Ruth Cuthand: Back Talk: Works 1983-2009 = Kîhkâhtowi-Naskwêwasimowin: Atoskêwina 1983-2009
Ruth Cuthand
2012
Ruth Cuthand was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and is of Plains Cree and Scottish ancestry. For nearly 30 years her works talk back to mainstream media and colonial society, addressing the frictions between cultures, the failures of representation, and the political uses of anger in Canada. Her subjects include white liberal attitudes towards Indigenous women, the Canadian response to the 1990 Oka crisis, Mormon-Native relations in Cardston, Alberta (the artist's childhood home), and more. This comprehensive overview features a selection of artworks produced between 1983 and 2009, including the complete suite of twelve award-winning beadworks, the Trading series, which depict the diseases that ravished First Nations upon European contact. As an artist, teacher, and cultural activist, Cuthand has been extremely influential on contemporary Indigenous artists across Canada.
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Identifier
L0193Call Number
N6549.C88 A4 2012Extent
144 pages : illustrations ; softcover 28 cmLanguage
ISBN
9781896359779Place of Publication
Saskatoon, SKPublication Type
PrintCurator
Jen BudneyArtist
Ruth CuthandPublisher
Mendel Art GalleryEditor
Jen BudneyCollection
grunt gallery LibraryPublication copyright 2012 Mendel Art Gallery. Artwork copyright 2012 Ruth Cuthand. Individual texts copyright 2012 the authors.