Dana Alan Williams

A n I n t r o d u c t i o n t o
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

D a n a A l a n W i l l i a m s

b. 1953, Parry Sound, Ontario
First Nations Affiliation: Potawatomi

In 1975, Dana Alan Williams completed a certificate in Design and Commercial Art at George Brown College of Applied Arts, then studied at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design (1980-82) and McGill University (1983-85). Williams's father was a painter, and encouraged his son's activities, which now include sculpture and mixed media. Williams has contributed as a board member for the Society for Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry (SCANA) in 1989, directed and co-curated the notable comprehensive exhibition, New Territories: 350/500 Years After in Montréal, Québec, and curated Canada's First People: A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts both in 1992.

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

1993-94	On Being Indian and Living with Shaganosh. Gallery of the American Indian Community House, New York, NY
1992	Nouveaux Territoires: 350/500 Ans Après. Les Maisons de la Culture, Montréal, Québec After Columbus - 500 Years. Jamaica Arts Centre, New York, NY We’re Still Here. Gallery of the American Indian Community House, New York, NY Group Show. Indian Art Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
1989-90	Exposition itinerante d’aquarelles. Paris and Toulouse, France
1988	Native Women’s Crisis Shelter Art Auction. Centre culturel de Cote-des-Neiges, Montréal, Québec Indian Art. Byward Building, Ottawa, Ontario Contemporary Indian Art. Visual Arts Centre, Westmount, Québec
1987	Art and Nature Exhibition. Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
1986	New Beginnings. Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario Contemporary Indian Art. Canada House, Columbia University, New York, NY
1985	Inaugural Exhibition. Okwari Gallery, Kahnawake, Québec
1982	New Works By A New Generation. Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan A Visual Interpretation: Indian Social and Political Realities. Gallery of the American Indian Community House, New York, NY Grad Show 82. Charles M. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario

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

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Québec
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Native Friendship Centre, Montréal, Québec
Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario

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

Cauchon, Paul. "Pour briser les stereotypes." Le Devoir, 10 December 1992, p. A-1, A-4.

Duncan, Ann. "Native art of Americas is eye-opening." The (Montréal) Gazette, 19 September 1992, p. J-1.

Matuz Robert, ed. St. James Guide to Native North American Artists. Detroit, Michigan: St. James Press, 1998.

Tétrault, Pierre-Léon, Dana Alan Williams, Guy Sioui Durand, Alfred Young Man, et al. New Territories: 350/500 Years After: An Exhibition of Contemporary Aboriginal Art of Canada. Prefaces by Robert Houle, Tom Hill. Montréal, Québec: Ateliers Vision planétaire, 1992.

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