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What Is Two‐Spirit Part One Origins

What Is Two‐Spirit? Part One: Origins

5/7/2024 / Art

In the beginning, Turtle Island was queer. Put another way, gender and sexuality were not understood in binary, “either/or” terms before the arrival of Europeans......

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Early Days Indigenous Art from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection

5/7/2024 / Art

Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is the first survey of Canadian Indigenous art to be presented internationally. Organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in collaboration with current Indigenous stakeholders—scholars, traditional knowledge keepers, and living artists—the exhibition includes both historic and contemporary art from coast-to-coast......

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Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History

Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History

5/2/2024 / Art

A decades-long forgery scheme ensnared Canada’s most famous Indigenous artist, a rock musician turned sleuth and several top museums. Here’s how investigators unraveled the incredible scam.....

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The “Multi-Multi-Multi-Million-Dollar” Art Fraud That Shook the World

The “Multi-Multi-Multi-Million-Dollar” Art Fraud That Shook the World

5/1/2024 / Art

Norval Morrisseau was one of the most famous Indigenous artists anywhere. Then the fakes of his works surfaced—and kept coming.....

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Locals accused in Norval Morrisseau fraud ring make first court appearance

Locals accused in Norval Morrisseau fraud ring make first court appearance

3/23/2023 / Art

Locals accused in Norval Morrisseau fraud ring make first court appearance.....

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Ontario art fraud ring made hundreds of Norval Morrisseau forgeries worth $100 million police say

Ontario art fraud ring made hundreds of Norval Morrisseau forgeries worth $100 million, police say

3/3/2023 / Art

Ontario art fraud ring made hundreds of Norval Morrisseau forgeries worth $100 million, police say.....

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NewsTV ShowsThe NationalPolice call Anishinaabe art forgery world’s biggest art fraud6 hou

News TV Shows The National Police call Anishinaabe art forgery world’s biggest art fraud 6 hours agoNewsShare PlayMute 0:39 2:Police call Anishinaabe art forgery world’s biggest art fraud

3/3/2023 / Art

Police call Anishinaabe art forgery world’s biggest art fraud.....

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Animal Unity by Norval Morrisseau

Animal Unity by Norval Morrisseau

6/15/2022 / Art

A monumental canvas by Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau sets a new artist record selling for $312,000, quadrupling the previous record in the Spring 2022 Live Auction. “Animal Unity” smashed the current artist record.....

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8 charged over 1000 paintings seized in Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation

8 charged, over 1,000 paintings seized in Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation

3/3/2023 / Art

8 charged, over 1,000 paintings seized in Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation.....

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OPP to announce results of fraud investigation into faked Norval Morrisseau artworks

OPP to announce results of fraud investigation into faked Norval Morrisseau artworks

3/2/2023 / Art

OPP to announce results of fraud investigation into faked Norval Morrisseau artworks.....

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Police to release results of major investigation into fake Norval Morrisseau art on Friday in Orilli

Police to release results of major investigation into fake Norval Morrisseau art on Friday in Orillia, Ont.

3/1/2023 / Art

Police to release results of major investigation into fake Norval Morrisseau art on Friday in Orillia, Ont......

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The Indigenous Group of Seven - Midland Cultural Centre Gallery of Indigenous Art

The Indigenous Group of Seven - Midland Cultural Centre Gallery of Indigenous Art

2/27/2023 / Art

The Indigenous Group of Seven - Midland Cultural Centre Gallery of Indigenous Art.....

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Local exhibition features work by Indigenous Group of Seven

Local exhibition features work by Indigenous 'Group of Seven

2/11/2023 / Art

Local exhibition features work by Indigenous 'Group of Seven'.....

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Sudbury Wolves unveil Indigenous jerseys ahead of next home game

Sudbury Wolves unveil Indigenous jerseys ahead of next home game

1/24/2023 / Art

Sudbury Wolves unveil Indigenous jerseys ahead of next home game.....

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Local Indigenous artist guides students through mural project

Local Indigenous artist guides students through mural project

1/20/2023 / Art

Local Indigenous artist guides students through mural project.....

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Winners – Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards 2022

Winners – Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards 2022

11/3/2022 / Art

Surrey Muse Arts Society congratulates the 2022 winners of the five Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards, and wishes each a resounding success in achieving next levels of creativity and recognition. The quality of submissions was high this first year making it a tough competition in each area......

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MORRISSEAU FAMILY RELEASE

MORRISSEAU FAMILY RELEASE

11/3/2022 / Art

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother Christian Morrisseau. Christian was the youngest of us 7 siblings......

