Tom Thomas Native Art
Museum (905) 342 -3555 |
Artists on Display
He started to
paint in 1959, after he received a "vision" telling him to do so. He is
the first Indian to break the tribal rules of setting down Indian legends in picture form
for the white man to see and the first Indian to actually draw these legends and design
representative shapes to illustrate his folklore. For a look at some of Mr. Morrisseau
different pieces of work, click on the picture.
Trodden path the
caribou left somewhere in the past. The day comes to a close. Paths linger
fainting whispers on my mind. Wondering what they mean as they were being made.
The caribou is gone but the tracks are still here.
Ingrid was born
just before World War II near Stuttgart, Germany. After her family's emigration to
Canada in 1958 and her marriage in 1963, she concentrated on her childhood aspiration
painting. Inspired in the works of Emil Nolde, the German Expressionist, and courses
in sculpturing and life drawing at Georgian Collage. Currently there are over 500 of
Ingrid's works across the world.
He was born in
Deva, Rumania (then Transylvania), in 1922. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts
in Cluj and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. In 1950 Perlmutter
emigrated to Israel. In 1952 he had his first major exhibition in Israel.
Since the 1960's he has held over 40 showings on three continents.
Romanian born
Israeli artist, who has exhibited in New York and is virtually an unknown on the North
American Continent. The artist lives in Montreal. He has created 30 scenes of
the holy lands, many of them combining religious symbolism with unusually distinct
impressions of the mid-east landscape.
Brennan has
participated in group shows, some of which include the Gallerie d'Art Vincent, on the rue
Hotel de Ville in Hull, Quebec, and in Toronto Galleries such as Campbell's Gallery of
Fine Art, the Hayden Street Tate Gallery, the Blue Easel Gallery and Queen Street Davidson
Gallery of Fine Art. Although most of Brennan's work has been sold privately, he
does not elaborate on it for the reason "A painter should be known for what he is
doing at present and what he is capable of doing in the future, and not so much as to what
he has done in the past.
Roy Thomas is
Ojibway-born artist who has dedicated his time to learning the ways of his people.
His style reflects traditional life and at the same time serves to instill pride in
us all.
Paints in a room
trapline shack where he is close to his spirit. There he is able to communicate his
message as his mind, body, and spirit are at home together. |
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