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Event in Room: ARTSPLACE Chapel Gallery
The Masks I Wear / Group Exhibition
ARTSPLACE Chapel Gallery: April 5 - May 24
Opening Reception: April 5, 12-2pm
Facilitated through workshops with James and Jaime Lee Lightle, this group exhibit will comprise several mixed media art therapy masks made by the participants of Life Through a Mask: An Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy with Military Personnel and Veterans their families is a program inspired by the Creative Forces which is a National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Network.
The artists are participants who completed a four-week program which was hosted at Nova 7 Arts in Greenwood NS and funded by Veterans Affairs from 2020-2025. The artist’s masks represent one’s persona, which often refers to the practical and successful personality we use most of the time in the workplace and social relationships.
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James C E Lightle, a native of Port Hope Ontario, began his military career in December 2000 as a Combat Engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Through his exceptional skills and dedication, he quickly climbed the ranks to become a Corporal, with specialized training in Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and a Combat Diver.
Unfortunately, while on patrol in Afghanistan, James' vehicle was struck by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in 2006. The incident left him with multiple physical injuries, including a shattered ankle that ended his military career. Along with his physical injuries, James also suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) after returning to Canada. During his treatment, James discovered photography and painting, which helped him cope with his emotional trauma. In 2015, he completed the Sculpture program at Haliburton School of the Arts, which further ignited his passion for art.
Now a resident of Round Hill Nova Scotia, James is an accomplished a self-published author and visual artist who uses his creative instincts to write stories and capture representations of the world around him.
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Jaime Lee Lightle, BA, DTATI, RCT-C, is a Veteran spouse, artist, author, and Registered Art Therapist. Her passion to communicate through art manifested as a child, but she never pursued art as a career until later in life. Jaime Lee Lightle, a native of Ottawa Ontario, showed artistic talent in both visual art and music at an early age. She earned her bachelor's degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University in Ottawa in 2003. After working in Ottawa until 2009, she moved to Pembroke to join her future husband and army veteran, James Lightle. In 2015, the couple moved to a small community outside Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, where they opened Round Hill Studio (roundhillstudio.com) showcasing their artistic work.
In 2022, Jaime Lee graduated from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and is currently collaborating on community-based projects, delivering art therapy to rural communities in the Annapolis area, while also cultivating her private art therapy practice (annapolisarttherapy.org).
Jaime Lee Lightle is inspired by the muses of nature to help her express her inner most longing and interpretation of the world around her.
admin@arcac.ca
902.532.7069
Event in Room: ARTSPLACE Chapel Gallery
The Masks I Wear / Group Exhibition
ARTSPLACE Chapel Gallery: April 5 - May 24
Opening Reception: April 5, 12-2pm
Facilitated through workshops with James and Jaime Lee Lightle, this group exhibit will comprise several mixed media art therapy masks made by the participants of Life Through a Mask: An Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy with Military Personnel and Veterans their families is a program inspired by the Creative Forces which is a National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Network.
The artists are participants who completed a four-week program which was hosted at Nova 7 Arts in Greenwood NS and funded by Veterans Affairs from 2020-2025. The artist’s masks represent one’s persona, which often refers to the practical and successful personality we use most of the time in the workplace and social relationships.
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James C E Lightle, a native of Port Hope Ontario, began his military career in December 2000 as a Combat Engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Through his exceptional skills and dedication, he quickly climbed the ranks to become a Corporal, with specialized training in Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and a Combat Diver.
Unfortunately, while on patrol in Afghanistan, James' vehicle was struck by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in 2006. The incident left him with multiple physical injuries, including a shattered ankle that ended his military career. Along with his physical injuries, James also suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) after returning to Canada. During his treatment, James discovered photography and painting, which helped him cope with his emotional trauma. In 2015, he completed the Sculpture program at Haliburton School of the Arts, which further ignited his passion for art.
Now a resident of Round Hill Nova Scotia, James is an accomplished a self-published author and visual artist who uses his creative instincts to write stories and capture representations of the world around him.
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Jaime Lee Lightle, BA, DTATI, RCT-C, is a Veteran spouse, artist, author, and Registered Art Therapist. Her passion to communicate through art manifested as a child, but she never pursued art as a career until later in life. Jaime Lee Lightle, a native of Ottawa Ontario, showed artistic talent in both visual art and music at an early age. She earned her bachelor's degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University in Ottawa in 2003. After working in Ottawa until 2009, she moved to Pembroke to join her future husband and army veteran, James Lightle. In 2015, the couple moved to a small community outside Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, where they opened Round Hill Studio (roundhillstudio.com) showcasing their artistic work.
In 2022, Jaime Lee graduated from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and is currently collaborating on community-based projects, delivering art therapy to rural communities in the Annapolis area, while also cultivating her private art therapy practice (annapolisarttherapy.org).
Jaime Lee Lightle is inspired by the muses of nature to help her express her inner most longing and interpretation of the world around her.
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Pricing: Free
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
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