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SHORTLIST – Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts 2022

SHORTLIST – Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts 2022

10/24/2022 / Art

Surrey Muse Arts Society is delighted to announce the short and long lists for the Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts. Both lists are in alphabetical order.....

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Learning by observing Wasaga Beach Indigenous art show offers path to understanding

Learning by observing: Wasaga Beach Indigenous art show offers path to understanding

10/11/2022 / Art

He also spent time in 1988 with Order of Canada member and Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau, considered the grandfather of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. “That was just the inspiration of a lifetime,” Noganosh said......

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Cree artist Kent Monkman slips from tightrope in ambitious ROM show

Cree artist Kent Monkman slips from tightrope in ambitious ROM show

10/8/2022 / Art

The remarkable achievement of the Anishinaabe painter Norval Morrisseau and the many Inuit artists who have emerged from Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) was the creation of a wholly original Indigenous iconography.....

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OPINION Art helps us seek out Indigenous experiences as part of Truth and Reconciliation

OPINION: Art helps us seek out Indigenous experiences as part of Truth and Reconciliation

10/7/2022 / Art

While in the gallery, I told my companions about the controversy around Norval Morrisseau’s works, having been directed to watch the 2019 documentary, There Are No Fakes.....

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A captivating collection

A captivating collection

10/6/2022 / Art

Besides his painting, Houle has been a teacher, university professor of art, museum curator and an advocate for other Indigenous artists in Canada including Norval Morrisseau (whose portrait is part of Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful).....

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New Diverse Inside|Out Artwork in Metro Airport Terminal Turning Heads

New Diverse Inside|Out Artwork in Metro Airport Terminal Turning Heads

10/6/2022 / Art

According to the DIA, the five pieces stand out from the rest, as they are more diverse, contemporary pieces from the DIA's collection. The following can be found in addition to the works already turning heads in the airport: Movement #27 by Kwesi Owusu-Ankomah, Cycles by Norval Morrisseau.....

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Inauguration de lécole Norval-Morrisseau (video)

Inauguration de l'école Norval-Morrisseau (video)

10/6/2022 / Art

C'est la fête à l'école francophone Norval-Morisseau, maintenant une école à part entière dans l'est de Vancouver.....

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New diverse Inside|Out artwork in Metro Airport terminal turning heads

New diverse Inside|Out artwork in Metro Airport terminal turning heads

10/6/2022 / Art

New at Metro Airport: Cycles, Norval Morrisseau, Untitled, Al Loving, Mexican Pueblo, Jose Clemente Orozco (Photo courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts).....

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Indigenous representation at the National Gallery of Canada

Indigenous representation at the National Gallery of Canada

10/5/2022 / Art

Another room in the gallery holds multiple paintings from Norval Morriseau, otherwise known as “the Mishomis, or ‘grandfather,’ of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada.” His woodland style and vibrant colours are immediately recognizable.....

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Canadiana & Folk Art Auction

Canadiana & Folk Art Auction

10/4/2022 / Art

...an exquisite mixed media diorama by Adelard Brousseau of Quebec titled Maple Sugar Time (circa 1930), and an acrylic on paper by Canadian Woodland artist Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007) titled Ancestral Visitors.....

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Artworks by Canadian artists Maud Lewis Adelard Brousseau and Norval Morrisseau are in Miller & Mil

Artworks by Canadian artists Maud Lewis, Adelard Brousseau and Norval Morrisseau are in Miller & Miller's Oct. 8 auction

9/22/2022 / Art

...and an acrylic on paper by Canadian Woodland artist Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007) titled Ancestral Visitors, are a few of the expected top lots in Miller & Miller Auctions’ online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction.....

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The Daily Heller Excitement Reigns for the First Native North American Type Conference

The Daily Heller: Excitement Reigns for the First Native North American Type Conference

9/21/2022 / Art

Never before has there been a major type event devoted to the past, present and future of the Native North American people. The 2022 installment of the Type Directors Club’s groundbreaking “Type Drives Culture” series, titled Ezhishin.....

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À la Galerie dart dAlgoma de Sault-Sainte-Marie une nouvelle exposition réunit les œuvres dun pè

À la Galerie d'art d'Algoma de Sault-Sainte-Marie, une nouvelle exposition réunit les œuvres d'un père et de sa fille. Cette exposition s'intitule « Gathering in Honor »

9/21/2022 / Art

L’exposition s’intéresse au style artistique Woodland. Les artistes Lucia Laford et son père John Laford ont taillé leur place dans ce style. La peinture a occupé leurs rencontres, lorsque Lucia Laford quittait Toronto pour aller le rejoindre à Sault-Sainte-Marie pendant son enfance.....

