At the Front of the Line: Poundmaker
1991 Mixed media artist Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta in 1951. Poitras’ biological mother died when she was six years old and she was raised by her adoptive mother in a German Roman Catholic household in Edmonton. She earned first a degree in microbiology, followed by a second...
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ftarcabc:oai:arcabc.ca:cc_189 2024-05-19T07:38:58+00:00 At the Front of the Line: Poundmaker Ash Poitras, Jane, b. 1951 - (Artist) North America--Canada--British Columbia--Lkwungen--Victoria 48.44815,-123.32440 1987 1990 unspecified paint; acrylic paint; mixed media; paper (fiber product) painting (image-making); acrylic painting (technique); collage (technique) https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/cc%3A189/datastream/JP2/download http://viaf.org/viaf/96622384 and http://viaf.org/viaf/14370335 https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/cc%3A189 eng eng https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/cc%3A189/datastream/JP2/download cc:189 local: CCART.1991.17 http://viaf.org/viaf/96622384 and http://viaf.org/viaf/14370335 https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/cc%3A189 This material is made available on this site for research and private study only. All Rights Reserved. Art Canadian--20th century--Cree art--Women artists--Art Modern--20th century--Women artists--Canada--Meech Lake Accord (1987)--Canada--Politics and government--1945---Canada--Politics and government--Indigenous peoples--Government relations--Indigenous art--Government Resistance to--Art--Political aspects--Indians--Kings and rulers--Identity--Identity politics--Group identity in artHarper 1949-2013 Elijah,(Chief PīTIKWAHANAPIWīYIN) Poundmaker 1842-1886 StillImage collages (visual works) 1990 ftarcabc 2024-04-22T01:35:37Z 1991 Mixed media artist Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta in 1951. Poitras’ biological mother died when she was six years old and she was raised by her adoptive mother in a German Roman Catholic household in Edmonton. She earned first a degree in microbiology, followed by a second degree in printmaking, from the University of Alberta. She then earned a Master of Fine Arts (painting and sculpture focus) from Columbia University in New York. Poitras is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, and an in-demand lecturer at Universities world-wide. Poitras is the recipient of numerous awards including the Alberta Centennial Medal, the University of Alberta Alumni Award of Excellence, and the 2006 national Aboriginal Achievement Award for Arts and Culture. Poitras’ work frequently makes use of references to First Nations and European art history and combines layers of photography, painted images, and text to create complex works that address issues of personal and collective identities, histories, and stories. In early adulthood Poitras sought out her Cree/Dene heritage. According to a 2010 press release from the Royal Ontario Museum (http://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/jane-ash-poitras-new-acquisitions-of-contemporary-first-nations-art Accessed January 13, 2017) Poitras “meets regularly with Elders from many Native communities to hear their stories and to learn from them. She travels often, allowing her to observe and partake in the rituals of various Native cultures. By doing so, she brings a very humanist approach to her work. She isn’t just trying to give information – rather her work is about sharing knowledge. Her visual presentation of First Nations has had a tremendous impact on Canadian art.” ARTIST INFO: Canada House Gallery: http://www.canadahouse.com/Artists/Jane_Ash_Poitras.asp (Accessed February 26, 2017) Robbyn Lanning DESCRIPTION: Mixed media painting containing a blue and white photo-silkscreen of Chief PīTIKWAHANAPIWīYIN (Poundmaker) in the ... Still Image Chipewyan First Nations Fort Chipewyan Arca (BC's Digital Treasures) |
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Art Canadian--20th century--Cree art--Women artists--Art Modern--20th century--Women artists--Canada--Meech Lake Accord (1987)--Canada--Politics and government--1945---Canada--Politics and government--Indigenous peoples--Government relations--Indigenous art--Government Resistance to--Art--Political aspects--Indians--Kings and rulers--Identity--Identity politics--Group identity in artHarper 1949-2013 Elijah,(Chief PīTIKWAHANAPIWīYIN) Poundmaker 1842-1886 |
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Art Canadian--20th century--Cree art--Women artists--Art Modern--20th century--Women artists--Canada--Meech Lake Accord (1987)--Canada--Politics and government--1945---Canada--Politics and government--Indigenous peoples--Government relations--Indigenous art--Government Resistance to--Art--Political aspects--Indians--Kings and rulers--Identity--Identity politics--Group identity in artHarper 1949-2013 Elijah,(Chief PīTIKWAHANAPIWīYIN) Poundmaker 1842-1886 At the Front of the Line: Poundmaker |
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Art Canadian--20th century--Cree art--Women artists--Art Modern--20th century--Women artists--Canada--Meech Lake Accord (1987)--Canada--Politics and government--1945---Canada--Politics and government--Indigenous peoples--Government relations--Indigenous art--Government Resistance to--Art--Political aspects--Indians--Kings and rulers--Identity--Identity politics--Group identity in artHarper 1949-2013 Elijah,(Chief PīTIKWAHANAPIWīYIN) Poundmaker 1842-1886 |
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1991 Mixed media artist Jane Ash Poitras was born in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta in 1951. Poitras’ biological mother died when she was six years old and she was raised by her adoptive mother in a German Roman Catholic household in Edmonton. She earned first a degree in microbiology, followed by a second degree in printmaking, from the University of Alberta. She then earned a Master of Fine Arts (painting and sculpture focus) from Columbia University in New York. Poitras is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, and an in-demand lecturer at Universities world-wide. Poitras is the recipient of numerous awards including the Alberta Centennial Medal, the University of Alberta Alumni Award of Excellence, and the 2006 national Aboriginal Achievement Award for Arts and Culture. Poitras’ work frequently makes use of references to First Nations and European art history and combines layers of photography, painted images, and text to create complex works that address issues of personal and collective identities, histories, and stories. In early adulthood Poitras sought out her Cree/Dene heritage. According to a 2010 press release from the Royal Ontario Museum (http://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/jane-ash-poitras-new-acquisitions-of-contemporary-first-nations-art Accessed January 13, 2017) Poitras “meets regularly with Elders from many Native communities to hear their stories and to learn from them. She travels often, allowing her to observe and partake in the rituals of various Native cultures. By doing so, she brings a very humanist approach to her work. She isn’t just trying to give information – rather her work is about sharing knowledge. Her visual presentation of First Nations has had a tremendous impact on Canadian art.” ARTIST INFO: Canada House Gallery: http://www.canadahouse.com/Artists/Jane_Ash_Poitras.asp (Accessed February 26, 2017) Robbyn Lanning DESCRIPTION: Mixed media painting containing a blue and white photo-silkscreen of Chief PīTIKWAHANAPIWīYIN (Poundmaker) in the ... |
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1990 |
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North America--Canada--British Columbia--Lkwungen--Victoria 48.44815,-123.32440 1987 |
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