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Professional Archive: Projects, Research, and Artistic Practice by Portia “Po” Chapman, Kingston Artist

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Portia "Po" Chapman, Kingston Artist, at her Kingston Art Studio desk reviewing colour palettes, surrounded by painted rawhide drums and nature-focused illustrations for her Research & Project Archive.
Portia “Po” Chapman in her Kingston Art Studio, documenting the intersection visual arts research, nature-focused colour-blocking, and professional project execution.

Drum December Archive

Join Po on her step-by-step journey of making a deer over white oak frame drum.

Frame Drum Short Posts

A streamlined index of frame drum how-to’s, projects and products.

The Art of Frame Drums: On-going Long-form Research

Studies on humans’ vital interaction with frame drums & contemporary rawhide art.

Po’s Mural Adventures

Periodic entries regarding Po’s mural and installation creation, events & journey.

On-going Mural Research

Long-form and short-form articles on murals’ historical integration with societies and contemporary lifestyles .

NEW! STORYTELLING ILLUSTRATIONS

This is a new 2026 addition that will take a deep dive into Po’s world of inter-disciplinary, storytelling art. Po pioneers the contemporary manifestations of visual storytelling illustration art by merging sculpture, installation, murals & drums with traditional print and digital mediums.

“Timing is everything. I believe in the alignment of vision and execution.”

Portia “Po” Chapman, Kingston Artist

Specializing in: Community Placemaking, Storytelling Art Research, Project Execution

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Visual Artist Portia Po Chapman Artworks and Biography: Additional Information

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Visual Artist Portia Po Chapman Artworks and Biography: Additional Information
Kingston Artist Portia “Po” Chapman performing precision touch-ups on the installed "Exploring the Senses" mural at Base31 Sensory Garden, using a small round artist brush to ensure a perfect execution of the storytelling art.
Artist Portia “Po” Chapman finalizing the installation of the “Exploring the Senses” 5′-6″ circular mural.

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Zhashkoonh ( Muskrat ): Nishnaabemowin Children’s Book by Portia Po Chapman

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Zhashkoonh ( Muskrat ): Nishnaabemowin Children’s Book by Portia Po Chapman

During the Summer (2021), I began learning Nishnaabemowin. My Trent University Professor was Shirley Ida Williams. Professor Williams wrote the textbook for the course: “Eshkintam Nishinaabemang Mzinagan: Introduction to Nishnaabemowin.” On page iv, Professor Williams describes the dialect as, “The main dialect used in this manual is linguistically classified as Manitoulin Central dialect of Ojibwe and Odawa and is part of Eastern Ojibway and an offshoot of the Mother language of Algonkian.”

It was really exciting to begin my journey learning the language.

As part of the course, I wrote, read aloud, and illustrated my first children’s book in Nishnaabemowin. In this little video, you can read along with me.

Why did I choose to write about the Zhashkoonh ( Muskrat )? As well as being part of the creation story, I enjoyed watching the muskrats as I grew up along side the lake. They always seemed to be a bit more playful than the beavers. While they are tiny, they sure are mighty!

I hope you enjoy reading along with me! Maybe you too can learn few Nishnaabemowin words!

Click to visit my Indigenous Art page.

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Portia Chapman’s Indigenous Illustrations Published

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Portia Chapman’s Indigenous Art Illustrations Published

Click to view post explaining the inspiration for the “Truth” illustration used by Queen’s University for National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

The following screenshot is from the Indigenous Initiatives Website.

Portia Chapman's Indigenous Illustrations Published Screenshot

Hi!  I was really excited to notice that my artwork has been published on the new Queen’s University Office of Indigenous Initiatives Website!  Portia Chapman Illustrations Page on Queen’s University Office of Indigenous Initiatives Website

It was a really rewarding and enjoyable project.  I began the process in August 2019.  As a visual artist with Indigenous ancestry on both sides of my family, it was an honour to develop these illustrations that feature traditions across Canada.  I began the process with the 7 Grandfather Teachings and then continued from there forward.

I look forward to new art commissions.  If you are seeking an artistic illustrator, I can be contacted at loveartbypo@gmail dot com .

Po

Update:  On July 14, 2020, the Queen’s University Faculty of Education newsletter featured my illustrations from the Indigenous Initiatives website.  I hope that this exposure brings more attention to the Queen’s University Indigenous Initiatives website.

Indigenous Initiatives Website Illustrations 2

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