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Self Portrait, Burning the Ruler
plexiglass, 17 1/2 x 13 in, 44.45 x 33.02 cm |
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Carl Beam
Born
in M’Chigeeng, West Bay, Manitoulin Island
1943 – 2005
Ojibway heritage
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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
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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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Retrospective Exhibitions
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2010 -
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Carl Beam, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (Oct. 2010 - Jan. 2011) |
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| 2011 |
Exhibition of Works by Carl Beam,
La Parete Gallery, Toronto (Apri. - May, 2011) |
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| 2006 |
Carl Beam: Breaking the Rules, Galerie d’art Vincent, Ottawa, Ontario |
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
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| 2005 |
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario |
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Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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Art Gallery of Minden, Minden, Ontario |
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Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario |
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| 2004 |
It's all Relative: Carl, Ann & Anong Beam, Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario |
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| 2003 |
It's all Connected: Carl & Ann Beam, Gardiner Ceramic Museum, Toronto, Ontario
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Gatherings, National Museum Of History, Taiwan |
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Feigned Memories, The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta |
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| 2002 |
The Whale of Our
Being, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa |
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Selected Works, Steel City Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario |
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Shamans and Ravens: Carl Beam, Deleon White Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
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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 |
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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Antonio, Marcel Barbeau, Carl Beam, Paul-Vanier Beaulieu, Molly Lamb Bobak, David Bolduc, Miller Brittain,