7 Exhibit

We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to go to the MacKenzie Art Gallery to see the exhibition 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. This exhibit features the work of Canadian First Nations artists Daphne Odjig, Norval Morrisseau, Jaxon Beardy, Alex Janvier, Joseph Sanchez, Carl Ray, and Eddy Cobiness.

The students loved this exhibit and the colourful works were breathtaking. We looked at groups of paintings related to flood stories, colonialism, and personal narratives. The main theme to the exhibit was one of inter-connectedness, so it was especially fitting to showcase these artists as a collective.

The students went into the studio following the tour and created their own works in groups. Our group leader encouraged the students to use the "x-ray" style of art common in Morrisseau and Beardy's works, and it was interesting to see what they came up with. They then had to use painted lines to connect all parts of the painting together.