... the Wright Brothers ... Tangent
mixed
media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm
Elk Head and the Sacred
Pipe Bundle, mixed media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm
Semiotic Converts, etching on
paper, 15/20, Columbus Suite,
47 x 31 in, 119.5 x 78.8 cm
Jennifer Lopez,
mixed media
on paper, 30 x 22 in,
76.2 x 55.9 cm
The Make-up of a Bird,
mixed media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm
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
mixed media on paper,
30 x 22 in, 76.2 x 55.9 cm
the Whale of our Being, mixed media on paper,
15 x 12 in, 37.5 x 30 cm
At the Ocean of Infinite
Om-ness, mixed media on paper,
30 x 22 in, 76.2 x 55.9 cm
Carl Beam
Born
in M’Chigeeng, West Bay, Manitoulin Island
1943 – 2005
Ojibway heritage
Carl Beam's work strongly expresses Aboriginal cultural and political history in Canada and globally through the use of diverse media such as drawing, watercolour, etching, non-silver photography, photo transfer, photo emulsion, installation and ceramics.
His work is found in major Canadian and international collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y.; and has been exhibited throughout North America as well as in Italy, Denmark, Germany and China.
As an artist, he has been instrumental in the development of art for Canada’s First Nations. His style has exerted a strong influence on a generation of Aboriginal artists.
He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria and did post-graduate work at the University of Alberta.
Carl Beam was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts in 2000. He resided in M’Chigeeng, Manitoulin Island, prior to his death in July 2005.
Education
1975-76
Graduate Studies,
University of Alberta
1974
B.F.A., University of Victoria, B.C.
1971
Kootenay School of Art, B.C.
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
Retrospective Exhibitions
Oct. 2010 - Jan. 2011
Carl Beam, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Apri. -May, 2011
Exhibition of Works by Carl Beam,
La Parete Gallery, Toronto
2006
Carl Beam: Breaking the Rules, Galerie d’art Vincent, Ottawa, Ontario
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Art Gallery of Minden, Minden, Ontario
Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario
2004
It's all Relative: Carl, Ann & Anong Beam, Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2003
It's all Connected: Carl & Ann Beam, Gardiner Ceramic Museum, Toronto, Ontario
Gatherings, National Museum Of History, Taiwan
Feigned Memories, The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
2002
The Whale of Our
Being, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
Selected Works, Steel City Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
Shamans and Ravens: Carl Beam, Deleon White Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2001
The Whale of Our Being, De Leon White Gallery, Toronto
2000
Group Show: Works from Novak Graphics, Shanghai, China
2000
Reconstructing Reason: the Koan of Carl Beam, Carleton
University Art Gallery, Ottawa
1999
Epistemological Reconstruction Work, De Leon White
Gallery, Toronto
New Works, De Leon White Gallery, Toronto
1997
Notification, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's
University, Kingston
Transitions, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France
Margins: Food/Shelter, De Leon White Gallery, Toronto
1996
Oh! Canada. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1995
Circolo Arcinboldo, La Spezia, Italy
Four Italian Exhibitions of Columbus Boat, De Leon White
Gallery, Toronto
Neon Arts Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
Via Farini, Milan, Italy
Leon V-Idea, Genoa, Italy
Indian Time, Brandts Klaederfabrik, Odense, Denmark
1994
McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinberg
Land, Spirit and Power, Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary,
Alberta
Reading the Language of Culture, Hamilton Art Gallery,
Hamilton
Land Spirit and Power, Contemporary Arts Museum,
Houston, Texas
1993
Indigena, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Earth, Spirit and Power - Within the Shadow of the Sun,
The York Quay Gallery, Toronto
Burying the Ruler, International Symposium - Native
American Art Association Panel Member, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fragile Power: Explorations of Men, Newton Art Centre,
Newtonville, Massachusetts
The Columbus Suite, Gettysburg College Art Gallery,
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Arnold Gotlieb Gallery, Toronto
The Columbus Suite, The Art Gallery of Southwestern
Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba
Land, Spirit and Power, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina,
Saskatchewan
Adobe Project: Living in Mother Earth, London
Regional Art Gallery and Historical Museum, London, Ontario
Indian Territories, Renee Fotouhi Fine Art East, Long
Island, NY
1992
La Parete Gallery, Toronto
Indigena, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Land, Spirit and Power - First Nations, National Gallery
of Canada, Ottawa
Ufundi Gallery, Ottawa
Look Ma, No Mortgage, Arnold Gotlieb Gallery, Toronto
Colours of Humanity, The Sky Dome, Toronto
The Columbus Suite, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
The Columbus Suite, Two Rivers Gallery, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
The Columbus Boat, The Weil Gallery, Corpus Christie
State University, Texas
The Columbus Boat, The Power Plant, Toronto
1989
Beyond History, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver,
British Columbia
Indian Art'89, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford,
Ontario
In the Shadow of the Sun, Canadian Museum of
Civilization, Hull, Quebec
In the Shadow of the Sun, Dortmund, Germany
Carl Beam is a
contemporary Canadian Native Artist from Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.
La Parete Gallery – Fine Art Gallery - Toronto - Canada
La Parete Gallery is recognized for its selection of Fine Art: Canadian Art - Native Art -
Inuit Art - First Nations Art - International Art
Antonio, Carl Beam, Paul-Vanier Beaulieu, Molly Lamb Bobak, David Bolduc, Miller Brittain, Christopher Broadhurst, 
