Indigenous art acquisition programs: results for the 2018 to 2019 fiscal year
Learn about the art acquisition programs in fiscal year 2018 to 2019 and what artwork was acquired by the Indigenous Art Centre.
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Acquisition program details
One hundred and twelve works of art were selected for the Indigenous Art Collection at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
Jurors for the National acquisitions program were:
- Rhéanne Chartrand (Métis), curator and creative producer
- Hjalmer Wenstob (Nuu-chah-nulth), artist specializing in sculpture and carving
- Shirley Moorhouse (Inuit), heritage crafts artisan, fabric artist
- Cheryl L'Hirondelle (Métis/Cree), multidisciplinary media artist, performer and award-winning musician
Artwork selected through the national acquisitions program
| Artist | Artist Artwork name and year | Medium | Reference number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginette "Kakakos" Aubin (Maliseet) | Ntuwasom Jacket (My Nephew) (2017) | Monoprint on paper | 500475 |
| Corey Bulpitt (Haida) | Figure 604 (2013) | Acrylic and gesso on wood | 500494 |
| Kelly Cannell (Coast Salish) | Harmony (2015) | Serigraph on paper | 500479 |
| Rande Cook (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Emergence (2017) | Embossed paper | 500496 |
| Rande Cook (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Reflections (2017) | Embossed paper | 500495 |
| Roger Crait (Cree) | Will Work For Free(dom) (1 January, 2013) | Mixed media and found object | 500485 A-B |
| Ruth Cuthand (Plains Cree) | Boil Water Advisory #5 (1 December, 2017) | Glassware with glass beads and resin | 500486 A-G |
| Thirza Cuthand (Plains Cree) | Thirza Cuthand ls an lndian within the Meaning of the lndian Act (date unknown) | Digital video | 500072 |
| Colleen Cutschall (Oglala-Sicango Lakota) | Barium Titanates (2016) | Pastel on paper | 500474 |
| Colleen Cutschall (Oglala-Sicango Lakota) | Methyl Aluminum (2016) | Pastel on paper | 500473 |
| Dayna Danger (Métis) | Adrienne (2017) | Digital image on paper | 500521 |
| Joe David (Nuu-chah-nulth, Tla-o-qui-aht) | Whale Song and Prayer Drum (2018) | Mixed media | 500497 |
| Joe David (Nuu-chah-nulth, Tla-o-qui-aht)) | Whale Song and Prayer Mask (2018) | Red cedar with acrylic | 500498 |
| Stephen Foster (Haida) | Re-mediating Curtis: Potlatch Dancers (2013) | Light Jet print in lightbox | 500564 |
| Melissa General (Mohawk) | Reclamation (2014) | Digital video | 500499 |
| Maureen Gruben (Inuit) | This Is Not a Hudson's Bay Blanket (2015) | Moosehide | 500481 |
| Trevor Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Ancient Eagle (2017) | Cedar with acrylic | 500492 |
| Vanessa Hyggen (Cree) | Treaty Annuity (2017) | Acrylic on canvas | 500488 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Toronto #1 (2014) | Colour photograph | 500490 |
| Jim Logan (Cree Sioux Métis) | Hiding From the Boogeyman (2018) | Acrylic on canvas | 500477 |
| Jim Logan (Cree Sioux Métis) | Monster (2015) | Oil on canvas | 500478 |
| Caroline Monnet (Algonquin) | Renaissance (2018) | Colour photograph | 500472 |
| Meagan Musseau (Mi'kmaq) | nukumi, will you sit with me as I learn to weave? (2018) | Synthetic vinyl and neon pink flagging tape | 500520 |
| Marianne Nicolson (Kwakwaka'wakw) | The Sun is Setting on the British Empire (2017) | Vinyl banner | 500480 |
| Nancy Oakley (Mi'kmaq, Wampanoag) | Sacrifice (2018) | Clay and sweetgrass | 500483 |
| Mark Preston (Tlingit) | Abstract Chief's Headdress 4 (2016) | Mixed media | 500491 |
| Jason Sikoak (Inuit) | Hunter (11 February 2018) | Pen and ink on paper | 500476 |
| Cole Speck (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Untitled [Tsonaqua Mask by Chief Beau Dick (Walas Gwa'yam)] (2014) | Colour photograph on aluminum | 500493 |
| Alan J. Syliboy (Mi'kmaq) | Standing on the Hill #2 (2018) | Acrylic on paper | 500471 |
| Melissa Tremblett (Innu) | this moment was 140 years in the making (2015) | Intaglio on paper | 500482 |
| Tania Willard (Secwepemc) | The Combo (2012) | Mixed media | 500487 A-H |
| Nico Williams (Anishinaabe) | Indian's frozen computer (2017) | Beads and gold-plated thread | 500484 |
