Art Windsor-Essex respectively acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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October 19, 2019 - January 26, 2020
AWE Gallery
Jane Ash Poitras, Shaman Never Die, 1998, acrylic and collage on canvas, 86.0 cm x 71.0 cm, Gift of Carolyne Rourke in memory of Byron Rourke, 2019
This exhibition features a selection of historical, modern and contemporary art showcasing key areas in which the collection has been developed. Recent collecting areas include art by artists of Anishnaabe and Inuit ancestry, and art from the Windsor-Essex region and western Canada. Artists include David Urban, Jane Ash Poitras, Norval Morrisseau, Arthur Shilling, William G.R. Hind, Ruth Pawson, Michael Hall, Jahan Maka, Frances Gage, Marmaduke Matthews, Wafaa Bilal, Lawren S. Harris, David Ruben Piqtoukun (Paulatuk), Manasiah Akpaliapik, and Barnabus Arnasungaaq.
In this exhibit
Jane Ash Poitras, Shaman Never Die, 1998, acrylic and collage on canvas, 86.0 cm x 71.0 cm, Gift of Carolyne Rourke in memory of Byron Rourke, 2019
Norval Morrisseau, Legend of the Fish People at the Great Flood, not dated, silksceen on hand-made paper, 5/49 , 87.0 cm x 106.0 cm, Gift of Carolyne Rourke in memory of Byron Rourke, 2019
David Ruben Piqtoukun, Bear Man Spirit Helper, not dated, 50.0 cm x 40.0 cm, Gift of Carolyne Rourke in memory of Byron Rourke, 2019
Barnabus Arnasungaaq, Baker Lake Father and Son, not dated, stone, 25.0 cm x 40.5 cm, Gift of Carolyne Rourke in memory of Byron Rourke, 2019
