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FROM THE SPIRIT - SEASON II
From the Spirit – Season II profiles
six more Native artists, two from British Columbia; two from Alberta;
one from Lutselk’e, Northwest Territories and one from London,
Ontario. All six artists recognize the Creator and the forces of
nature in their work. They are a study in adherence to tradition
coupled with a stretching of the artist’s boundaries and the
work retains its vibrancy to excite the imagination and the
soul. (6 X 24:00)
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Tim Paul:
Tim is from Esperanze Inlet, north of Tofino, British
Columbia. He began carving in 1975 at the Arts
of the Raven Gallery in Victoria, under the direction
of Ben Andrews. From 1984 to 1992, Tim was Senior
Carver at the Royal BC Museum and left that position
to oversee a native education program on Vancouver
Island. Tim’s
work portrays various legends of his Nuu Chah Nulth
culture.
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Sean Couchie: Sean
makes his home in London, Ontario and is a member of
the Nipissing Band of Ojibways. He considers winning
the Peace Hills Trust Native Art Contest in 1992, 1996
and again in 2005 as one of the major contributors
to his success in his career as an artist. In his work
Sean uses many different media including oils, acrylics,
pen and ink, scratchboard and woodburning.
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April Mercredi: Born
to a Chinese father and a Cree-French mother in Calgary,
Alberta, April didn’t start to paint until she
was in her sixties. She uses natural elements like
feathers, rocks and sticks in her artwork and she continues
to draw primarily from Aboriginal imagery and to explore
new elements to incorporate into her mixed media work.
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John Rombough: John
was raised by adoptive parents on Prince Edward Island.
As a young adult, John began to search for his birth
parents. He discovered that his father, Alfred Catholique
was living in Lutsulk’e (formerly Snowdrift)
in the Northwest Territories. John moved to Lutselk’e
to rediscover his family and his cultural identity.
“My painting style changed to reflect the harmony of the Dene People and
the natural world and my own strong connection with nature”.
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Aaron Paquette: A young
artist with immense talent from Edmonton, Alberta,
Aaron is a descendant of the Cree and Cherokee people.
“When I began to work seriously
as a painter, I wanted to do something that would help
reinforce the positive aspects of Native Spirituality,
and to reflect back to First Nations people everywhere
the feeling of strength, unity and pride in our shared
heritage. I hope that my works can act as a catalyst
for greater understanding”.
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Abraham Anghik Ruben:
Abraham is an Inuvialuk from the Western Arctic. He
studied at the Native Arts Centre of the University
of Alaska and is recognized as one of the artists who
has taken the art of carving to a whole new level of
high art. His carvings are deeply rooted in the Shamanic
traditions of his ancestors and are in major collections
all over the world.
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