Located in CB 201.4, hallway (College Avenue 2nd Floor) Awareness, 2021Acrylic on canvas28″ x 20″ ea.University of Regina President’s Art Collection (Annual Indigenous Acquisition); pc.2022.20 My work examines the connection between traditional and modern Indigenous knowledge. As an Indigenous artist, I embody past, present, and future Indigenousness, as well as spirit and science. Energy is vibrational information that changes…
1954-2019 Currently not on display Nakahsoowot, c. 1997Wood, hair, feathers, beads, metal19″ x 12″ x 11″Gift of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, S.O.M., C.M., 2018; sc.2018.02 Plains Cree/ Wolastoqiyik educator and artist, Ned Bear (1954-2019), was inspired to carve at the age of eight, after watching an Elder from his home community…
(B. 1954) Located in CB 201.4, hallway outside CB 208 (College Avenue 2nd Floor) Covid-19 Mask No. 6, 2020Mixed mediaUniversity of Regina, President’s Art Collection (Annual Indigenous Acquisition); pc.2020.07 Ruth Cuthand (b. 1954), is a Plains Cree, Scottish and Irish artist and educator born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. At a young age Cuthand and her family relocated to Cardston,…
(b. 1959) Located in RI 118.1 (Office of Indigenization, Research and Innovation Centre)View by appointment only* Hangover Soup, 2002Ceramic, wood, plexiglass, readymade9 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ x 4″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; gc.2002.4 Multidisciplinary Cree artist, Judy Chartrand (b. 1959), was introduced to ceramics after attending a local studio offering readymade ceramics for painting. A friend asked Chartrand…
(1948-2004) Red Scarves, Street People and Polluted Rain (1988) located in CB 201.9, next to stairs (College Avenue 2nd Floor) It’s always about the rain (n.d.) located in CB 201.6, elevator lobby (College Avenue 2nd Floor) Red Scarves, Street People and Polluted Rain, 1988Oil over acrylic on linen canvas72″ x 84″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2017.43 It’s always…
(b. 1967 & 1969) Located in CB 201.4, hallway outside CB 208 (College Avenue 2nd Floor) Parallel Worlds, Intersecting Moments, 2012Beads on stroud cloth, online video 28″ x 20″ ea. University of Regina President’s Art Collection (Annual Indigenous Acquisition); pc.2019.03 Parallel Worlds, Intersecting Moments (2012) consists of two beaded Quick Response (QR) codes collaboratively created by Judy Anderson and…
The University of Regina is located on Treaty 4 lands, with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the territories of the nêhiyawak (Cree), Anihšināpēk (Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Within the President’s Art Collection’s holdings are a significant collection of Indigenous artworks from across Turtle Island/ Canada, including work by Anihšināpēk,…
Saskatchewan has a rich history of artistic practice which is represented in the President’s Art Collection. Our holdings include the modernist abstractions of the Regina Five, Indigenous sculpture, textiles and painting, and ceramics in the Regina Clay tradition. Jack Sures (1934-2018), was a longtime professor at the University of Regina, founded the University’s ceramics program in 1965. Examples of his…
(b. 1955) Located in RI 108* (Aboriginal Student Centre, Research and Innovation Centre 1st floor) Keith BirdElk Whistle, 2006Oil pigment on buffalo hide72″ x 72″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2012.10 This showing is about Aboriginal spiritual teachings and the refreshing of old stories and spiritual practises that may have been forgotten or are no longer used in this…
(1931-2007) Currently not on display Artwork can be viewed by appointment. Please contact presidents.art.collection@uregina.ca. Norval Morrisseau (Copper Thunderbird)Graveyard Scavenger, c. 1966Acrylic on Kraft paper35″ x 73″University of Regina President’s Art Collection, Shumiatcher donation. Gift of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, S.O.M., C.M., 2016; sc.2016.60 Norval Morrisseau (Copper Thunderbird) was born…
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