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Untitled, original, photo emulsion on
plexiglass,
40 x 30 in, 101.6 x 76.2 cm |
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Elk Head and the Sacred
Pipe Bundle,
mixed media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm |
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Semiotic Converts, etching on
paper, 15/20, Columbus Suite,
47 x 31 in, 119.5 x 78.8 cm |
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At the Ocean of Infinite
Om-ness, mixed media on paper,
30 x 22 in, 76.2 x 55.9 cm |
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mixed media on paper,
30 x 22 in, 76.2 x 55.9 cm |
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... the Wright Brothers ... Tangent
mixed
media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm |
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Canadian Mounted Police,
mixed media on paper,
30 x 22 in, 76.2 x 55.9 cm |
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The Make-up of a Bird,
mixed media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm |
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Conqueror & Wing, mixed media
collage on paper, 30.25 x 23 in
76.84 x 54.42 cm |
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Conqueror & Wing, mixed media
collage on paper, 30.25 x 23 in
76.84 x 54.42 cm |
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Wings, mixed media collage
on paper, 30.25 x 23 in,
76.84 x 54.42 cm |
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Detail for Meltdown, 1984
(Canadian Museum of Civilization - Ottawa),
original pencil and ink drawing on paper,
24 x 19 in
60.96 x 48.26 cm |
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the Whale of our Being,
mixed media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm |
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Jennifer Lopez,
mixed media
on paper, 30 x 22 in,
76.2 x 55.9 cm |
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Carl Beam
Born
in M’Chigeeng, West Bay, Manitoulin Island
1943 – 2005
Ojibway heritage
Carl Beam has
exerted a strong influence on a whole generation of Aboriginal artists and has been
instrumental in the development of the art of Canada’s First Nations.
He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria and also did
post-graduate work at the University of Alberta.
His work, executed in diverse media such
as drawing, watercolour, etching, non-silver photography, photo transfer, installation and
ceramics, has been exhibited throughout North America as well as in Italy, Denmark,
Germany and China. It is found in major Canadian and international collections including
the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery and
the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y.
In 2000, Carl Beam was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. Prior to his
death in July 2005 he resided in M’Chigeeng.
Above text copied from:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca
Education
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| 1975-76 |
Graduate Studies,
University of Alberta |
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| 1974 |
B.F.A., University of Victoria, B.C. |
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| 1971 |
Kootenay School of Art, B.C. |
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Selected
Collections
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National Gallery of
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario |
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Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario |
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Canada Art Bank - Canada Council |
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Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario |
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Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia |
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Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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McMichael Collection of Canadian Art, Kleinberg, Ontario |
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Calgary Nickel Arts Museum, Alberta |
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
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| 2002 |
The Whale of Our
Being, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa |
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| 2001 |
The Whale of Our Being, De Leon White Gallery, Toronto |
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| 2000 |
Group Show: Works from Novak Graphics, Shanghai, China |
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| 2000 |
Reconstructing Reason: the Koan of Carl Beam, Carleton
University Art Gallery, Ottawa |
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| 1999 |
Epistemological Reconstruction Work, De Leon White
Gallery, Toronto |
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New Works, De Leon White Gallery, Toronto |
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| 1997 |
Notification, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's
University, Kingston |
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Transitions, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France |
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Environmental Canada Project, McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa |
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Margins: Food/Shelter, De Leon White Gallery, Toronto |
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| 1996 |
Oh! Canada. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
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| 1995 |
Circolo Arcinboldo, La Spezia, Italy |
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Four Italian Exhibitions of Columbus Boat, De Leon White
Gallery, Toronto |
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Neon Arts Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy |
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Via Farini, Milan, Italy |
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Leon V-Idea, Genoa, Italy |
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Indian Time, Brandts Klaederfabrik, Odense, Denmark |
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| 1994 |
McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinberg |
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Land, Spirit and Power, Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary,
Alberta |
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Reading the Language of Culture, Hamilton Art Gallery,
Hamilton |
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Land Spirit and Power, Contemporary Arts Museum,
Houston, Texas |
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| 1993 |
Indigena, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Earth, Spirit and Power - Within the Shadow of the Sun,
The York Quay Gallery, Toronto |
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Burying the Ruler, International Symposium - Native
American Art Association Panel Member, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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Fragile Power: Explorations of Men, Newton Art Centre,
Newtonville, Massachusetts |
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The Columbus Suite, Gettysburg College Art Gallery,
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Arnold Gotlieb Gallery, Toronto |
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The Columbus Suite, The Art Gallery of Southwestern
Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba |
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Land, Spirit and Power, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina,
Saskatchewan |
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Adobe Project: Living in Mother Earth, London
Regional Art Gallery and Historical Museum, London, Ontario |
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Indian Territories, Renee Fotouhi Fine Art East, Long
Island, NY |
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| 1992 |
La Parete Gallery, Toronto |
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Indigena, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec |
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Land, Spirit and Power - First Nations, National Gallery
of Canada, Ottawa |
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Ufundi Gallery, Ottawa |
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Look Ma, No Mortgage, Arnold Gotlieb Gallery, Toronto |
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Colours of Humanity, The Sky Dome, Toronto |
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The Columbus Suite, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
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The Columbus Suite, Two Rivers Gallery, Minneapolis,
Minnesota |
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The Columbus Boat, The Weil Gallery, Corpus Christie
State University, Texas |
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The Columbus Boat, The Power Plant, Toronto |
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| 1989 |
Beyond History, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver,
British Columbia |
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Indian Art'89, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford,
Ontario |
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In the Shadow of the Sun, Canadian Museum of
Civilization, Hull, Quebec |
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In the Shadow of the Sun, Dortmund, Germany |
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Antonio, Carl Beam, Paul-Vanier Beaulieu, Molly Lamb Bobak, David Bolduc, Miller Brittain, Christopher Broadhurst,