Colleen Cutschall

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

C o l l e e n C u t s c h a l l

a.k.a. Larvie
b. 1951, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
First Nations Affiliation: Oglala Lakota

Colleen Cutschall began her training with noted painter Oscar Howe in the late 1960s. Graduating with a B.F.A. from Barat College in Illinois in 1973, and an M.S.Ed. from Black Hills State College in 1976, she has taught and worked extensively in integrated curriculum development. Primarily a painter, Cutschall has developed a technique which replicates elaborate beadwork, but often works in installation. Cutschall uses both natural and new materials, and her research into First Nations ritual, cosmology, mythology, astronomy, and current issues are developed into works intended to educate and lay the critical foundations for a globally-sustainable future. She teaches visual arts at Manitoba's Brandon University.

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

1996	House Made of Stars. Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg Manitoba The Arch in Patriarch. St.Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba Blowing on the Mud: Art of the First People. Kenderdine Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1995	Sister Wolf in Her Moon. Thunder Bay Gallery, Ontario Across the Backgrounds and Traditions. Central Michigan University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan Bead, Basket and Quill. Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ontario (travelling)
1994	Selected Manitoba Artists. Ace Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba (travelling)
1993	Catching the Sun's Tail. Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba Cloisters. Mentoring Artist Program for Women's Art and St. Norbert's Art and Cultural Centre, St. Norbert, Manitoba
1992	Enduring Strength. Intermedia Art and Two Rivers Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota (travelling)
1990	Voice in the Blood. Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon (travelling)
1985	Encore. Artmain Gallery, Minot, North Dakota
1980	Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Centre, US Department of Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Rapid City, South Dakota

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

Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba
Government of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Oscar Howe Art Centre, Mitchell, South Dakota
Indian and Northern Affairs Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Kenderdine Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
Sioux Indian Museum and Craft Centre, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Rapid City, South Dakota
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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

Cutschall, Colleen. Colleen Cutschall: House Made of Stars. Essays by Shirley Madill, Allan J. Ryan and Ruth B. Phillips. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1996.

Cutschall, Colleen. "Jackson Beardy: Ambassador, alchemist, artist." In Jackson Beardy: A Life's Work, ed. Shirley Madill. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1994.

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

"House made of stars." Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 1996, p. B6. [Review: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba]

"Ritualized suffering part of traditions." Calgary Herald, 29 October 1994, p. B11, B13.

Townsend-Gault, Charlotte. "Ritualizing ritual's rituals (ritual as a vehicle for personal and social negotiation in contemporary Native American Art)." Art Journal 51 (Fall 1992): 51-58.

University of Victoria Division of Continuing Studies. Women in Religion. Project team: Dr. Harold Coward, Dr. Murray Edwards, Ms. Brishkai Lund. 2 videocassettes ca. 120 min. each. Victoria, British Columbia: University of Victoria, 1993. [Part 6: Aboriginal (Lakota) / Colleen Cutschall]

"Voice in the blood: A conversation with Colleen Cutschall." Canadian Woman Studies 11, no. 1 (Spring 1990): p. 11-14.

"WAG resident artist (Colleen Cutschall) exploring Lakota Indian myth." Winnipeg Free Press, 15 January 1992, p. C29.

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