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Caring for the Collection presented by uLethbridge Art Gallery

Caring for the Collection presented by uLethbridge Art Gallery

9/15/2022 / Art

this exhibition includes a diverse selection of artworks and artists such as Lucius O`Brien, Norval Morrisseau.....

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Art Gallery of Algoma features new exhibition by Indigenous artist

Art Gallery of Algoma features new exhibition by Indigenous artist

8/30/2022 / Art

Gathering in Honour exhibition features art by the late local artist John Laford, Lucia Laford and art from the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma (AGA) by Norval Morrisseau.....

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Article by	Tom HillUpdated by	Michelle FilicePublished Online	December 12 2007Last Edite

Article by Tom Hill, Updated by Michelle Filice, Published Online December 12, 2007, Last Edited August 22, 2022

8/22/2022 / Art

Norval Morrisseau (called Miskwaabik Animiiki in Anishinaabemowin, meaning “Copper Thunderbird”), CM, artist (born 14 March 1931 or 1932 in Northern Ontario; died 4 December 2007 in Toronto, ON). Morrisseau was a self-taught artist of Ojibwe ancestry.....

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Two Nova Scotia men are painting a new mural in downtown Sudbury in the Mi’kmaq Eastern Woodlands tr

Two Nova Scotia men are painting a new mural in downtown Sudbury in the Mi’kmaq Eastern Woodlands tradition

8/19/2022 / Art

The painting style, with the bold strokes and vivid colours, abstract form and nature themes has some similarity to the work of the late Norval Morrisseau, the iconic Indigenous artist.....

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Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre

Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre

8/17/2022 / Art

In 2008, the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre put together a Woodland Arts Festival to stand as a tribute to Norval Morrisseau.....

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Reclaiming what was almost lost How Mādahòkì Farm is sharing the land for healing

Reclaiming what was almost lost: How Mādahòkì Farm is sharing the land for healing

8/16/2022 / Art

Snow paints pictures of the spirit horses, among other subjects, in the woodlands style popularized by Norval Morrisseau and other Anishinaabe artists.....

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Honoring the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Honoring the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

8/9/2022 / Art

Luke quickly came to admire the work of renowned Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Known as “the grandfather of Woodland art,”.....

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15 Best CBC Gem Movies To Watch

15 Best CBC Gem Movies To Watch

8/1/2022 / Art

There are also a lot of movies that have been honored with awards such as “There Are No Fakes,” which tells the tale of the Very First Nations artist Norval Morrisseau.....

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Meaford Artist Rocks The Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

Meaford Artist Rocks The Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

7/28/2022 / Art

Meaford artist Suzette Terry knocked it out of the park at the 61st annual Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, held at the City Hall’s Nathan Philips Square from July 15 – 17.....

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One of Torontos oldest restaurants is bringing back a legendary menu item they havent served in 20

One of Toronto's oldest restaurants is bringing back a legendary menu item they haven't served in 20 years, for one precious day only

7/25/2022 / Art

Chick-N-Joy has been around since the 1970s, but it's been decades since they served their famous chicken on a kaiser.....

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Paint with Indigenous artist James Groening in New West

Paint with Indigenous artist James Groening in New West

7/20/2022 / Art

Head to New Westminster’s Moody Park tomorrow to learn the basics of Woodland art — a style of native art that is based on old legends passed down generations.....

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5 Canadian artists addressing Canada’s increasingly threatened landscapes

5 Canadian artists addressing Canada’s increasingly threatened landscapes

7/15/2022 / Art

Saskatchewan artist Geoff Phillips mountain biked his way around the province’s southwest a few years ago looking for patches of wildflowers, native grasses and other plants he could paint.....

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Norval Morrisseau gets Google Doodle with some help from artist with local ties

Norval Morrisseau gets Google Doodle, with some help from artist with local ties

6/28/2022 / Art

Blake Angeconeb, a member of Lac Seul First Nation, has been making waves in the art community with his works which often combine traditional Woodland style with pop culture references.....

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The life work and legacy of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau

The life, work, and legacy of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau

6/23/2022 / Art

The life, work, and legacy of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau - a.k.a. Copper Thunderbird - was celebrated on Tuesday's Google Canada Doodle. Google doodles are the changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate.....

