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DAF Group Feature: Vol. 181

December 7, 2016 By Wendy Campbell

Your Weekly Mixx! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of contemporary art and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. This week, we feature the work of Alex Janvier, Ernest Zacharevic, Julia Manning, Nadav Kander, Andrew “Mackie” McIntosh, Michihiro Matsuoka, Julia Veenstra and the video “Franz of Prague” This huge, kinetic sculpture, titled “K on Sun”, is by Czech artist David Cerny. It can be found in a business center in Prague, distracting people from the frustrations of dealing with government employees.

Franz of Prague from MEL Films on Vimeo.

Michihiro Matsuoka michihiro-matsuoka.com
Julia Manning juliamanning.co.uk
Andrew McIntosh mackie-art-com
Julia Veenstra juliaveenstra.com
Ernest Zacharevic ernestzacharevic.com
Nadav Kander nadavkander.com
Alex Janvier alexjanvier.com

Filed Under: ART, Contemporary Art, Group Feature, Installation, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Street Art, Video Tagged With: Alex Janvier, Andrew "Mackie" McIntosh, David Cerny, Ernest Zacharevic, Julia Manning, Julia Veenstra, Michihiro Matsuoka, Nadav Kander

National Aboriginal Day: Indian Group of Seven

June 21, 2016 By Wendy Campbell

Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. book coverJune 21st is National Aboriginal Day in Canada. Established in 1996, it is a day for all Canadians to celebrate the cultures of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, and their contributions to Canada.

June 21st was chosen because of the cultural significance of the summer solstice (first day of summer and longest day of the year) and because many Aboriginal groups mark this day as a time to celebrate their heritage. Setting aside a day for Aboriginal peoples is part of the wider recognition of Aboriginal peoples’ important place within the fabric of Canada and their ongoing contributions as First Peoples.

To celebrate National Aboriginal Day, DAF presents the work of the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation, better known as the “Indian Group of Seven”. Initiated in the 1970s by Potawatomi painter Daphne Odjig, the group consisted of professional aboriginal artists who came together to promote their work and change the way the western art world looked at Aboriginal art. Members of the group included Daphne Odjig, Norval Morrisseau,  Jackson Beardy,  Carl Ray, Joseph Sanchez, Eddy Cobiness, and Alex Janvier.

The precursor to the formation of the group occurred in 1972, when a joint exhibition of indigenous contemporary art was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The show called, “Treaty Numbers 23, 287 and 1171”, included Jackson Beardy, Alex Janvier and Daphne Odjig. The success of the exhibition led to the formation of the Professional Native Indian Artists Association in November 1973 which was funded by the Department of Indian Affairs. The PNIAI was incorporated in February 1974 by all seven members. Haida artist Bill Reid, although not formally signed on, was considered the eighth member and participated in some of the group’s shows.

The name “Indian Group of Seven” was given to the group by Gary Scherbain of the Winnipeg Free Press, referring to the well known Group of Seven who painted Canadian landscapes in an impressionistic style beginning in the 1920s.

“The group’s work covered the gamut from intensely spiritual to slyly humourous, deeply personal to fiercely political. It took Canada by storm, in both native and non-native communities.”

The “Indian Group of Seven” had numerous joint exhibitions in Canada. The last in which all participated was at the Dominion Gallery in Montreal in 1975. The group disbanded in 1975.

In September, 2013, the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Saskatchewan, organized 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. bringing together 120 works including those featured in formative exhibitions of the Group along with a number of recently uncovered masterworks of the period. The exhibition toured to five other major Canadian Art Galleries in 2015-2016.

National Aboriginal Day events are held in every region across Canada. For a detailed list of activities, visit the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website or contact an Aboriginal community or organization near you.

Recreation-Myth---Carl-Ray
The-Dream-Speaker-Daphne-Odjig
Yellowknife Sunlight - Alex Janvier
Daphne Odjig
Feeding-(Buffalo)-Eddy-Cobiness
Traditional-Music-Alex-Janvier-2010
Thunderdancer, Metamorphosis, and Thunderbird-Jackson Beardy
Loons IV by Jackson Beardy
Joseph Sanchez-Ghost Shirt-1979-80
Communication-Carl-Ray
Loons III by Jackson Beardy
Little-Bird-Norval-Morrisseau
Santa Fe Series - Alex Janvier
Self-Portrait-Norval-Morrisseau
Feeding Geese-Eddy Cobiness
Artist-and-Shaman-between-Two-Worlds-Norval-Morrisseau-1980
Brown Spot-Alex Janvier
Mother-Earth-Struggles-for-Survival,-1975-Daphne-Odjig
Daphne-Odjig_The-Indian-in-Transition
Great Blue Heron-Eddy Cobiness

Sources: Native Art in Canada, Wikipedia, Seventh Generation Gallery

View Aboriginal work at Cedar Lake

Filed Under: ART, Drawing, Painting Tagged With: Alex Janvier, Canadian Aboriginal Art, Carl Ray, Cedar Lake, Daphne Odjig, Eddy Cobiness, First Nations Art, Indian Group of Seven, Jackson Beardy, Joseph Sanchez, National Aboriginal Day, Norval Morrisseau

DAF Group Feature: Vol. 145

February 28, 2016 By Wendy Campbell

Your Weekly Mixx – Enjoy!

Susanna Bauer susannabauer.com
GrahamMcGeorge.com
Alain Bernegger - artmajeur.com/bernegger
Glen Rabena - glenrabena.com
http://www.stephenfriedman.com/artists/tom-friedman/
Flora Borsi - floraborsi.com
L7M - facebook.com/Streetart.L7m
Cedric Pollet - cedric-pollet.com
Alex Janvier - alexjanvier.com

Filed Under: ART, Group Feature, Illustration, Mixed Media, Nature, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Street Art Tagged With: Alain Bernegger, Alex Janvier, Cedric Pollet, Flora Borsi, Glen Rabena, Graham McGeorge, L7M, Susanna Bauer, Tom Friedman

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