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B r i a n C l a r k

b. 1951, Fort McMurray, Alberta
First Nations Affiliation: Cree

Website: http://vvv.com/westward/clark/clark.html

Self-taught sculptor Brian Clark realizes work inspired by nature in stone, wood, and metal, as well as traditional drawing and painting media. Trained originally as an electrical technician at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, owners of his work include HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, k.d.lang, David Suzuki, and international collectors. He has completed major commissions for the Calgary Flames (Stanley Cup Championship commemoration), and, with assistance from the First Nations Fort Mackay Band, seven life-size Bison for Syncrude Canada each weighing in excess of 35 tonnes with an average height of 4 meters. Made from Siltstone drawn from the local minesite, a highway divides the sculptures. An award-winning video, A Shared Vision hosted by Tom Jackson was made for Syncrude by Videotron of Calgary.

R E C E N T E X H I B I T I O N S

1997	Zeven, Germany Mill Bay, British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Fort McMurray, Alberta
1996	Frames & More. Fort McMurray, Alberta Estabrooks, Red Deer, Alberta
1995	Bison Gateway. [outdoor installation] Fort Mc Murray, Alberta Tamarack Gallery, Fort McMurray, Alberta
1994	Century Plaza Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia Tamarack Gallery, Fort McMurray, Alberta The Grail Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia Estabrooks, Red Deer, Alberta Western Lights Group (travelling) The Flint Project, Victoria, British Columbia The Grail Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia Humanum Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1993	Marika's Jewellery & Fine Art, Banff, Alberta Tamarack Gallery, Fort McMurray, Alberta Karuna Gallery, Calgary, Alberta Humanum Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1992	Canada's First People: A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts (travelling)
1991	American Indian Com House Gallery, New York Marika's Fine Art, Banff, Alberta Mountain Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta Jordan Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina Humanum Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Scotia Place, Edmonton, Alberta
1990	American Indian Com House Gallery, New York, New York Alberta House, New York, New York Marika's Fine Art, Banff, Alberta Mountain Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Sheraton Caravan Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta

S E L E C T E D B I B L I O G R A P H Y

"Artist brings stone to life (The Bison Gateway is the entrance to the Wood Bison Trail)." Windspeaker 13, no. 6 (October 1995): 31.

"Eight local apprentices take on the Bison." Windspeaker 13, no. 6 (October 1995): 32.

Lunn, Dr. John, et al. Canada's First People: A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts. Fort McMurray, Alberta: Syncrude Canada; Alberta Part Art Publications Society, 1992.

Lusty, Terry. "Three Native artists open at Bearclaw Gallery." Windspeaker 5, no. 2 (20 March 1987): 16.

"Wood bison unveiling (Bison Gateway : outdoor art installation north of Fort McMurray) - Harris." Globe & Mail Metro Edition, 4 September 1995, p. C1.

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