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Interesting and Fun Facts about Norval Morrisseau (Copper Thunderbird)

Interesting and Fun Facts about Norval Morrisseau (Copper Thunderbird)

6/21/2022 / Art

Search engine giant Google celebrates Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation Norval Morrisseau, otherwise callled Copper Thunderbird, with a Doodle on June 21.....

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Norval Morrisseau who created Woodland art style featured in Google doodle

Norval Morrisseau, who created Woodland art style, featured in Google doodle

6/21/2022 / Art

A Winnipeg couple has worked with the world's biggest search engine to honour one of the world's most influential artists - Norval Morrisseau.....

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Google doodle honors Copper Thunderbird on Canadas National Indigenous Peoples Day

Google doodle honors Copper Thunderbird on Canada's National Indigenous Peoples Day

6/21/2022 / Art

Today on Canada's National Indigenous Peoples Day, Google doodle on Norval Morrisseau, an indigenous Canadian artist to honor his paintings.....

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Winnipeg couples artwork featured on todays Google doodle honours Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau

Winnipeg couple's artwork featured on today's Google doodle, honours Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau (Video)

6/21/2022 / Art

Blake Angeconeb and Danielle Morrison collaborated on creating a doodle for Google Canada to celebrate Morrisseau on National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21.....

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Google celebrates Indigenous artist (Video)

Google celebrates Indigenous artist (Video)

6/21/2022 / Art

Indigenous artist, Norval Morrisseau - aka the "Picasso of the North" is being celebrated by search engine giant Google with a new Doodle on National Indigenous Peoples Day.....

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Honoring Indigenous artist with Google Doodle (Video)

Honoring Indigenous artist with Google Doodle (Video)

6/21/2022 / Art

Two Indigenous artists from Winnipeg created a Google Doodle that debuted on National Indigenous Peoples Day, as Mark Neufeld reports, the artists wanted to pay homage to Norval Morrisseau in his style of woodland art.....

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Recovering Morrisseaus Art (Video)

Recovering Morrisseau's Art. (Video)

6/17/2022 / Art

In 1981, two Norval Morrisseau paintings were stolen from the lobby of Thunder Bay's Confederation College.....

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A huge mystery How Thunder Bay got its stolen Norval Morrisseau paintings back

'A huge mystery': How Thunder Bay got its stolen Norval Morrisseau paintings back.

6/10/2022 / Art

In 1981, "Demi-God 1" and "Demi-God 2" were snatched from the foyer at Confederation College. After 41 years, they're finally home.....

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How 3 Indigenous families in Manitoba are reclaiming preserving culture for their kids

How 3 Indigenous families in Manitoba are reclaiming, preserving culture for their kids

6/10/2022 / Art

Parents say having children changed the way they connect to their Indigenous cultures.....

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Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Art

Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Art

6/1/2022 / Art

Each year, Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts will choose a Short List of six to determine First, Second and Third Place winners.....

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Stories Artists Tell Art of the Americas the 20th Century

Stories Artists Tell: Art of the Americas, the 20th Century

6/1/2022 / Art

Each room in this new suite of galleries presents a single chapter in the larger history of 20th-century art from the Americas.....

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The Art of Sovereignty

The Art of Sovereignty

5/16/2022 / Art

Hosts Chris Beaver and Shelby Lisk profile the lives of eight First Nations artists who are changing the way the world thinks about Indigenous art.....

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Following up Returned Norval Morrisseau paintings unveiled 40 years after theft

Following up: Returned Norval Morrisseau paintings unveiled, 40 years after theft

4/15/2022 / Art

Two works by famed artist stolen from college in 1981 will now be donated to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.....

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Artist mixes pop culture Indigenous themes to create his own style of paintings

Artist mixes pop culture, Indigenous themes to create his own style of paintings

3/21/2022 / Art

Considering his all-time favourite painting -- a six-panel masterpiece by Norval Morrisseau called Man Changing into Thunderbird -- artist Blake Angeconeb revealed something of his philosophy on art.....

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Living Legends The Indigenous Art of Storytelling

Living Legends: The Indigenous Art of Storytelling

2/18/2022 / Art

This spring, the Picker Art Gallery boasts an exciting new exhibit featuring multi-medium artwork by indigenous artists from the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.....

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Two Norval Morrisseau paintings recovered four decades after brazen theft

Two Norval Morrisseau paintings recovered four decades after brazen theft

2/4/2022 / Art

More than 40 years ago two brazen art thieves walked into a college in Thunder Bay and stole two Norval Morrisseau works off the wall.....