| Trace Yeomans (Haida) | Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Egg) (2015) | Mixed media | 500489 |
Artwork selected through direct acquisition
| Artist | Artist Artwork name and year | Medium | Reference number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "Ready for Electric Pow Wow this weekend - Good to go" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500592 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "Your Pocahottie costume looks really authentic" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500593 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "I'm a shoe-in for Real Housewives of Turtle Island" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500594 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "These feathers are digital" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500596 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "I'm not a Disney princess or a noble savage. I'm a mother and I dance for my kids" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500597 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "My tonto has a PhD" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500598 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "I hunt and gather at Superstore" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500599 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "Look! More Neechies! -- Nah, it's just hipsters in headresses" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500600 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "This isn't stoic, I've got my Bingo-face on" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500601 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "Stands with a Banock Slap" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500602 |
| Joi T. Arcand (Cree) | oskinikiskwēwak "Her Indian name was Looks to the Side to Avoid the Colonizers Gaze" (2019) | Photograph on paper | 500591 |
| Kristen Auger (Plains Cree) | nîpihkân pimâtisiwin: Flower Life (30 April 2016) | Mixed media | 500530 |
| Lance Belanger (Maliseet) | Maliseet Paddle #1 (2018) | Mixed media | 500555 |
| Lance Belanger (Maliseet) | Maliseet Paddle #5 (2017) | Mixed media | 500559 |
| Lance Belanger (Maliseet) | Maliseet Paddle #4 (2017) | Mixed media | 500558 |
| Lance Belanger (Maliseet) | Maliseet Paddle #3 (2017) | Mixed media | 500557 |
| Lance Belanger (Maliseet) | Maliseet Paddle #2 (2018) | Mixed media | 500556 |
| Michael Belmore (Anishinaabe) | mwkwi (1 May 2017) | Natural copper, aluminum, copper | 500549 |
| Michael Belmore (Anishinaabe) | Landing I & Landing II (Gwaabzang I & Gwaabzang II) (2008 to 2018) | Copper and stone | 500548 |
| Scott Benesiinaabandan (Anishinaabe) | little resistances: norman/ipperwash (2015) | Digital archival print | 500576 |
| Scott Benesiinaabandan (Anishinaabe) | little resistances: marykennethagnes/oka (2015) | Digital archival print | 500578 |
| Scott Benesiinaabandan (Anishinaabe) | little resistances: homecoming/charlottetown (2015) | Digital archival print | 500580 |
| Scott Benesiinaabandan (Anishinaabe) | little resistances: inm/mary (2015) | Digital archival print | 500577 |
| Scott Benesiinaabandan (Anishinaabe) | little resistances: martha/burntchurch (2015) | Digital archival print | 500579 |
| Jordan Bennett (Mi'kmaq) | Nisqanamuk Kmtn (2015) | Acrylic on cradled board | 500526 |
| Catherine Blackburn (Dene) | Sisters (2015) | Mixed media | 500553 |
| Lori Blondeau (Cree Saulteaux Métis) | Asinîy Iskwew (August 2018) | Colour print on dibond | 500552 A-D |
| Katherine Boyer (Métis) | Grandma is Collecting China (2018) | Mixed media | 500565 |
| Kelly Cannell (Coast Salish) | Synergy (2017) | Serigraph on paper | 500567 |
| Christian Chapman (Anishinaabe) | The Time is Now and Yesterday and Tomorrow (1 February 2019) | Acrylic on canvas | 500590 |
| Rande Cook (Kwakwaka'wakw) | And Native Land (2018) | Acrylic on cedar | 500573 |
| Roger Crait (Cree) | Versus (1 January 2009) | Mixed media on canvas, oil | 500583 A-D |
| Wally Dion (Saulteaux) | Caterpillar Egg Cocoon Moth (2019) | Circuit boards, plywood, nails | 500527 |
| Brenda Draney (Cree) | Dart (2017) | Oil on linen | 500566 |
