Daphne Odjig | |
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Born | Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada | September 11, 1919
Died | October 1, 2016 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 97)
Awards | Order of Canada, 1986 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, 2007 |
Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1989 |
Daphne Odjig, CM OBC RCA (September 11, 1919 – October 1, 2016), was a Canadian First Nations artist of Odawa-Potawatomi-English heritage. Her paintings are often characterized as Woodlands Style or as the pictographic style.
She was the driving force behind the Professional Native Indian Artists Association, colloquially known as the Indian Group of Seven, a group considered a pioneer in bringing First Nations art to the forefront of Canada's art world.[1] She received a number of awards for her work, including the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Award and five honorary doctorates.[2][3]
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