Back to the Process: BFA Thesis Exhibition Opening

IshKaabatens Waasa Gaa Inaabateg Department of Visual Art presents:

Back to the Process

A BFA Thesis Exhibition by Haylee Janai

Opening Reception: April 9 at 7:00 pm

The Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art

Haylee Janai was born into a fully plugged-in world, yet raised within a hands-on, craft-centred family. This contrast informs her focus on the potential obsolescence of the human hand in an increasingly digital culture. Through cyanotype and ceramic sculpture, she draws on lived experience to examine how touch, skill, and process persist or fade amid accelerating technological change.

Haylee Janai would like to extend very special thank you to the Manitoba Arts Council for a Learn Scholarship, which greatly assisted in the creation of this project. She would also like to send a heartfelt thank you to her professors and peers of the IshKaabatensWaasa Gaa Inaabateg Department of Visual Art at Brandon University for the knowledge and assistance gained throughout her university experience.

The exhibition will be on display April 10-11 and 14-18, 2026. The gallery hours are: 2:00-6:00 pm. Admission is free. The Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art is located at 2021 Victoria Ave, Brandon, MB. Parking is available in the north lot facing the building. Please use the red doors on the north entrance.