b. 1921, Poundmaker’s Reserve, Saskatchewan
First Nations Affiliation: Plains Cree

One of the founders of the narrative tradition in Canadian First Nations art, Beaudry paints the historic events and culture of his nineteenth-century Cree ancestors, their interactions with Europeans, and reserve life of the 1920s. In addition to personal experiences, Beaudry derives much of his information from consultation with elders, as well as library research. The artist began to paint with acrylics after health problems forced his retirement in 1958 from the Canadian National Railways. These stemmed from military service in WWII, where Beaudry was captured as a prisoner of war. The great-grandson of Plains Cree Chief Poundmaker, Askeyjoesno, Beaudry’s Native name is translated in English as ‘Covers-the-Earth-Boy’ or ‘Goes-Around-the-Earth Child.’

R E C E N T   E X H I B I T I O N S

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

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
The Heritage Center, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Assiniboia Gallery , Regina, Saskatchewan

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

Heritage Center Inc. Collection, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan

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

Cardinal-Schubert, Joane. Mark Makers: An Exhibition of Work by Artists Who Have Lived and Worked in Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1997.

Eight From the Prairies. Thunder Bay, Ontario: Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1987.

Two Worlds: Contemporary Indian Art From the Collection of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Regina, Saskatchewan : Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1985.