Ellen Gabriel

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Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel

b. Kanehsatà:ke, Québec
First Nations Affiliation: Mohawk

Primarily an illustrator, Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel is a graduate of Concordia University's B.F.A. programme (1990). She first came to national attention as spokesperson for the People of the Longhouse of Kanehsatà:ke during the Crisis of 1990 (Oka) and has continued in this role at speaking engagements across Canada, in Europe, and in Japan. To this end also, she sees her art as combatting the stereotypes and misconceptions held by non-Natives. Gabriel was the recipient of a Canadian Native Arts Foundation Grant (1989-90) and a Seagram's Foundation - Concordia University Video production grant (1992-97).

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

1998	Iroquois Art Exhibit. Frankfurt, Germany Les femmeuses 98. Pratt & Whitney, Longueuil, Québec First Peoples' House, McGill University, Montréal, Québec
1996	UNBC Women's Exhibit and Solo Exhibit. Prince George, British Columbia Two Artists No Borders. Montréal, Québec
1993	Courants Rouges LaGare Gallery, L'Annonciation, Québec
1992	Nouveaux Territoires: 350/500 Ans Après. Québec City, Québec; Montréal, Québec; Mexico City, Mexico Mohawk Art '92. Centre Strathearn, Montréal, Québec
1991	Okanata. A Space Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1990	Solo Exhibition. L’Image Boreale/Eskimo Art Gallery, Montréal, Québec
1982-83	Avant-Garde Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

S E L E C T E D C O L L E C T I O N S

Kanehsatà:ke Resource Centre, Kanehsatà:ke Mohawk Territory (Québec)

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

"Gabriel speaks for the Mohawks with paint, pen and canvas." The (Montréal) Gazette, 21 June 1991, p. A1.

Lepage, Jocelyne. "Pour la suite du monde." La Presse, 12 January 1992, p. C7.

"Mohawk alters mediums to express her culture." Vancouver Sun, 24 June 1991, p. C5.

"Mohawk's art replaces microphones at Oka (Ellen Gabriel)." Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1991, p. 15.

"Still working to heal the wounds seven years after the standoff at Oka." CTV News, 12 July 1997. [television programme]

Tétreault, Pierre-Léon. Nouveaux Territoires: 350/500 Ans Après. Exposition d’art Aborigène Contemporain du Québec et du Mexique. Montréal, Québec: Visions Planetaire, 1992.

Van Den Hende Kananatatie, and Brenda Katlatont Gabriel Doxtator. At the Wood's Edge. Photographs and original illustrations by Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel. Kanehsatà:ke Mohawk Territory (Québec): Kanehsatà:ke Education Centre,1995.

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