About Urban Shaman

*Above image Urban Shaman as it pretty much is today at 290 McDermot Ave location

MISSION STATEMENT
Urban Shaman is an Aboriginal artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.

VISION
Urban Shaman presents contemporary Indigenous Aboriginal art with integrity while remaining rooted in our diverse Aboriginal cultures.

MANDATE
Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art is a nationally recognized leader in Aboriginal arts programming and one of the foremost venues and voices for Aboriginal art in Canada. Our focus on developing new programming and new ways of presenting it have resulted in increased exposure and the expansion of our activities. Urban Shaman is dedicated to the Aboriginal arts community and arts community at large.

• Committed to serving the needs of emerging, mid-career, and established Aboriginal artists through exhibitions and associated programming, workshops, residencies and curatorial initiatives.
• Dedicated to contributing to art historical and cultural critical discourses on a local, national, and international level.
• Committed to facilitating artistic production, education, and appreciation of contemporary art as an important and empowering tool for Aboriginal peoples.

Admission to the gallery is free.

16th Annual 50 to 500 Members Exhibition

In alphabetical order artists featured here:

Kale Bonham
“Mashkiki Won (Medicines)”
2020


Medium: Acrylic Ink on Paper
Size: 11x14
Price: $65 for a hoodie, $29 for a tshirt or $20 for a tote bag
https://teespring.com/stores/kaleiforniatattoos
https://www.instagram.com/kaleiforniatattoos/
https://www.facebook.com/kaleiforniatattoos
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Connie Chappel
“Specimen”
2019
details
fungal gall, branches, badger hair, nylon surgical suture, glue
26 x 32 x 7 cm (h x w x d)
www.conniechappel.com

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Karen Cornelius
“Foliage under the glass”

Medium: electro-etching
Size 4x4 inch
Price:$110
These works are available through website, Martha Street Studio & WAG shop when they reopen.
karencornelius.com/growinggoinggoneshop
https://www.instagram.com/growing_going_gone_kc/

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Maria Epp
“Holding My Thoughts”
2019

India Ink on Cotton Paper
Professionally Framed 15” x 16”
$225.00
mariaeppart.com
instagram.com/mariaeppart/
etsy.com/ca/shop/MariaEppArt

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Jessie Jannuska
“S’untokec’a Ska Wakan Winyan (Holy White Wolf Woman)”
2017

Oil paint, beer bottle glass, Great Grandpa Peter’s Belt
Not for sale
48” x 28”
Image credit: Serge Saurette
https://www.instagram.com/jessiejannuskaart/

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Candace Lipischak
Multidisciplinary Artist
Owner/Fat Daug-Hand Carved Antler Jewelry
“Outside Promises: Treaty 1”
2019

Acrylics on antique saw blade
13”
For sale
www.candacelipischak.com
www.fatdaug.com

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LGW
“Destination”
2018

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size of Artwork: 24 inches X 11 inches X 8 inches
www.lookinggreywolfwoman.art

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Bret Parenteau
“Freedom of Space”
2020

16” x 20”,
collage/print
price $300 – ($100 donation to Urban)
https://www.instagram.com/b.p___/
https://www.youtube.com/user/taqutios/videos?disable_polymer=1
http://blinkers.website/heat-of-a-hand.html

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Jackie Turnbull
“Pink Tulips”
2020

medium:  Acrylic & Mixed Media
size: 11” x 14” oval canvas
Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if interested in contacting the artist
https://www.instagram.com/turnbulljackie/

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Lana Winfield
“Tree”

https://www.instagram.com/lana_winfield.winnipegartist/
http://lanawinfield.weebly.com/

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Connie Wawruck-Hemmett / Eclecti-con Art
“Finding Reconciliation”

Pen and print on paper
Poster framed 16x20
$65

On Patrol: An Homage to the Bear Clan

12x16
Mixed media on canvas
Includes poem by artist
$130
https://www.facebook.com/eclecticonart/
https://www.facebook.com/wawruckhemmett.artist/

Think #GivingTuesday and Urban Shaman Gallery this December 1

Image: Artist: Norval Morrisseau from the programming “Miskwaabik Animiiki / Copper Thunderbird” Gallery view. Foreground of vest & headdress c. 1970’s made by the artist.

Your gift can make a difference this GivingTuesday. Donate $20 or more to our charity and we’ll get an additional $2 from CanadaHelps.

Give to Urban Shaman Gallery here on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
http://www.canadahelps.org/gcgc/74575

Urban Shaman is dedicated to the Aboriginal arts community and the arts community at large. Your support will ensure we can meet the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.
http://www.urbanshaman.org

*https://www.canadahelps.org/en/givingtuesday-2020-extra-2-offer/?utm_source=ch-charitylife&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gt2020-special-offer