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Stolen Norval Morrisseau paintings returned to Confederation College after 40 years

Stolen Norval Morrisseau paintings returned to Confederation College after 40 years

2/3/2022 / Art

It took over four decades, but two Norval Morrisseau paintings stolen from Confederation College have been returned to the school.....

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Winnipeg-based artist paints mural for Toronto TikTok headquarters

Winnipeg-based artist paints mural for Toronto TikTok headquarters

1/22/2022 / Art

An Anishinaabe artist has upsized his canvas to the wall of a social media giant's Toronto headquarters.....

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Sudburian Marc Mayer fine art historian was named Order of Canada

Sudburian Marc Mayer, fine art historian, was named Order of Canada:

1/8/2022 / Art

Sudburian Marc Mayer, fine art historian, was named Order of Canada: .....

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MISKWAABIK ANIMIIKI POWER LINES THE WORK OF NORVAL MORRISSEAU

MISKWAABIK ANIMIIKI POWER LINES: THE WORK OF NORVAL MORRISSEAU

11/13/2021 / Art

Norval Morrisseau (1931-2007) continues to be a leading figure in Canadian contemporary art discourse.....

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How the work of revolutionary Ojibwa artist Norval Morrisseau was undermined by fakes forgeries and

How the work of revolutionary Ojibwa artist Norval Morrisseau was undermined by fakes, forgeries and racism

6/25/2021 / Art

The Art Gallery of Ontario collection includes an early self-portrait by the Ojibwa artist Norval Morrisseau depicting a naked man encircled by seven fanged serpents.....

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The Estate gives our respect to the works of Woodland Artist Tsista Kennedy We will enjoy watching

The Estate gives our respect to the works of Woodland Artist Tsista Kennedy. We will enjoy watching your creations.

4/25/2021 / Art

First Nations Artist Explores 'Indigenous Futurisms' in His Woodland-Style Work.....

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The Estate thanks the McMichael Gallery in including us in their recent show Please check it out

The Estate thanks the McMichael Gallery in including us in their recent show. Please check it out.

3/3/2021 / Art

The Nunavut artist Jutai Toonoo, a sculptor and portraitist who.....

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The Estate thanks to Melissa Martin for the article and The Rollin Art Centre for their display

The Estate thanks to Melissa Martin for the article and The Rollin Art Centre for their display.

2/3/2021 / Art

The Rollin Art Centre has re-opened with an exhibit featuring some pieces from the Rollin Art Centre's permanent collection.....

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The Estate is pleased to announce a second school named after Norval Morrisseau

The Estate is pleased to announce a second school named after Norval Morrisseau

1/1/2021 / Art

The community of Norval- Morriseau school promotes the development.....

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The Estate wishes to thank the Art Gallery of Ontario for their work Elder Influence Anishinaabe p

The Estate wishes to thank the Art Gallery of Ontario for their work "Elder Influence, Anishinaabe painter Norval Morrisseau is one of the most influential artists in Canadian history".

9/2/2020 / Art

Anishinaabe painter Norval Morrisseau is one of the most influential artists in Canadian history. Find out why.....

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The Estate thanks the TVO for the television premier and online sharing of the documentary Please u

The Estate thanks the TVO for the television premier and online sharing of the documentary. Please use this link to watch online for free. (VIDEO)

9/2/2020 / Art

When musician Kevin Hearn buys a painting by the world's first Indigenous art star, Norval Morrisseau.....

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The Estate wishes to thank the Art Canada Institute for the creation of the TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE g

The Estate wishes to thank the Art Canada Institute for the creation of the TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE grade 9 to 12 "Land & Indigenous Worldviews through the art of Norval Morrisseau".

2/1/2020 / Art

Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau (1931 - 2007) is considered.....

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Atwood Ondaatje Egoyan and 167 Canadian writers urge Trudeau to change the climate story

Atwood, Ondaatje, Egoyan and 167 Canadian writers urge Trudeau to change the climate story

4/19/2019 / Art

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We are a diverse group of Canadian writers committed to climate action, and we are writing to ask you to use this key moment to strengthen the new Climate Accountability Act, Bill-C12.....

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The Estate encourages all lovers of art to watch this award winning Documentary about Morrisseau Art

The Estate encourages all lovers of art to watch this award winning Documentary about Morrisseau Art.

4/19/2019 / Art

A painting, thought to be the work of an iconic Indigenous artist.....

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