Jeanette Luchese
How could a young 15 year old in foster care end up lost and dead?
A young boy looking for help murdered?
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FRAGILE AND FRACTURED Acrylic paint on pine panel 24” x 24”
Biography
Jeanette Luchese is a first generation Italian-Canadian creating in the disciplines of drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, poetry and when so moved, transcribing results to sound. A graduate of School of Design and Visual Art, Georgian College and Sheridan College School of Design, Luchese is an award-winning artist residing in Innisfil Ontario who exhibits internationally.
Luchese creates intuitively with no preconceived intentions allowing one mark to lead to another in a fluid meandering. “I invite you to walk where I have walked and feel all that is me.”
Statement
“I painted ‘Fragile and Fractured; while deeply affected by the justice denied for Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie. It shattered my hope and made me see the systems I trust as fractured and broken. How could a young 15 year old in foster care end up lost and dead, and a young boy looking for help murdered?
Reconciliation is about restoring fractured relationships and challenging mindsets that need to change. There needs to be accountability for the harm inflicted by the justice system, policing, education, child and family services and healthcare systems. Patience and time are needed”.