Joshim Kakegamic (1952 – 1993) (1). “Joshim Kakegamic was one of the most important in the so- called second wave of artists in the Woodland School of eastern Canada.” (2). A prominent and... Read full biography
Joshim Kakegamic (1952 – 1993) (1). “Joshim Kakegamic was one of the most important in the so- called second wave of artists in the Woodland School of eastern Canada.” (2). A prominent and influential Canadian painter and printmaker, Joshim Kakegamic, of Cree Indian ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake... Read full biography
Joshim Kakegamic (1952 – 1993) (1). “Joshim Kakegamic was one of the most important in the so- called second wave of artists in the Woodland School of eastern Canada.” (2). A prominent and influential Canadian painter and printmaker, Joshim Kakegamic, of Cree Indian ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and died on the Keeqaywin Reserve, Ontario, while attempting to rescue another man from drowning. The work of Joshim and his brothers was the subject of an exhibition at the... Read full biography
Joshim Kakegamic (1952 – 1993) (1). “Joshim Kakegamic was one of the most important in the so- called second wave of artists in the Woodland School of eastern Canada.” (2). A prominent and influential Canadian painter and printmaker, Joshim Kakegamic, of Cree Indian ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and died on the Keeqaywin Reserve, Ontario, while attempting to rescue another man from drowning. The work of Joshim and his brothers was the subject of an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum. His paintings and prints are in several museum collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Canadian Museum of History. His primary mediums were acrylic paintings and serigraphs*. His subjects were animals, birds,... Read full biography
Joshim Kakegamic (1952 – 1993) (1). “Joshim Kakegamic was one of the most important in the so- called second wave of artists in the Woodland School of eastern Canada.” (2). A prominent and influential Canadian painter and printmaker, Joshim Kakegamic, of Cree Indian ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and died on the Keeqaywin Reserve, Ontario, while attempting to rescue another man from drowning. The work of Joshim and his brothers was the subject of an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum. His paintings and prints are in several museum collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Canadian Museum of History. His primary mediums were acrylic paintings and serigraphs*. His subjects were animals, birds, fish, figures, allegory*, legends, fantasy, mythology, and spirituality. His style is described as Woodland School of Art*. Kakegamic s... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (27)
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Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau: Art and the Colonial Narrative in the Canadian Media
2016
Robertson, Carmen L.
221 pages
Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird
2014
Ruffo, Armand
312 pages (color)
The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century (Dedicated to the memory of John Fox, Painter and Teacher)
2010
Foss, Brian; Anne Whitelaw and Sandra Paikowsky
480 pages (color)
Canadian Aboriginal Art and Spirituality: A Vital Link
2006
Friesen, John W; Virginia Agnes Lyons Friesen
242 pages
Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist (National Gallery of Canada)
2006
Hill, Greg A.
186 pages (color)
Aboriginality: The Literary Origins of British Columbia, Volume 2
2005
Twigg, Alan
259 pages
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
On Aboriginal Representation in the Gallery (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
2002
Jessup, Lynda and Shannon Bagg
310 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
The Continuum Encyclopeida of Native Art: Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and Native North America
2000
Werness, Hope B.
360 pages
The Helen E. Band Collection of First Nations Art: From the Permanent Collection of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
1998
Clark, Janet
48 pages (color)
St. James Guide to Native North American Artists
1998
Matuz, Roger (Editor)
691 pages
A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms
1997
McKendry, Blake
242 pages (color)
Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations
1994
Rogers, Edward S. and Donald B. Smith
448 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Woodlands: Contemporary Art of the Anishnabe (Thunder Bay Gallery)
1989
Podedworny, Carol
47 pages (color)
One Man's Obsession
1986
McMichael, Robert
410 pages
Waabanda-Iwewin: Northwestern Ontario Juried Indian Art Show (Thunder Bay Art Gallery)
1984
McLuhan, Elizabeth and Mary Zoccole
43 pages
Norval Morrisseau and the Emergence of the Image Makers (Art Gallery of Ontario)
1984
McLuhan, Elizabeth and Tom Hill
118 pages (color)
The Sound of the Drum: The Sacred Art of the Anishnabec
1984
Southcott, Beth
222 pages (color)
The McMichael Canadian Collection
1983
Cinader, Bernhard et al
166 pages (color)
Last Camp, First Song: Indian Art from Royal Ontario Museum (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Editor, Thunderbay National Exhibition Centre
32 pages (color)
The Sweet Grass Lives On: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists
1980
Highwater, Jamake
192 pages (color)
The Index of Ontario Artists (Visual Arts Ontario and Ontario Association of Art Galleries)
1978
Wolff, Hennie (Editor)
337 pages
A Selection of Work: Contemporary Indian Art, the Trail from the Past to the Future (Mackenzie Gallery at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario) (Exhibition catalog)
1977
Cinader, Bernhard
31 pages (color)
Contemporary Native Art of Canada: The Woodland Indians Royal Ontario Museum