About Eddy Cobiness

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    Eddy Cobiness, (born 1933 in Warroad, Minnesota, United States, died January 1, 1996 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a Canadian artist. He was an Ojibwa-Indian and his art work is characterized by scenes from the life outdoors and nature. He began with realistic scenes and then evolved into more abstract work. He belonged to the Woodland School of Art* and was a prominent member of the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation*, better known as the "Indian Group of Seven".

    Cobiness grew up on Buffalo Point First Nation's Indian reserve in southeast Manitoba. Like the other members of the "Indian Group of Seven", Jackson Beardy, Alex Janvier, Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray and Joseph Sanchez, Cobiness ...

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