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Saturday, April 22, 2006
Daphne Odjig: Four Decades of Prints
WINNIPEG ART GALLERY: April 22 to July 16, 2006
Daphne Odjig: Four Decades of Prints brings together 95 print works created during the last 40 years. The exhibition celebrates one significant aspect of her work – printmaking – and provides viewers with an exceptional opportunity to honour Aboriginal cultural heritage through the eyes of one of Canada’s most remarkable artists.
Daphne Odjig was born on Manitoulin Island. In 1963 she moved to northern Manitoba where a very significant period of her career was launched. She was a founding member of the Professional Native Artists Incorporation which has been dubbed the “Indian Group of Seven,” along with Jackson Beardy, Carl Ray, Norval Morrisseau, Eddie Cobiness, Alex Janvier, and Joseph Sanchez. In 1970 she moved to Winnipeg where, in response to the lack of representation of Aboriginal artists in mainstream galleries, she and her husband opened an art gallery dedicated to Aboriginal artists--Warehouse Gallery. During this period in Manitoba Odjig produced her largest number of prints in any given period and her work attained an international reputation. Odjig’s unique style is characterized by repeated curvilinear forms that build rhythm throughout the composition, combined with brilliant and uplifting primary colours. ...