Jake Kimble

1994 -

Jake Kimble is a multidisciplinary Chipewyan (Dënesųłıné) artist from Treaty 8 territory in the
Northwest Territories whose practice mainly revolves around acts of self-care, self-repair, and
gender-based ideological refusal. Kimble belongs to the Deninu K’ue First Nation and currently
works on the stolen territory of xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
(Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Most recently he attained a BFA in
Photography from Emily Carr University of Art + Design while also holding a Degree in Acting
from Vancouver Film School. Using a funny bone as a tool, Kimble excavates themes of
existentialism, narcissism, and the strange, offering an invitation to the audience to examine the
absurdities that exist within the everyday so that they may exhale, unclench, and even chuckle
in the spaces where laughter is often lost.