Visual Arts

Chief Supernatural Being with the Big Eyes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernest Swanson
April Liu
BC Studies, no. 209, Spring, 2021, pp. 125-128
Description
Looks at Ernest Swanson and Mark Illing's Augmented Reality exhibit inspired by the stories of Walter McGregor. The AR exhibit allows visitors to follow safety protocols during the COVID19 pandemic.
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Chocolate Woman Visions an Organic Dramaturgy: Blocking-Notation for the Indigenous Soul

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Carter
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 169-276
Description
Gallery review of the display created by Oswaldo DeLeon Kantule which occurred in November, 2007 at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre at the University of Guelph. Also includes a review of the workshop / performance art of Monique Mojica and Floyd Favel, "Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way".
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Christian Artwork Exhibited

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sue Careless
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 2, February 2000, p. 1
Description
Canadian Museum of Civilization exhibition includes work by Tsimshian artist Roy Henry Vickers of British Columbia and Inuit printmaker Pudlo Pudlat of Cape Dorset.
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Chronology [Charles Edenshaw Exhibition]

Alternate Title
[Charles Edenshaw]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Lists significant events in Edenshaw's life and the history of British Columbia. Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.
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Circling the Truth

Alternate Title
Borderviews
[RESERVE(d) Review]
Articles » General
Border Crossings, vol. 29, no. 2, 2010, p. 20
Description
Reviews the exhibition RESERVE(d) by Caroline Monnet and Kevin Lee Burton mounted at the Urban Shaman Gallery.
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Circulating Aboriginality

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Townsend-Gault
Journal of Material Culture, vol. 9, no. 2, July 2004, pp. 183-202
Description
Discusses the implications of the proliferation of consumer goods which carry cultural symbols.
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Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth

Alternate Title
[MOA Sourcebooks]
[UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pam Brown
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Description
Sourcebook for exhibition of the same name held from June, 2014 to January, 2015. Includes photos of individual works and brief biographies of each artist.
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Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jenny Western
Candice Hopkins
Steven Loft
Anthony Kiendl
Lee Ann Martin
Description
Catalogue produced to accompany exhibition of the same name. Includes essays and brief biographies of contributors.
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Cloth & Clay: Communicating Culture

Alternate Title
Cloth and Clay: Communicating Culture
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
John Dalrymple
Description
"Exploration of art, culture and history through the ceramic and textile objects of the ancient and contemporary peoples of" Mexico, Central and South America. Information provided about the people and physical landscape.
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A Collection Without Parallel Sees the Light of Day

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorothy Speak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, Fall, 1989, pp. 4-8
Description
Discusses the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization and its new exhibition space for Inuit Art. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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Colonialism's Afterlife: Vision and Visuality on the Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Braun
Cultural Geographies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2002, pp. 202-247
Description
"This paper explores the relationships between landscape and power, colonialism and its aftermaths, and state territoriality and its contestation, in the work of two popular Northwest Coast landscape painters: Emily Carr and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun".
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Commodifications of the Past? An IPinCH KnowledgeBase Bibliography

Alternate Title
Commodifications of the Past? An IPinCH Knowledge Base Bibliography
Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage: Theory, Practice, Policy, Ethics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Herbert
Description
Lists 208 publications (articles, letters, websites, webpages, government documents, and books) deemed to be of interest to the Commodifications of the Past? Working Group from the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) research project.
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A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art

Alternate Title
A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art. [Part I]
A Comparison of Eskimo and Paleolithic Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederica de Laguna
American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 36, no. 4, October-December 1932, pp. 477-511
Description
Examines whether Inuit are the direct cultural and ancestal links to early inhabitants of Upper Paleolithic Europe and attempts to draw conclusions through comparison of art. This is Part I of a 2-part article, see also A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art. Part II. Non-Representative Art
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A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art. Part II. Non-Representative Art

Alternate Title
A Comparison of Eskimo and Paleolithic Art. Part II. Non-Representative Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederica de Laguna
American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 37, no. 1, January-March 1933, pp. 77-107
Description
Examines whether the Inuit may be direct cultural and blood descendants of Upper Palaeolithic European humans through a comparison of art.
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Concepts of Native America

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Houle
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 3, June 2006, p. [?]
Description
Comments on public artworks by artist Edgar Heap of Birds, including a video presentation at Times Square and a large installation for the Denver Art Museum.
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Connect and Divide: The Cell: A Conversation with Edward Poitras

Alternate Title
Border Zones.ca: The Ideas Behind the Exhibit, 23 January-12 September 2010
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
Edward Poitras
Description
Artist discusses his work in terms of the concept of boundaries in relation to communities and individuals. Duration: 9:08.
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Consultation of the Muses

Theses
Author/Creator
Mariangela Provezi
Description
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Leiden, 2012.
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Contemporary American Indian Art: Three Portraits of Native Artists without Masks

Alternate Title
Art Contemporain Amérindien: Trois Portraits d'Artistes Sans Masque
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gérard Selbach
Revue LISA/LISA e-journal, vol. 2, no. 6, Arts and American Minorities: An Identity Iconography?, 2004, pp. 47-63
Description
Divides artists into three categories: those who produce traditional works, those who make reference to contemporary political issues, and a third group who want to appeal to a broader audience and resist stereotypes.
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Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Art: Storyworking in the Public Sphere

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Troy Patenaude
Description
Discusses how the work of artists such as Norval Morrisseau, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Heather Shillinglaw, and Bill Reid communicate with and educate their audiences. Chapter fifteen from How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics edited by David Taras and Christopher Wadell.
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Contemporary Native American Art

Alternate Title
Native American Heritage Educational Workbook
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief document meant for educational purposes is organized around four themes: origins, knowledge, community and governance.
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Contemporary Native Art in a Primitive World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine McFadden
WUJAVC: Western Undergraduate Journal of Art and Visual Culture, vol. 1, Inaugural Issue, 2007-2008, p. [?]
Description
Argues that both past and present Aboriginal art forms have been underrepresented in national museums. Past art because it has been viewed as craft, and modern works because their content makes viewers uncomfortable.
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Contentious Art: Disruption and Decolonial Aesthetics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luam Kidane
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 189-192
Description
Discussion on art connects creativity to political processes and disrupted borders.
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Continuum: 12 Artists

Alternate Title
Continuum: Twelve Artists
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website contains links to brief biographies and a gallery of works from the exhibition. Artists were: Rick Bartow, Kay Walkingstick, Joe Feddersen, Harry Fonseca, Richard Ray Whitman, Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Nora Naranjo-Morse, George Longfish, Shelley Niro, Judith Lowry, Marie Watt, and Jaune Quick-To-See.
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Copper Thunderbird by Marie Clements: Study Guide

Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programmes for Student Audiences, 2006-2007 Season
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jim McNabb
Description
Guide includes: synopses, production who's who, forms and facts, interviews with playwright/performers, themes, set design and extension activities.
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Copyright Issues Regarding Inuit Art

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria Muehlen
Description

Brief discussion of artists' right to control reproduction and exhibition of their work and their moral right to the integrity of their creations.

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Counter Propagandist

Articles » General
Border Crossings, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 12-13
Description
Conversation with Winnipeg artist Blair Marten and commentary on his body of work.
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Cover Artist: Clarence Kapay

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 28, no. 1, spring, 1998, p. 28
Description
Hobby turns into full-time career in art for Day Star member.
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