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1943 Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario, Canada - 1978 Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Painting, drawing, graphic art, printmaking, illustration, murals, teaching.
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator,... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator, Carl Ray, of Cree Algonquin ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and murdered in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He was a member of the group of modernist native artists known as the... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator, Carl Ray, of Cree Algonquin ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and murdered in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He was a member of the group of modernist native artists known as the Indian Group of Seven*. He is discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books about Canadian art and he is the subject of an article in the Canadian Encyclopedia. His works are in numerous museum collections including the National Gallery of Canada.... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator, Carl Ray, of Cree Algonquin ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and murdered in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He was a member of the group of modernist native artists known as the Indian Group of Seven*. He is discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books about Canadian art and he is the subject of an article in the Canadian Encyclopedia. His works are in numerous museum collections including the National Gallery of Canada. (2). His mediums included acrylics, gouache, ink, watercolor, fresco, serigraph, stencil, and mixed mediums. His subjects inclu... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Stencil and/or Theorem, Pochoir Painting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
- •Woodland School of Art, Canada
Art Subject
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •Indian Group of Seven, Canada
Awards/Recognition
- •Canada Council Grant for the Arts
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Book and/or Magazine Cover Artist
- •Mural Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Algonquin Indian
- •Cree First Nation Indian
- •Indian, Native American
- •Ojibwa Indian, Native American
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Expo '67, Montreal (Centennial Exhibition)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums