Mary Anne Barkhouse
| Mary Anne Barkhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1961 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian/Kwakwaka'wakw |
| Education | Ontario College of Art, 1991 |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Mary Anne Barkhouse is a jeweller and sculptor residing in Ontario, Canada. She belongs to the Nimpkish band of the Kwakiutl First Nation.[1]
Early life
Barkhouse is related to several notable artists from the Kwakwaka'wakw art tradition, including Ellen Neel, Mungo Martin, and Charlie James.[2] She was a student of metalsmith Lois Betteridge.[2]
Career
Barkhouse's artworks highlight modern environmental and indigenous concerns through the lens of personal and shared histories. Many of her works use animal imagery.[2]
Barkhouse is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Selected works and exhibitions[1]
- Reins of Chaos, 2014, Norfolk Arts Centre, Simcoe, Ontario.
- What is Land Exhibition, 2012, The Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, Ontario.
- Facing the Animal, 2012, Julie Andreyev, Bill Burns, Mary Anne Barkhouse, Vancouver, B.C.
- Harvest, 2009, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. [3]
- Boreal Baroque, Mary Anne Barkhouse, 2009, Espanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
- Beaver Tales: Canadian Art and Design, 2008, Toronto Art Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
- Sovereign, 2007, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. [4]
- Sanctuary, Mary Anne Barkhouse and Michael Belmore, 2005, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario.
- Persevere, 2006, bronze on velvet cushion with printed silk map, Government of Ontario Art Collection, Archives of Ontario.
- 'namaxsala (Kwakwala, "to travel in a boat together") (2013) Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Quebec.[5]
- Lichen (1999-2002), McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Vaughan, Ontario; (2002-) Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario. In collaboration with Ojibway artist Michael Belmore.[6]
- Covenant (2012) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.[7]
- Harvest (2009) “The Muhheakantuck in Focus.” Wave Hill, New York City, New York.[8]
- Early Morning Wolf Stretching Exercises (1993) "Multiplicity: A New Cultural Strategy." Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mary Anne Barkhouse". Aboriginal Curatorial Collective. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dysart, Jennifer; Bob, Tanya; Barkhouse, Mary Anne (2012). Old Punk Rockers Never Die, They Just Do Installation Art (PDF). Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Harvest, National Gallery of Canada
- ↑ Sovereign, National Gallery of Canada
- ↑ Simpson, Peter (13 September 2013). "Mary Anne Barkhouse’s brilliant copper canoe, now at the Museum of Civilization". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Kerstin Knopf (2008). Aboriginal Canada Revisited. University of Ottawa Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN 978-0-7766-0679-8.
- ↑ "New Public Art: Mary Anne Barkhouse sculpture". McMaster Museum of Art Blog. McMaster University Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Genocchio, Benjamin (3 September 2009). "The River’s Meaning to Indians, Before and After Hudson". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
External links
- 'namaxsala (To Travel in a Boat Together) from the Canadian Museum of History
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