The Capital Elle Business Impact Award exists because access changes outcomes. Our award partners are part of how that access gets built.
Today we're introducing you to one of them. She's also one of our own.
Artist and founder
Angela Jason is an Anishinaabekwe artist from Sheshegwaning First Nation. She's also the founder of Wazison Arts, a stained glass and art studio located in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Through Wazison Arts, Angela has built a business around her craft, one that invites others to learn it, commission it, and create their own.
Inside the studio
Wazison Arts offers a full range of ways to experience stained glass. The studio runs workshops for individuals and groups, making it a place to try something new, gather with friends, or build a team experience. Angela also takes on custom commissions and repairs, and the studio stocks stained glass supplies for artists working on their own projects.
Wazison Arts has since expanded into other fine art supplies, growing into a go-to spot for artists in the Thunder Bay area.
Small, Indigenous, and woman-owned
When you book a workshop, commission a piece, or pick up supplies at Wazison Arts, you're supporting a small, Indigenous, and woman-owned business. That support goes further than any single purchase. It helps a local founder grow the business she's built.
Why this matters for women founders
For small, product- and service-based businesses, visibility is often the difference between steady growth and staying a well-kept secret. The more people who know a business exists, the more opportunities it has to grow. That's part of what the Capital Elle Business Impact Award is built to create.
Why she's an Award Partner
Angela joined the 2026 Capital Elle Business Impact Award as a Community Partner, and we're proud to help more people discover her work.
Quick facts
Business: Wazison Arts
Founder: Angela Jason
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Offerings: Stained glass workshops for individuals and groups, commissions, repairs, stained glass supplies, and fine art supplies
Elleiance membership: Masterminder
Website: wazisonarts.ca
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajason-wazisonarts/
Instagram: @wazisonarts
Facebook: facebook.com/p/Wazison-Arts-61557420699932/
Join the room
Every founder featured in this series is an Elleiance member. That's not a coincidence. Membership puts you in the room with women who open doors for each other. Sponsorship over mentorship.
Thinking about applying for the 2026 Capital Elle Business Impact Award? Applications close October 28 at 9PM EST, and Elleiance members apply free.
