Donna is an Ojibwe artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. Having grown up in northern Manitoba, she gained an appreciation of nature and spent much of her free time drawing and experimenting with various media. In her early adulthood, she began to explore painting, eventually developing her own style of Woodlands artwork. She enjoys the freedom of the style and creating images with sharply contrasting colors or smooth blends. Recently she has been inspired by Inuit soapstone sculpture and folklore.

Northern Canada inspires much of her work. As a child, her family often went on fishing excursions, woodcutting, and explorations of Canada's pristine wilderness. She self-studied animals in great detail by reading every book she could find at the local library as a child, and has a great love for birds. After graduating from high school she obtained her Bachelor of Sciences in Zoology, and is currently working towards her degree in Pharmacy at the University of Alberta.

In 1991 she was awarded first prize in the Color Poster category by the Royal Canadian Legion Annual Literary and Poster Contest in Thompson.

She lives with her husband, Lyndon who is a photographer in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Bear Art

Eagle Art

Other Native Art

You can email me at: donna_brinkworth@yahoo.ca