Indigenous Peoples

Measures 9 x 6 inchesblank inside, with envelopeprinted in Canada Image credits:Annie Pootoogook (1969 - 2016)35/36 2006collagraph and stencil with graphite on papersheet: 44.1 × 75.9 cm Image: 32.1 × 67.2 cm Gift from the Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron CollectionMcMichael Canadian Art Collection2016.10.11Reproduced with the permission of Dorset Fine Arts

Publisher: Tundra BooksTed Harrisonsoftcover, 32 pagesAge Range: 6-9 yearsA is for Arctic, B for Bering Sea, C for Clyde River, and Z for Zangeza Bay, all to be explored above the 60th parallel.Ted Harrison is one of Canada's most renowned artists. As a former teacher, he expertly knows how to connect with children through his bold, colorful illustrations and simple,...

Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest CoastAuthor: Ian M. Thomhardcover - 186 pagesDouglas & McIntyre, 2009ISBN: 978-1-55365-414-8In a stunning resurgence over the past few decades, contemporary First Nations artists of the Northwest Coast have established themselves as among the most dynamic and important artists working in North America. Challenging Traditions honours this success by presenting the work...

Essays by curator Nadia Kurd and guest writers Sherry Farrell Racette and Dylan MinerBilingual: Anishinaabemowin and EnglishSoft Cover, 136 pagesThunder Bay Art Gallery2nd EditionThe 136-page softcover book features an artist's statement and essays by curator Nadia Kurd and guest writers Sherry Farrell Racette and Dylan Miner, in Anishinaabemowin and English. The beautiful, richly-illustrated book traces the artist's work over three...

Authors - Jean Blodgett and Marie BouchardWinnipeg Art Gallery, 1986Softcover, 144 pages, 9" x 12"113 Illustrations, 12 in colourBack by popular demand! Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective is a 148-page art exhibition catalogue produced by the Winnipeg Art Gallery to support the travelling exhibition of Jessie Oonark's retrospective. Jessie Oonark (1906-1985) was prolific Inuk artist producing many prints and wall hangings...

12 x 18 inches30.5 x 45.7 cmCecil Youngfox was born in 1942 in Blind River, Ontario, of Ojibway and Metis parents. Before his untimely death in 1987, Cecil Youngfox had established himself as one of Canada's leading native artists. Among the many honours bestowed upon him, Mr. Youngfox received the Aboriginal Order of Canada for his work in preserving his...

112 pp., 10 x 9 in.Smyth-sewn casebound, with jacket70 drawings, prints, and photographsIncludes Foreword; Index of Artworks; and Selected Exhibitions, Collections, and Publications Essay and Foreword written in English, French, and InuktitutKenojuak Ashevak was a matriarch of modern Inuit art. Raised on the land in an isolated Arctic community, she went on to break artistic gender barriers, set sales records,...

art card with short artist biography on the backimage size - 5 x 7 inches*actual card size is 9 x 6 inches**all sizes are approximate

12 cards and envelopes, 6 imagesby Maxine Noel

Measures 6 x 9 inchesblank inside, with envelopeprinted in Canada Image credit:Annie Pootoogook (1969 - 2016)Myself in Scotland 2005-2006coloured pencil and felt-tip pen on paper76.5 × 56.6 cm Gift from the Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron CollectionMcMichael Canadian Art Collection2016.10.6Reproduced with the permission of Dorset Fine Arts

Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons7 x 10.5 inches, 328 pagesGreystone Books, 2016An unforgettable and beautifully illustrated memoir of one man’s journeys in the eastern Arctic over 50 years, and a revealing look into the world of the Inuit.Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy’s journey to the far north began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally...

Paddle to the SeaAuthor: Holling C. Hollingpaperback, 64 pagesdelightful images, colour and black and whiteOriginally written in 1941, this classic tale about a young Indian boy, carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of...

hardcover, Author: Shirley MadillHardcover, 128 pagesThe Canadian Art Library, 202180 full-colour illustrations4 key chapters: Biography, Key Works, Significance & Critical Issues and Style & TechniqueGlossary of important terms, people, and organizations– Illustrated list of public galleries and institutions where you can see the artist’s workRobert Houle has played a critical and defining role in bridging the gap between First Nations...

Hardcover, 160 pagesPublished by Goose Lane Editions with Art Gallery of Ontario, 2018Two generations of Inuit artists challenging the parameters of tradition.Kenojuak Ashevak shot to fame in 1970 when Canada Post printed The Enchanted Owl, a print of a black-and-red plumed nocturnal bird, on a postage stamp. She later became known as the magic-marker-wielding "grandmother of Inuit art," famous for...