Judy Chartrand

(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…

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Bob Boyer

(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…

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Indigenous Art

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,…

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Art from Saskatchewan

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…

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David Garneau

(b. 1962) Located in CT 217 (Language Institute (La Cité) 2nd floor)   Au Cœur de la Prairie, 2005Acrylic on canvas60″ x 48″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2006.5   Métis artist David Garneau was born in Edmonton in 1962. He has lived and worked in many cities across Canada from Calgary to Halifax to Regina. Growing up with…

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David Garneau

(b. 1962) Located in CT 216 (Language Institute (La Cité) 2nd floor)     An Interesting Meeting on the Prairies, 2005Acrylic on canvas61″ x 37″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2006.4   Métis artist David Garneau was born in Edmonton in 1962. He has lived and worked in many cities across Canada including Calgary, Halifax and Regina. His first…

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Language Institute (La Cité)

Campus Map SECOND FLOOR David Garneau (An Interesting Meeting on the Prairies, 2005) David Garneau (Au Cœur de la Prairie, 2005) Wilf Perreault (Alley Cat, 2000 and January, 1997)

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David Garneau

(b. 1962) Located outside RC 258 (Dr. William Riddell Centre, 2nd floor)   Batoche Teepee, 2009Oil on canvas36 1/2″ x 25″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2012.1 Métis artist David Garneau was born in Edmonton in 1962. He has lived and worked in many cities across Canada from Calgary to Halifax to Regina. His first exhibition was at the…

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Lita Fontaine

(b. 1958) Located in hallway outside RC 274 in Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance (Dr. William Riddell Centre, 2nd floor) Blood (Remnants of my Grandmothers), 2000Mixed media35″ x 35″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; gc.2001.1 Intermedia artist Lita Fontaine describes herself as tri-cultural: Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Métis. Born in 1958 in Portage la Prairie, a member of Long Plain First Nation,…

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