Early Days

Indigenous Art from the McMichael

Bonnie Devine, Sarah Milroy, John Geoghegan

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Figure 1 Publishing
20 March 2024

Art of indigenous peoples; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History of the Americas

LANDMARK PUBLICATION: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, located in Ontario, is Canada's only museum devoted exclusively to Canadian art. It has one of the largest permanent collections of Indigenous art in Canada,

more than 1,500 works

including the second largest collection of Inuit art. We have published several catalogues with the McMichael, and this will be their largest to date. THREE CONFIRMED U.S. SHOW DATES: This exhibit catalogue accompanies a show that was put on at the McMichael in 2021, and is now travelling to three U.S. cities (Phoenix, Albuquerque, and Norfolk

dates and locations listed in marketing points). MORE THAN 60 CONTRIBUTORS: Bringing together works from 18th century to contemporary artists, this book celebrates the diversity and vitality of Indigenous art in Canada.

Edited by: Bonnie Devine, Sarah Milroy, John Geoghegan
Imprint: Figure 1 Publishing
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 254mm,
ISBN: 9781773272337
ISBN 10: 1773272330
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 20 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bonnie Devine is an installation artist, educator, and writer. An off-reserve member of the Genaabaajing Anishinaabek (Serpent River First Nation) on the north shore of Lake Huron, Devine explores issues of land, environment, treaty, history, and narrative. Though she holds degrees from both the Ontario College of Art and Design University and York University, Devine’s most enduring learning came from her grandparents, who were trappers on the Canadian Shield in Northern Ontario. In 2014 and 2015 she installed Battle for the Woodlands at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Her recent exhibitions include the touring show La Rabida, Soul of Conquest: an Anishinaabe encounter curated by the Art Gallery of Peterborough (2018–22), The Gift at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (2022), and From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (2022–23). Recent public acknowledgements of Devine’s practice include a Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award and OCAD U’s Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity in 2019, as well as a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2021. Sarah Milroy is Chief Curator at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The former editor and publisher of Canadian Art magazine, she served as lead art critic of the Globe and Mail from 2001 to 2011. In 2014, she and Ian A.C. Dejardin curated From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK, followed by Vanessa Bell (2017) and David Milne: Modern Painting (2018). Since coming to the McMichael in 2018, Milroy has curated over twenty exhibitions, including Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment (2021–22), Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art (2022), Dempsey Bob: In His Own Voice (with Curtis Collins) (2022–24), Wanda Koop: Lightworks (2022), Gathie Falk: Revelations (2022–24) and Rajni Perera: Futures (2022-24). Milroy was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2020. John Geoghegan is a curator and writer from Hamilton, Ontario, currently based in Toronto. John joined the McMichael as associate curator, collections and research, in 2022 and has contributed to several McMichael publications, including Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment (2021), Elisapee Ishulutaq: My World (2022), and Gathie Falk: Revelations (2022). He holds an MA in art history from York University and is a former senior editor of Inuit Art Quarterly.

Reviews for Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael

"""An opportunity to see the incredible diversity — colored pencil on paper, acrylic and oil painting, sculpture, carving, photography, beadwork, mixed media and more — of centuries of Indigenous art and cultural expression in book form."" —Cambridge Times"