Pierre Sioui

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C o n t e m p o r a r y N a t i v e A r t i s t s i n C a n a d a

P i e r r e S i o u i

b. 1950, Montréal, Québec
First Nations Affiliation: Huron

As a child, Pierre Sioui was educated by the Jesuits. Now a painter, graphic, and mixed-media artist, he studied briefly in the mid-1980s under Michel Leclair at the Centre de Conception Graphique GRAFF in Montréal. His work in serigraphy often assembles diverse found images in its exploration of visual and spatial perception in the context of contemporary society. In 1985, he received a bursary from the Québec Cultural Affairs Ministry.

S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S

1989	In the Shadow of the Sun (travelling)
1988	Re-visions. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta
1987-88	Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
1987	Stardusters. Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario A Celebration of Contemporary Native Art. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
1986	Ascending Culture. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

O T H E R E X H I B I T I O N V E N U E S

Canadian Consulate, Los Angeles, California
Columbia University, New York
Native Art and Craft Festival, Calixa-Lavallée Cultural Centre, Montréal, Québec
Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario

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

Alcan Company of Canada, Montréal, Québec
Indian Arts Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
La Société Immobilière du Québec, Montréal, Québec
Seneca Communications, Montréal, Québec
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario

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

Canadian Museum of Civilization, ed. In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art. Hull, Québec: The Museum, 1993.

Cardinal-Schubert, Joane. "In the red." In Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation, eds. Bruce Ziff and Pratima V. Rao, 122-133. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1997.

Fry, Jacqueline. "Stardusters." Parachute, no. 48 (September/October/November 1987): 53-54.

Mainprize, Garry. Stardusters: New Works by Jane Ash Poitras, Pierre Sioui, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Edward Poitras. Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery; translated by Sylvain Topping. Thunder Bay, Ontario: The Gallery, 1986. [Catalogue of a travelling exhibition: 8 November 1986 - 22 December 1987]

McMaster, Gerald, and Lee-Ann Martin, eds. INDIGENA: Contemporary Native Perspectives. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre, 1992./ INDIGENA: Perspectives autochtones contemporaines. Hull, Québec: Musée canadien des civilisations, 1992.

Pakasaar, Helga, Deborah Doxtater, Jean Fisher, and Rick Hill. Revisions. Banff, Alberta: Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre, 1992.

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