| Audrey Dreaver (Plains Cree) | The Phone Call (2014) | Acrylic on canvas, paper | 500528 |
| Jerry A. Evans (Mi'kmaq) | Seal Seasonal Round (2018) | Mixed media on paper | 500531 |
| Melissa General (Mohawk) | Nitéwake:non (2015) | Digital c-print | 500536 |
| Couzyn van Heuvelen (Inuit) | Inuk Pallet (2015) | Wood and rope | 500535 |
| Elisapee Ishulutaq (Inuit) | Kayaking around the loons and islands (2017) | Oilstick on canvas | 500571 |
| Kablusiak (Inuit) | Lighter (2017) | Soapstone and tung oil | 500532 |
| Kablusiak (Inuit) | Tampon (2017) | Soapstone | 500534 |
| Kablusiak (Inuit) | Cigarettes (2017) | Soapstone and tung oil | 500533 A-E |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Toronto #4 (2014) | Beads, thread, found object | 500545 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Disneyland, California #1 (2014) | Beads, thread, found object | 500547 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Ottawa #1 (2014) | Photograph on paper | 500560 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Toronto #4 (2014) | Photograph on paper | 500561 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Banff #4 (2014) | Photograph on paper | 500562 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Disneyland, California #1 (2014) | Photograph on paper | 500563 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Berlin #1 (2015) | Beads, thread, found object | 500546 |
| Bev Koski (Anishinaabe) | Ottawa #1 (2014) | Beads, thread, found object | 500544 |
| Jim Logan (Cree Sioux Métis) | Kostacihkwamiwin (2017) | Oil on canvas | 500585 |
| Jim Logan (Cree Sioux Métis) | Osikotatahikew (2018) | Oil on canvas | 500588 |
| Jim Logan (Cree Sioux Métis) | Cipay (2016) | Oil on canvas | 500587 |
| Jim Logan (Cree Sioux Métis) | Awiyakkamacitotahk (2016) | Oil on canvas | 500586 |
| Meryl McMaster (Plains Cree) | On the Edge of This Immensity (2019) | Photograph | 500542 |
| Meryl McMaster (Plains Cree) | Lead Me to Places I Could Never Find on My Own (2019) | Photograph | 500543 A,B |
| Kent Monkman (Cree) | Fate is a Cruel Mistress -Judith (2017) | Archival giclee on archival paper | 500539 |
| Kent Monkman (Cree) | Fate is a Cruel Mistress -Salome (2017) | Archival giclee on archival paper | 500541 |
| Kent Monkman (Cree) | Fate is a Cruel Mistress -Jezebel (2017) | Archival giclee on archival paper | 500538 |
| Kent Monkman (Cree) | Fate is a Cruel Mistress -Delilah (2017) | Archival giclee on archival paper | 500537 |
| Kent Monkman (Cree) | Fate is a Cruel Mistress -Potiphar's Wife (2017) | Archival giclee on archival paper | 500540 |
| Tim Moore (Métis) | Shield of Destiny (2016) | Mixed media on canvas board | 500582 |
| Chris Paul (Coast Salish) | Spirit of Resilience 1 & 2 (2017) | Brushed aluminum on cedar | 500568 |
| Grant Pauls (Tahltan, Tlingit) | Strerling Silver Longhouse 'Jewlery Box' (2018) | Sterling silver, yellow cedar | 500554 A,B |
| Francine Picard (Wendat) | Yarenha (2016) | Acrylic on canvas | 500551 |
| Itee Pootoogook (Inuit) | Untitled (2011) | Coloured pencil and graphite on paper | 500572 |
| Isabel Rorick (Haida) | 9 Cedar Branches (2017) | Spruce root and bleached sweetgrass | 500569 |
| Pudloo Samayualie (Inuit) | Kinngait Calling (2018) | Etching and aquatint on paper | 500523 |
| Frank Shebageget (Anishinaabe) | Beaver Mobile (2015) | Airplanes, basswood, metal, nylon thread and armature, pine, plastic | 500550 |
| Jessie Short (Michif) | Wake Up! (2015) | Digital video | 500529 |
| Skawennati (Mohawk) | TimeTraveller™ (2007 to 2014) | Media art | 500589 |
| Amanda Strong (Métis) | Biidaaban (the dawn comes) (2018) | Digital video | 500584 |
| Jeff Thomas (Onondaga Cayuga) | The First Spike (2018) | Pigment print | 500575 |
| Dylan Thomas (Coast Salish) | Tipping Point (2016) | Acrylic on canvas | 500570 |
| Jeff Thomas (Onondaga Cayuga) | The Imposition of Order (2017) | Pigment print | 500574 |
| Tania Willard (Secwepemc) | I Only Learned Freedom (2019) | Woodcut on paper | 500524 |
| Tania Willard (Secwepemc) | I Only Learned Freedom (2019) | Digital file | 500525 |
| Nico Williams (Anishinaabe) | Mnidnoominehnsuk | Spirit Berries (2018) | Beaded fabric | 500581 |