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Norval Morrisseau CM RCA (March 14, 1932 – December 4, 2007), [1] also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation. He is widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. [2] Known as the " Picasso of the North," Morrisseau created works ...
Painter. Movement. Indian Group of Seven. Carl Ray (January 10, 1943 – September 26, 1978) was a First Nations artist who was active on the Canadian art scene from 1969 until his death in 1978. [1] Considered primarily a Woodlands Style artist. He was a founding member of the Indian Group of Seven. He began painting when he was 30 years old.
Norval Morrisseau, Artist and Shaman between Two Worlds, 1980, acrylic on canvas, 175 x 282 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Woodlands style, also called the Woodlands school, Legend painting, Medicine painting, [1] and Anishnabe painting, is a genre of painting among First Nations and Native American artists from the Great Lakes area, including northern Ontario and southwestern Manitoba.
Jackson Beardy (July 24, 1944 – December 7, 1984) was an Indigenous Oji-Cree Anishinaabe artist born in Canada. His works are characterized by scenes from Ojibwe and Cree oral history and many focus on the relationship between humans and nature. [2] He belonged to the Woodland School of Art and was a prominent member of the Indian Group of Seven.
There Are No Fakes is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jamie Kastner and released in 2019. [1] Starting with musician Kevin Hearn's lawsuit against the Maslak McLeod Gallery after being informed that a Norval Morrisseau painting he had purchased appeared to be a forgery, [2] the film expands into an exposé of a significant art fraud ring that has produced many fake Morrisseau ...
Selwyn Hanington Dewdney was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on October 22, 1909, and was the son of Alfred Daniel Dewdney, who was the Bishop of Keewatin between 1921-1938 of the diocese of Keewatin. [1] His family moved to Kenora, Ontario, in 1924 and he received his secondary education there.
In 1962, while teaching art classes in Northern Ontario funded by the Ontario Government, Pollock met Norval Morrisseau, a local Ojibwa artist. Pollock immediately recognized the artist's genius and arranged for a solo exhibition at his gallery in Toronto. [3] The response was a sold-out show and brilliant reviews declaring Morrisseau a "genius."
The Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation (PNIAI) was a group of First Nations artists from Canada, with one from the United States. Founded in November 1973, they were Indigenous painters who exhibited in the mainstream art world. They were informally known as the Indian Group of Seven and now the Indigenous Group of Seven. [1]