Anishinaabe Art by Jay Soule

Jay Soule aka CHIPPEWAR is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artist and a member of Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in Ontario, Canada. He works from his studio in Toronto. This collection brings together the pieces where Anishinaabe language, humour and identity are front and centre.

The Kwe + Kwe, Nini + Kwe and Nini + Nini prints are 13x19 art prints that use Anishinaabemowin words in their titles. Maiingan Dynamite and Fire Starter Kwe began as original 36x48 acrylic-on-wood paintings, part of Jay's series reimagining Hollywood films with Indigenous characters. TMAT (Teenage Mutant Anishinaabe Turtles) is drawn like a comic-book cover: resilience in a half shell.

The Anishinaabemowin carries over onto clothing: the Miigwech Thank You and Miigwech Ride The Wasese tees, the Berry Kwe tee, the Strawberry Kwe Hoodie, the Kwe snapback and the NISH camo brim hat.

Jay's style is pop art and streetwear. It's bold, graphic and often funny, with a sharp point about colonialism, representation and survival. Every piece is designed by Jay Soule and printed in Toronto, and we ship worldwide, from Toronto.

See more of his work in Indigenous pop art and all art prints.