Peter Morin

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Peter Morin
BornSeptember 8, 1977
Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityTahltan Nation
Known forPerformance, Curation and Author

Peter Morin is a Tahltan Nation artist, author, curator and professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design. [1] He was born on September 8, 1977, in Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada [2] and identifies as member of the Crow clan. [3] He addresses the issues of decolonization as well as Indigenous identity and language in his practice. [4]

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Education

Morin completed his Masters of Fine Art at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in 2010, and a Bachelor of Visual Arts at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2001. He also completed the Summer Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University in 2005, attended the Gulf Island Film and Television School in 2002 and obtained a Diploma of Fine Arts from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 1997.

Curation

Morin curated several exhibitions including at the Museum of Anthropology, Bill Reid Gallery, Western Front, Burnaby Art Gallery, and at the Satellite Gallery. [5]

Exhibitions

Morin has exhibited his work internationally and has worked with numerous other artists in a variety of shows.

Solo

Group

Published works

Morin has written and contributed to several books, articles, and art reviews. These include Carrying on "Irregardless": Humour in Contemporary Northwest Coast Art in 2012, My Story of Making and Sewing Hides in 2012, Peter Morin's Museum in 2011, Access All Areas : Conversations On Engaged Art in 2008, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Neo-Native Drawings and Other Works in 2010 and Wibhun in 2007. Some of his art reviews include A Crow About Town in 2005, [14] and 2400 An Indian Odyssey Article in 2003. [15]

Residency

Artist residencies

Curator residencies

Awards

Morin received the Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Outstanding Achievement as an Artist Award in 2016, [18] the Victoria 150 Award in 2012 and the Fulmer Award in First Nations Art Award in 2010. [19] In 2014, he was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award. [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Witnesses: Art and Canada's Indian Residential Schools". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  3. ↑ "A Space Gallery". www.aspacegallery.org. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Witnesses: Art and Canada's Indian Residential Schools". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Peter Morin". OCAD UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  6. ↑ "Satellite Gallery | Past Exhibitions". satellitegallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  7. ↑ "the Ministry of Casual Living". ministryofcasualliving.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Witnesses: Art and Canada's Indian Residential Schools". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. ↑ "Drawuary: Not A Day Goes By". gachet.org. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  10. ↑ Darby, Richard. "Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast". McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  11. ↑ "Crazymaking – Tania Willard artist-in-residence". gachet.org. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  12. ↑ "A Space Gallery". www.aspacegallery.org. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  13. ↑ "Protection Paint: The Stories on Stones". gachet.org. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  14. ↑ "Peter Morin – A Crow About Town Article | The Activation Map" . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  15. ↑ "Peter Morin – 2400 An Indian Odyssey Article | The Activation Map" . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  16. ↑ "Peter Morin | Open Space". openspace.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  17. ↑ "Peter Morin | Open Space". openspace.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  18. ↑ "2016 Recipients - Mid-Career Awards The Hnatyshyn Foundation". www.rjhf.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  19. ↑ "2019 Fulmer Award in First Nations Art". BC Achievement Foundation. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  20. ↑ "Sobey Art Award – Past Awards". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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