DrJackson Leween
Associate Professor
Visual Arts
BIO
Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri (Jackson 2bears) is a Kanien’kehà:ka (Mohawk) artist and cultural theorist from Six Nations of the Grand River and Tyendinaga. 2bears’ research-creation activities focus on Indigenous land-based histories and embodied cultural knowledge, wherein they explore the creative use of digital technologies as a means to support the innovation, transmission, expression, and transformation of FNMI creative and cultural practices in the context of our current digital epoch. 2bears is currently Associate Professor of Art Studio and Indigenous Studies, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Arts Research & Technology, and Director of the Onkwehonwe Research Environment (ORE) at Western University.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate ProfessorWestern University, Visual Arts and Indigenous Studies, London, CanadaJan 2020
- Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts Research and TechnologyWestern University, London, CanadaJan 2020
DEGREES
- PhD, Interdisciplinary StudiesUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, Canada2012
- MFA, Digital Media, Department of Visual ArtUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, Canada2003