 - Artist & Author Arnold J. Isbister of western Canada.
Arnold J. Isbister Author of Stories Mo-Shum & Ko-Kum Told Me Arnold J. Isbister is a celebrated native artist in Canada. He resides with his family in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Arnold’s words.. What I hope to transfer is that feeling of being there o...
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| | History - Biblio Arnold James Isbister - ph:306-665-0396 e-mail: aji@shaw.ca 1339-2nd Ave. North Saskatoon, SK S7K 2E6 Canada Competitions entered: Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, ON - Juried 1978 McKenzie Art Gallery Regina, SK - Juried 1979 Mendel Art Gallery Saskatoon SK - Juried 1979 Solo Exhibitions Bearclaw Gallery Edmonton AB March 21 - April 4, 1998 Bearclaw Gallery Calgary AB Nov/Dec 1997 Gallery on the Pacific Saskatoon SK April 11 - 25, 1997 Circle East Galleries Saskatoon SK Nov 20 - Dec 11, 1997 Dreamcatcher Gallery Saskatoon SK July 10 - 24, 1997 Group Exhibitions Agora Gallery SOHO, New York, NY Oct - 14, 1998 Bennett-Scarritt Centre Nashville TN Sept 1999 - Jan 2000 University Club Portland, OR Oct - Dec, 2000 Wanuskewin Museum Gallery Saskatoon, SK “One-Man Exhibition” Nov.2000-July 2001 Urban Shaman Winnipeg, MB “One-Man Exhibition” Sept.-Oct. 2001 Lincoln Medical Centre New Jersey 3-Americas Group Sept.-Oct.2001 Cork Gallery New York, NY 3-Americas Nov.- Jan. 2003 DenHaag Holland Group(through Europe-Asia) Jan.-May? 2003 ** Artique ACAGallery NYC & Montreal permanent Gallery Artist 2004 – Works by A.J. Isbister are found within collections throughout North America including: Ø University of Saskatchewan Ø Suncor Corporation Ø Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada Ø Banff School of Fine Arts Ø Princeton Development, Toronto, ON Ø Westcoast Investments Ø Federation of Sask. Indian Nations Ø Samson Healing Lodge Ø University of Alberta Hospital Ø Tootoosis collection Ø HRH Prince Charles’ Royal Collection Ø 2006 INAC Aqusition for National Indian Art Centre/Ottawa Saskatoon Star Phoenix ØFront page piece on Murals at Circle & 8th expansion 1996 Parkhurst Exchange ØVolume 5, No. 2, Feb 1997 Alberta Galleries ØDec 1997 to Jan 1998/ Calgary Bearclaw Alberta Galleries Øsummer edition / Edmonton Bearclaw WindSpeaker > National Aboriginal Magazine(2 times) NYArts Magazine ØSOHO district Sept 19 - Oct 10 1998 “Dreamland” at Agora Gallery, New York, NY Bennett-Scarritt Newsletter ØJuly/Aug edition for Sept 199 - Jan 2000 Nashville,TN > Vanderbilt University CBC News/Arts Ø“Jennifer Weber - Arts Reel” Ch. 12 Sept 18, 19, 1997 CBC & CTV National News * official presentation of one of my paintings to Prince Charles - April 29th, 2001, Wanuskewin Park MIX National ARTS Magazine > Volume 27, winter 2001 –2002/pg.20 Toronto Book Expo 2005 > new book release, “Stories Moshum & Kokum Told Me”; short stories with paintings/sketches LPG(LiteryPressGroup) Canada > press interview at Toronto(search LPG for live interview) on paintings/stories StarPhoenix Newspaper/Saskatoon > Lifestyles piece on visual Art and new book/Aug.2005 McNally Robinson/Oct.2nd > book shortlisted for 2005 Aboriginal Book of the Year “Native America Calling” – May 2006 - international Radio –1hr. interview & phone-in Internet ØGuest artist @ TC Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia ØMain St. permanent gallery off Sympatico.Sk home page ØInvitation/award from AFAP (Art Faces Art Places) based out of North Carolina - www.artplaces.com/isbister; now on the Board of Directors ØInvitation/award from www.nativeamericinc.com out of Seattle, Washington Posters ØDesignated artist for 2000 Social Services Government poster |
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