Roger Crait is from Cross Lake Manitoba, he has lived in Winnipeg
all his life. As long as he can remember he has been drawn to the
arts.
It
wasn't until high school when he was in grade 10, that his art teacher
perceived him to be a 'trouble maker' and told him never to return.
Roger recalls "I felt bannished for life". This moment became
a transformation period for Roger. The following years, he re-registered
in the art class and excelled in those years by winning the Fort Richmond
High School art award consecutively untill his graduation in 1995.
Upon
his graduation he enrolled at the University of Manitoba Fine Arts
Program. He is extremely grateful to have learned more of his Native
roots from Roger Armitte, the elder in residence at the Native Student
Centre.
By
learning more about his Native culture, Roger is able to express himself
through the medium of art. It is through incorporating traditional
and contemporary techniques that he is able to inform the general
public that Native art is continually evolving.
One
of his accomplishments was when he organized a solo exhibition titled
'Red Dwarf' in February 1998. In a warehouse in Winnipeg, he showcased
1126 pieces of his art work to the general public.
It
is his ambition to have a career as an artist and to share what traditional
teachings, he has learned.
