b. 1942, Red Deer, Alberta
First Nations Affiliation: Blood (Blackfoot); Peigan

A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts since 1986, Joane Cardinal-Schubert is also a writer, curator, lecturer, poet and activist for First Nations artists and individuals engaged in the struggle for Native sovereignty. A graduate of both the Alberta College of Art (1968) and the University of Calgary (1977), Cardinal-Schubert's painting and installation practice is prominent for its incisive evocation of contemporary First Nations experiences and condemnation of the imposition of Euroamerican religious, educational and governmental systems upon aboriginal people. Cardinal-Schubert worked as assistant curator at the University of Calgary Art Gallery in 1978, and the Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta, from 1979 to 1985. She has been a lobbyist for the Society of Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry (SCANA) and has won numerous scholarships and grants, including the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Award in 1976, and the Banff Centre scholarship in 1983.

R E C E N T   E X H I B I T I O N S

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

Alberta Art Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts, Edmonton, Alberta
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Québec
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ontario
University of Lethbridge, Alberta

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

Ace, Barry, and July Papatsie. Transitions: Contemporary Canadian Indian and Inuit Art. Ottawa, Ontario: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1997.

"Art autochtone à la Plaza Alexis-Nihon." Journal de Montréal, 12 décembre 1992, p. WE-2.

"Artist Fights Stereotypes." Windspeaker 7, no.8 (28 April 1989): 13.

"Artist Shares her Vision." Windspeaker 7, no. 18 (7 July 1989): 13.

"Artist's work hits us like a smack across the face: Joane Cardinal-Schubert writes the sad history of Native peoples in simple, printed letters." The (Montréal) Gazette, 12 May 1990, p. K5.

Baele, Nancy. "Five artists join past to present." The Ottawa Citizen, 19 April 1990, p. El.

Baele, Nancy. "Native artist puts writing up on the wall." The Ottawa Citizen, 26 April 1990, p. E1.

Beauchamp, Elizabeth. "Native art in spotlight: Festival perks up slow summer visual scene." The Edmonton Journal, 3 August 1990, p. C12.

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.

Cardinal-Schubert, Joane. Joane Cardinal-Schubert: This is my History: An Exhibition of Works on Paper and Canvas, 7 June-7 July 1985. Thunder Bay, Ontario: Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian Art, 1985.

Cardinal-Schubert, Joane. Time for Dialogue: Contemporary Artists. Calgary, Alberta: Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992.

"Cardinal-Schubert retrospective spans 20 years." Windspeaker 11, no. 20 (20 December 1993 - January): 13.

Cronin, Ray. "Captain Vancouver by Charles Comfort: Four Native perspectives." ARTSatlantic 15, no. 3 (Fall/Winter 1997):

"Curator (Joane Cardinal-Schubert) hopes to change racism." Calgary Herald, 5 May 1989, p. C1.

Danzker, Jo-anne Birnie. "The revolver: cultural convergence, or, should artists appropriate Native imagery?" Canadian Art 7, no. 3 (Fall 1990): 23-24.

Dibbelt, Dan. "Calgary vandals attack environmental art and strengthen its statement (Abandoned Camp Keeper of the Culture)." Windspeaker 5 no. 47 (29 January 1988): 3.

"Dream beds." Vancouver Sun, 30 September 1995, p. D5.

Enright, Robert. "The house that Joane built: The art of Joane Cardinal-Schubert." Border Crossings 11, no. 4 (1992): 47-49.

Enright, Robert. "The sky is the limit: Conversations with First Nations artists." Border Crossings 11, no. 4 (1992): 46-57.

Garneau, David. "Eye streaming." Border Crossings 17, no. 1 (February 1998): 49-50. [Review: Muttart Public Art Gallery]

Gaudet, Elaine. "Des artistes autochtones contemporains." Le (Ottawa-Hull) Droit, 12 novembre 1991, 34.

Gilmor, Alison. "The practice of conflicting art." Border Crossings 11, no. 4 (December 1992): 73f.

Joane Cardinal-Schubert: Two Decades. Calgary, Alberta: Muttart Public Art Gallery, 1997.

Kanbara, Bryce and Alfred Young Man. Visions of Power: Contemporary Art by First Nations, Inuit and Japanese Canadians. Toronto, Ontario: Earth Spirit Festival, 1991.

Lunn, Dr. John, et al. Canada's First People: A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts. Fort McMurray, Alberta: Syncrude Canada; Alberta Part Art Publications Society, 1992.

MacKay, Marilyn. "Changers: A spiritual renaissance." ARTSatlantic 11, no. 2 (Winter 1992): 34-36

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

Marcus, Angela. "Cross cultural views." The (Toronto) Art Post Review 4, no. 3 (February / March 1987): 32-34.

Mays, John Bentley. "Native artists seize the moment to display anger against history." The Toronto Globe and Mail, 16 May 1992, p. C4.

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.

"Native art is in demand." Calgary Herald, 19 April 1992, p. C1, C3.

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

"Print fosters stereotype of Natives, artist says." Globe & Mail Metro Edition, 7 July 1989, p. C10.

Redcrow, Jackie. "Artist inspired by traditional sites." Windspeaker 5, no. 31 (9 October 1987): 12.

Ryan, Allan J. "Postmodern parody: A political strategy in contemporary Canadian Native art." Art Journal 51, no. 3 (Fall 1992): 59-65.

Smith, Steven. "Western Canadian icons." Border Crossings 7, no. 3 (Summer 1988): 28-30.

Teel, Gina. "Cardinal-Schubert retrospective spans 20 years." Windspeaker (20 December 1993 - 2 January 1994): 13.

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.

Townsend, Nancy. "Joane Cardinal-Schubert: Preservation of a species, 1987-88." The Art Post 5 no. 4 (Summer 1988): 23-25. [Review: Gulf Canada Gallery, Calgary]