(1900 – 1987)
Jahan Maka was born on a farm in Svėdasai, Lithuania. His family lost their farm during World War I, and Maka left for Canada in 1927, hoping to make enough money to return and buy another farm. He eventually settled in Flin Flon, Manitoba. He began painting at the age of sixty-eight, improvising with household materials and wooden stamps for recurring motifs. It is likely that others helped him create his later paintings.

Collections: Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba; Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan; Anthony Petullo Art Collection.