Reference:

Reference: Odjig was born in 1919 in Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, Ontario to an English mother and a Potawatomi father. At the age of thirteen she left school permanently due to rheumatic fever, and instead received art lessons at home from her grandfather who was a stone carver. At the beginning of World War II, she moved to Toronto for job opportunities. In 1945, she moved to British Columbia with her husband Paul Somerville. One of the largest influences on Odjig’s art was the Wikwemikong powwow in 1964. After the powwow, she was inspired to paint both the mythological legends and the lived history of the Anishinaabe. She became a co-founder of the Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. [PNIAI], a group of indigenous artists who advocated for ‘inclusion, recognition, and equal access to art funding.’ Odjig, along with Norval Morrisseau, another member of the PNIAI, was one of the first artists to represent the Anishinaabe culture and philosophy within her work. Her style is characterized by a bold use of colour, strong outlines, and calligraphic curves influenced by her grandfather. In 1971, she opened Odjig Indian Prints of Canada, now known as the Wah-Sa Gallery, to showcase Indigenous artists. In 1972, her art was placed in the Winnipeg Art Gallery, marking the first time an Indigenous artist’s work was shown in a gallery instead of a museum. She was awarded the Order of Canada in 1986. Throughout her life, Odjig was an important and influential advocate for the history and art of Indigenous peoples.

see
Daphne Odjig - A Retrospective 1946-1985 by E.McLuhan, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, 1985;
Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000 by Bob Boyer and Carol Podedworny, published by Key Porter Books, 2001;
Four Decades of Prints, by M.Wood, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005;
Daphne Odjig, by B.Devine, NGC, 2007

biography and other examples in
Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.18, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1419;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58, Westbridge Pub., 2001

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: Katie Ohe is a Canadian artist best known for her abstract and kinetic sculptures and her influential role as a teacher and mentor to generations of Alberta artists. Spanning more than six decades, her practice reflects a lifelong curiosity about movement, form, material, and the relationship between artwork and viewer.

Born in Peers, Alberta in 1937, Ohe began studying at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now Alberta University of the Arts) in 1954, where her mentors included Marion Nicoll, Luke Lindoe, Stanford Perrott, and Illingworth Kerr. She later studied child art education under Group of Seven artist Arthur Lismer at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and sculpture at the Sculpture Center in New York.

Ohe became known for kinetic sculptures that invite touch, motion, and interaction. Working in steel, aluminum, concrete, and other materials, her process-driven approach explores relationships between body, space, and form. Her broader practice also includes drawing and printmaking.

In 1970, Ohe began teaching at the Alberta College of Art, where she taught for more than 40 years and mentored numerous artists, including Chris Cran and Evan Penny. In 2007, she co-founded the Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre (KOAC) with her life partner, artist Harry Kiyooka.

Ohe’s work is held in major public and private collections across Canada. Her honours include the Alberta Order of Excellence (2019), Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilee Medals, and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025).

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at koartscentre.org

see Katie Ohe, by Richard Gordon, published by Alberta College of Art, 1991;
Katie Ohe: Ethos, Now and Then, published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2015

included in
The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 39, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 36, University of Alberta Press, 1980;
Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 95, 1986;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by Kathy E. Zimon, plate 59, University of Calgary Press, 2000

biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 60, Westbridge Publishing, 2001
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 5, pg. 1428

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: see artist website www.glennolson.net; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: see
Toni Onley: A Retrospective Exhibition, by T.Lindberg, V.A.G., 1978;
Toni Onley: A Silent Thunder, by R.Boulet, Prentice Hall, 1981;
Onley's Arctic, by T.Onley, Douglas and McIntyre, 1989

biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1435;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.62, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975

exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.311;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.290

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at neilpattersonopamaster.com;

biography and other examples in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.71, Westbridge Pub., 2001

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: for more information and examples of work see ccca.art/B>