Norval Morrisseau: 2010 Retrospective - October 16 - November 20, 2010

Norval Morrisseau: 2010 Retrospective

Kinsman Robinson Gallery

October 16 - November 20, 2010

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Jack Pollock at the Kinsmen Robinson Gallery (1991) Norval Morrisseau Art Exhibition

Jack Pollock

at the Norval Morrisseau Exhibition

held at the Kinsmen Robinson Gallery - circa 1991

More magical Morrisseaus

For most artists, making art is a quiet, gentle pursuit. But for Norval Morrisseau it's a matter of life and death. Always has been.

When he began painting the sacred legends of the Ojibway in the early 1960s, he found himself up against tribal shaman aghast at his effrontery. The stories Morrisseau depicted were forbidden territory; anyone who broke the rule had to pay the price.

But Morrisseau's magic was stronger than his rivals and three decades later, he's not just alive, but creatively well. He has finished painting his next solo exhibition, which will open this Saturday at the Kinsman Robinson Galleries, 14 Hazelton Ave.

Christopher Hume

Toronto Star

Sep 24, 1997

Man Changes into Bear Walker (1989) by Norval Morrisseau

Man Changes into Bear Walker

Norval Morrisseau

acrylic on canvas, 36 ¼” x 111 ¼”, 1989

Since returning from Paris last June Norval Morrisseau has been working on a new body of work.The visions like ancient taboos that have changed into dreams of the future, come to life on canvas. They are talismans of hope for the future and images of respect from the past.

 Bryant Ross

The Art Emporium, Vancouver, 1989