserve to have their justice including all of us who are alive and have been directly effected.
Our next piece of news today comes out of Thunder Bay Ont. with the fact of sexual serial rapist Gary Lamont being re arrested yet again, for sexual assault. This is just fuckin mind blowing how Canadian colonial law continues to let this sick fuck out of prison to yet again, reoffend. 3 months ago he tried to rape someone with a knife, at knife point. He gets released into the community on house arrest but there he is again, out fuckin raping people in the community.
It’s a tragedy of justice and protection to those who are vulnerable in that community and who become his victims. I have suspected for years that this piece of shit was a rat for the Thunder Bay police and this is why he gets “Special treatment” the way he does by the justice system up dere in dirty ol Thunder fuckin Bay. That city is a fucked up place. They’ve been head over heels practicing their racist colonial garbage and mind set up there for too long. There is a massive police investigation on the police board and it’s services dealing with the very mind set I explain about here on my blog.
It’s taken way too long waiting for justice in regards to the Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation as well. That date has been pushed back several times now and the OPP had to get involved with all that turmoil regarding the Thunder Bay police and it’s board. They wonder why it’s difficult to have any faith in them?
Right.
Any how, I sure hope they lock that bastard fuck up in Gary Lamont, permanently. What a waste of a human. Fuckin sick bastard serial raping piece of shit. Also responsible for the fraud in Norval Morrisseau fakes. The rape paintings - the black drybrush.
All my relations, MAJ
Sunday, May 1, 2022
The greatest love of my life is this lil guy - the CEO of Jacobson native art
Good morning to each and everyone. Just had an amazing day taking my boy out for his first full atv experience deep in the mountains. With spring time opening up more of the trails it was time to take him on this incredible ride. We travelled about 50km on these beautiful and stunning trails together and he was in absolute Mother Nature paradise today. He was beaming with joy and totally enjoyed every single minute of it.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Refining my brand and artistic legacy in the 21st Century @ Jacobson native art
Because of ebay, most auction websites, Kijiji, Walmart, the Hudson’s Bay and the like are peppered with fake Morrisseau’s and poor quality reproductions, fake prints of fake paintings it is quite overwhelming the amount of garbage that is out there. Not only is that the fault of barbarians like jim white publishing and the filth surrounded around the Morrisseau family foundation, Kinsmen Robinson gallery and the negligence of the Norval Morrisseau estate, many others have gotten involved with selling this cheap shit to the average consumer.
It’s embarrassing that this fraud continues to multiply, the lies and deceptions are hurting consumers while everyone waits for some results regarding this national police investigation being headed by the OPP. The amount of loss that many First Nations artists have suffered because we are forced to compete in this market is atrocious. Gross negligence by Canada in every way you can think of. I’ve watched it all go down for the last 2 decades. It’s pathetic and depressing.
So, here at Jacobson native art, we are moving in some fresh and new directions. We have decided to work with a couple different platforms where our quality can be appreciated and where we don’t have to contend with fake prints of Norval Morrisseau on eBay for $39.99. What a joke. More over it’s absolutely disgusting really. Most days I’m just getting pretty sick and tired of anything Morrisseau. The toll of dealing with this art fraud for over 17 years now has become quite numbing.
The amount of garbage out there is staggering so getting proactive about our new direction has put in some fresh hope and courage concerning what I offer and bring to the table. Unlike Morrisseau, my level and quality matters a great deal to me. Not only with my originals but also with the quality of my prints and publishing decisions.
We have chosen to go with poshmark and Etsy with regard to providing a playful and fun platform for those seeking limited editions on stretched gallery canvas. All prints come signed, titled and numbered and are directly sourced from my art studio. Everything released from the studio is released to the public in mint condition. Flawless. Perfect. We only choose the highest quality and best products to represent Mark Anthony Jacobson native art.I feel very excited and happy about protecting the integrity of my art and legacy. After everything I have learned around Morrisseau it is imperative that a successful artist does everything they can while they are alive to steer this ship in the right direction. I have also decided to enter the world of NFT’s and I’m thankful to my friend, collector and new brother Chad in Toronto for encouraging me to enter this new realm. I don't know much about this digital world but I’m willing to dip my toe in the waters to find out what this potentially may lead to. I am interested to scope out these new worlds online.
For now I’ll leave some links at the bottom of this article here and you can check them out and I sure hope you enjoy the new products and services that we are offering. I take great pride in trying to do my best on every single canvas and this reflects that pride in the quality of products and decisions I make regarding my art. With great respect...all my relations, MAJ
LINK 1: Poshmark- https://poshmark.ca/closet/kassondra_
LINK 2: Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/OriginalJacobsonArt
LINK 3: Open sea - https://opensea.io/MarkAnthonyJacobsonART
Friday, April 22, 2022
Sold some paintings and bought some toys @ Jacobson native art
Good evening to each and everyone. We just got back from a trip to Cranbrook B.C. and went shopping for our monthly supplies etc. Like I’ve mentioned before I live in a very small community deep in the Kootenay mountains on the east shore of kootenay lake. The views and scenery are absolutely majestic. Any how we did our shopping and we ventured off to the toy store.
When my boy Sagein saw these, his eyes lit up with joy and excitement. When I saw them I thought to myself, if I was 4 years old would I want these? You betcha. So I did what any cool father would do and made the purchase. Lol. This robot Batman lights up, talks, is quite interactive along with that cool looking batcar. He loved em. It took us 3 hours to get back home and my boy fell asleep on the drive home. But when he woke up this morning?
He was the happiest boy on earth. And that for me, is the essence of my happiness, my joy. The truth be told, my childhood was a pretty ruff deal. I see the path every day with this little one. My love and complete admiration for him. His love, trust and confidence in me, the best feelings ever. He is the center of my universe. I don't want to be anywhere else on earth except right there beside him every single day.
I know the road map of what I had to endure and survive as a child and this lil guy is my only child. He is the CEO of Jacobson native art. He will be handed the responsibility of taking care of this for future generations. Everything I do is truly about taking care of his wellbeing each and everyday. I want the best for him. He deserves it. He has shaped and changed me like no other human being ever in my life, could. He is that unique and special to me.
He’s the light of my world. He’s the light of my life. It’s an honour to be his father...
All my relations, MAJ
Monday, April 18, 2022
Just finished these paintings today @ Jacobson native art
Good evening to each and everyone. I spent the entire night finishing off these paintings for a client in Montreal. They took me some time as it’s been a very challenging journey navigating this on going genocide of my people, the great Anishanabe. I have spent a significant amount of time deep in the spirit world and deep in Mother Nature spirit seeking council and healing.
These paintings are the result of putting some things into their proper perspective. I have titled these: Guardian spirits of the family clan. Their size is 24 x 36 inches, each canvas. They are a reflection of these spirits coming in to help me, to comfort me. I am grateful for the spiritual energy and connections I have to these realities.
After coming back from these experiences (being on the planes of inspiration) I usually come back down to earth through some prayer and meditation along with the beauty and power of music. Enjoy this track because this sounds how it feels to come back from the spirit world when creating...
All my relations, MAJ
Artist/DJ: Losless. Track title: Away. (Original mix - Oddity records)