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| Daphne Odjig
Internationally recognized and renowned artist Daphne Odjig was born Sept 11, 1919 and raised on Wikwemikong unceded Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island (Lake Huron) Ontario Canada. Odjig, like her art is a Canadian original and is the inspiration for generations of young native artists. Daphne was the first female native artist to be featured in the 'National Art Gallery' in Ottawa.
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| Gordon Fiddler
Gord was born in Cochenour in 1955, and shortly after he was born, his father was killed in a boating accident. Gord's mother moved to Red Lake, but his family was very poor, and Gord was stealing food at seven years old to feed his younger sisters. This placed him in a residential school for a few years. He started painting at eight years old. He has had many prominent exhibitions in Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto as well as Germany, Australa and Scotland. Gord is a nephew of Carl Ray and is closely related to Jackson Beardy.
29 Photographs |
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| Jasyn Lucas
Jasyn was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba in 1979, but grew up in Thompson, Manitoba where he resides today. His earliest influences came from northern Manitoba artists such as Eddie Munroe, Earl McKay and Jeff Monias. In 1998, Jasyn attended Capilano College for a Studio Art Program in North Vancouver. Jasyn has been working as a full time artist since 2006. He has won three peoples choice awards in art in Northern Manitoba, and a Youth National Aboriginal Achievement Award in Visual Arts in 2008. Jasyn was chosen to make a sculpture for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, for the Curling Pavilion. He is also a talented musical artist, writing and performing his own work.
43 Photographs |
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| Jeff Monias
Jeff Monias is a wildlife painter based in Northern Manitoba. Jeff is a self-taught artist who was inspired by his father Percy, who encouraged him to paint wildlife. Jeff is an inspiration to many artists including Jasyn Lucas. Jeff left his reserve of Garden Hill, an island 350 miles northeast of Winnipeg in his early twenties, without speaking the English language. Jeff now supports his whole family on his artistic endeavors.
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| Joseph M Sanchez
Joseph Sanchez is the youngest member of the 'Native Group of Seven' artists. The group includes Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray, Jackson Beardy, Alex Janvier and Eddy Cobiness. Joseph resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he was a Deputy Director/Chief Curator and the Institues of American Indian Arts.
18 Photographs |
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| Leland Bell
Leland Bell is Anishinabe from the Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation on Manitoulin Island. He is Loon Clan and a second degree member of the Three Fires Midewiwin Society.
Leland was one of the young men mentored by members of the Indian Group of Seven at the Manitou Arts Foundation, a summer school that operated on Schreiber Island in 1972. He was deeply inspired by the work of the Woodland artists and with the help of elders has made the connection between the Anishnabe concept of vision quest and his own committment to living life as a good being.
Leland Bell's paintings are of stylized human figures sharing the affinity of family or friends, often depicting imagery of nurturing, sharing, learning, peace and serenity.
"My art comes from the Three Fires (or Midewiwin) tradition. That is what I believe in. I came to this belief through a dream I had about peace. It was a deeply spiritual experience. After consulting with Elders I began trying to build my sense of spirituality. Then I needed to have an Indian name. I consulted with some elders and asked them to help me find my name. I was given the name Bebaminojmat which, loosely translated, means, 'when you go around you talk about good things'. Then I fasted to prepare my body and my mind to talk to the Creator. This is where my art comes from.
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