Jenny Western is a curator, writer, and educator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Winnipeg and a Masters in Art History and Curatorial Practice from York University in Toronto. One of Jenny's most recent projects includes co-curating "Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years," a multi-venue group exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art from around the globe.
She of mixed European/Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee descent and a member of the Brothertown Indian Nation of Wisconsin.
A two-time Governor General’s Award-nominee, viagra buy winner of the UBCP/ACTRA Sam Payne Award, Women In Film and Television Vancouver CBC Sharon Gibbon Lifetime Member Spotlight Award and the Women In Film and Television Toronto Crystal Award, for her work promoting women’s equality in Canada, mentoring and developing new talent, Carol is a co-creator of The Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) Workshop and has continued to develop and produce the program since its inception in 1996/97. She produces the eight short films (works in progress) shot at the WIDC workshop each year, facilitates workshop sessions and provides personal coaching for the director participants in developing their career plans for after the workshop.