By Meradith Moses Jackson
Photo credit: Elliot Andrew
BIO
Meradith Jackson is an indigenous artist that resides in Kamloops, British Columbia, and is a part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. She has lived in several locations across BC, including Hazelton (the Gitxsan Territory), Merritt (the Nlaka’pamux and Syilx Territory), Williams Lake ( The Secwepemc and Tsilhqot’in Territory), And Kamloops (The Secwepemc Territory). In 2024, she graduated from Thompson Rivers University with her Bachelor of Fine Arts, in which she received a Drawing and Painting Certificate and a Certificate in Studio Arts. Her artistic practice centers around printmaking and painting, creating works that resonate with her and her audience. Meradith received The Ted Smith Visual Arts Award in Painting in 2021. Her artwork was shown at the Thompson Rivers University Gallery , The Kamloops Art Council, and the Stinesten Art Gallery