Roy Thomas, Untitled No. 2, 1977, acrylic on canvas, 103.6 x 111 cm © Photo: Lawrence Cook

Artists working in the Anishinabe and Woodlands style

2015-04-29 00:00 2015-05-10 24:00 true 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Representations of Time and Place Part 3

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/11648

In the 1960s, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) became the first federal government institution to support the development of contemporary Canadian Aboriginal art. Significant acquisitions over its history have made AANDC’s Aboriginal Art Collection one of the most important and comprehensive collections of contemporary Canadian Aboriginal art in Canada and one that is particularly rich in artworks by Aboriginal artists from Ontario. Part 1 of a two-part,...

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Babs Asper Theatre Foyer,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Apr 29 - May 10, 2015
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Roy Thomas, Untitled No. 2, 1977, acrylic on canvas, 103.6 x 111 cm © Photo: Lawrence Cook
Visual Arts

In the 1960s, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) became the first federal government institution to support the development of contemporary Canadian Aboriginal art. Significant acquisitions over its history have made AANDC’s Aboriginal Art Collection one of the most important and comprehensive collections of contemporary Canadian Aboriginal art in Canada and one that is particularly rich in artworks by Aboriginal artists from Ontario.

Part 1 of a two-part, collection-based exhibition will feature work by NORVAL MORRISSEAU, DAPHNE ODJIG, ROY THOMAS, and ARTHUR SHILLING. Part 2 will feature work created more recently by RON NOGANOSH, GLENNA MATOUSH, MARIA HUPFIELD, and MICHAEL BELMORE. A third exhibition in the National Art Centre’s Theatre Lobby will feature artists working in the Anishinabe and Woodlands style.

  • Artists Norval Morrisseau
    Daphne Odjig
    Roy Thomas
    Arthur Shilling
    Ron Noganosh
    Glenna Matoush
    Maria Hupfield
    Michael Belmore
  • Organized by Aboriginal Affairs And Northern Development Canada / D’Affaires autochtones et Développement du Nord Canada