Ryan Rice

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

R y a n R i c e

b. 1965, Kahnawake, Québec
First Nations Affiliation: Mohawk

Principally a printmaker, painter, and multimedia artist, Ryan Rice is part of the emerging generation of artists who are contributing to expanding definitions of First Nations' cultural identity. Rice graduated from Concordia University in 1993 with a B.F.A. in printmaking, and during his studies he was twice the finalist for the Prix Albert Dumouchel. He subsequently worked as Museum Educator at the Iroquois Indian Museum in Howe's Cave, New York, and was Adjunct Professor at State University of New York (SUNY), Cobleskill, N.Y. Rice later interned at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Québec under the direction of Gerald McMaster. He is currently the Curatorial Assistant at the Indian Art Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario. Rice is a founding member of the artists' collective Nation to Nation.

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

1998	Exploring Old Territory in a New Way. Rathbone Gallery, Sage Colleges, Albany, New York Tattoo Nation. The Other Gallery, Banff, Alberta Art Multiples, Reproduction and Fine Print. SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario IrokensenArt. Amerikahaus, Frankfurt, Germany Eastern Stars: Alumni of the Institute of American Indian Arts. American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1997	Native Love. Open Space, Victoria, British Columbia; Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario Cyberpowwow. Oboro/Nation To Nation, Montréal, Québec Six of the Nation. Kanienkahaka Raotitiohkwa, Kahnawake, Québec Tattoo Nation. Tatouage Imago/Nation To Nation, Montréal, Québec
1996	Group Exhibition. POPS Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia Native Love. Urban Shaman, Winnipeg, Manitoba; AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; ArtSpace, Peterborough, Ontario Native Survival: Response to HIV/AIDS. Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York; Two Rivers Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1995	Volume 1: Book Arts by Native American Artists. American Indian Contemporary Arts Gallery, San Francisco, California; Hallwalls, Buffalo, New York Native Survival: Response to HIV/AIDS. American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, N.Y. Native Love. Nation To Nation, Montréal, Québec
1994	Nation to Nation Presents: Vision to Vision. McGill University, Montréal, Québec
1993	Ionhentie! The Spirit Lives. Stoker Art Festival, Lennoxville, Québec Karahstanion. KUTS Gallery, Montréal, Québec
1992	Ethnomosaiique. Galerie McClure du Centre des Arts Visuels, Montréal, Québec Art Mohawk '92. Strathearn Centre, Montréal, Québec What Happens After 1992? American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, NY Columbus: Collision/Convergence of Cultures. Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
1990	Prix Albert Dumouchel: Exposition des oeuvres Selectionnées Québec Universities (travelling)

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

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada , Hull, Québec

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

Iwaasa, Sara and Kathleen Hugessen. "A presence recognized." Concordia University Magazine, March 1994, p. 10 - 15.

Maskegon-Iskwew, Ahasiw. "Native love: Subverting the boundaries of the heart." FUSE Magazine 19, no. 4 (Summer 1996): 24-33.

Rice, Ryan. David General: A Glance At . . . . Hull, Québec: Indian and Inuit Art Gallery, 1998.

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