7 Arrows

• Other Authors: Charles Wherry, Catherine (Cathi) (artists (visual artist))
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Chippewas of Rama First Nation > Art; Modern > 20th century > Women artists > Women artists > Canada > Indigenous art > Religion in art > Art and religion > Mixed media (Art) > Assemblage (Art) > Sculpture; Canadian > Spirituality > Spirituality in art > Arrow (Symbol) > Cosmology > Ancestors > Metaphor in art > Virtues in art > Virtues; anishina*; First Nations
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/cc%3A162/datastream/JP2/download; http://viaf.org/viaf/102878853/; https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/cc%3A162

1996 Purchased for the Camosun College Art Collection by the Camosun College Cultural Enhancement Committee directly from artist. Cathi Charles Wherry is Anishinaabekwe and a member of the Rama Mnjikaning First Nation (Ontario), where her Father was born. Her Mother’s ancestors crossed the ocean from England five generations ago. Since 1979 she has lived on beautiful Coast Salish territory, and now lives in WSANEC with her husband Andy, with their two Sons nearby. A graduate of the Visual Arts Program at Camosun College (1991), Cathi also holds a BFA with Honours in Studio Arts from the University of Victoria (1994). In all of her mixed media and installation work she strives to realize a balanced expression of this training and the Anishinaabemowin that resides in her memory and bones. As a visual artist Cathi has participated in numerous group shows, and has had three solo exhibitions. Through her work she attempts to illuminate unseen stories, threads of time, and the spirit of materials and place. Cathi is also a writer and curator, with projects that include: "invincible spirit" (1995), "earthy gestures" (2001), and "Transporters – Contemporary Salish Art" (2007). She served on the Kakaekwewin Aboriginal Advisory for Canada Council from 2010-2013. Since 1996, Cathi has served as Art Programs Manager for the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, a First Nations directed organization that supports First Nations languages and cultures, and Indigenous arts in British Columbia. Through her work at FPCC she has devoted herself to advocacy, and generating and delivering resources to support the vitality of Indigenous arts. (Bio provided by artist, December 2017) ARTIST INFO: My creative work – visual art, curatorship, writing, community development and advocacy - reflects my perspective as an Anishinaabekwe of mixed ancestry. I’ve worked hard to understand my place in this world, and this has made me more whole, able to assert my true self, and find genuine meaning on my path. The ARROWS are a personal ...