Lichen (Behind the Hill 2) Jessica WintersSt. John's, NewFoundland and Labrador People’s Choice Award Online Vote Size 36" x 36" Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas SSNAP People’s Choice Award Online Vote $1,000 This Lichen series began during an international residency that left me longing for my home – Nunatsiavut. Lichens have long captivated me with their quiet resilience, complex structures, and symbiotic nature. They speak to environmental health and reflect the intersection of my dual backgrounds as both a biologist and an artist. As I walk the hills near my home, their intricate forms ground me in presence and attentiveness. With this work, I aim to offer the viewer a similar experience—a moment of stillness and connection with the often-overlooked details of the natural world. People’s Choice Award Online Vote Lichen (Behind the Hill 2) Jessica WintersSt. John's, NewFoundland and Labrador About the artist About the artist Jessica WintersSt. John's, NewFoundland and Labrador Jessica Winters is a painter, mixed media artist, and curator from Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, currently based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She holds a biology degree from Memorial University and committed to art full-time after a 2021 residency in Tilting, Fogo Island with Arts and Minds Canada. Her work, primarily painting, explores everyday Inuit experiences, using displacement and reinterpretation to evoke presence, nostalgia, and appreciation. Winters has exhibited nationally, including in Surfacing at Feheley Fine Arts (Toronto) and S’olh Xaxa Temexw, Our Sacred Earth at Robert Kardosh Gallery (Vancouver). In 2023, she won the Hnatyshyn Saunderson Prize and was longlisted for the 2024 Sobey Art Award. Follow on social