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Artist Statement:
7th. World Aboriginal Image
Maker
Vision: the belief that
symbology will be a huge part
of the art. That all may
project a uniqueness of their
Indianess through this. I
promote the essence of my
culture through the educating
of Cultural diversity &
visions through symbols. The
sharing through
symbology/pictorial imaging
precipitates a phenomenon of
altruism and healing. Guidance
through mind, heart, body and
spirit is essential to
envisioning a holistic sense
of self. In reference to
Creative Extraction,
expression toward the
enhancing of emotion and
identification of authentic
values and feelings enable
release and validation.
Building of inner strength and
outer relationships are
important to communicating who
we are. Reflecting on shadow
imaging and of internal
elements will allow for
visioning and creative
connectedness. Our Community
includes the participating of
connecting with the public
through the art and its
symbolic representation
regarding the
intergenerational affect as
illustrated by symbolic
historical referencing and
recording. The developing of
inner creativity through outer
expression allows a sense of
identity and connecting of 2
worlds within. Integrating
Aboriginal artistic mastery
with Western/European mastery
as a recognized fine artistry
brings a unified and elegant
fusion of a unique vision of
true Canadian Fine ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
1992 Canada Council for Native
Businesses, CCNB, Toronto,
Ontario
1995 Galleria Showing at
Galleria Mall, London, Ontario
1982 Queen Elizabeth Building,
CNE, Toronto, Ontario
Dalhousie University, Halifax
MacDonald Hotel, Edmonton
Mississauga Mcinnes-Nixon
Gallery, Mississauga
Air Canada, Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie Art Gallery,
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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Artist Galleries:
A member of the Fine Arts
Society of Milton.
www.fasm.ca
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/art/
art/atdr_e.htmlhttp://www.artistsdirectory.inf
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Streetsville Gallery...
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Collections:
Collections
1995 Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada, National
Museum of Man (Indian Art
Centre
Ottawa)
1996 Private Collection, Mrs.
R. Vandenburg, Oakville, ON,
Canada
1997 Canadian Native Arts
Foundation, Visual Arts,
Toronto, Ontario
1999 Homewood Health Centre,
Guelph, Ontario Canada
1999
Private Collection, Dr.
Goldfarb, Etobicoke, On,
Canada
2000 Private ...
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Commissions:
1996 Odawa Native Friendship
Center, First Annual Art
Auction, fundraising for Odawa
Native Friendship Centre,
cultural, social and family
services programs, Ottawa,
Ontario
1997 Friends of the Lubicon,
Art Auction, Daishowa boycott
Land Clear Cutting
Exploitation of northern
Alberta Lubicon Lake Indian
Nation
1998 Friends of the Lubicon,
Art Auction, ...
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Illustrations & Publications
1995 Book Cover and poetry, Native Women In The Arts, Book--In A Vast Dreaming CBC Much Music Coverage Arts
1995 Artwork Illustrations, poetry, Douglas & McIntyre, ANDVP, --Steel My Rage Joel Maki editor in chief
1996 Book Cover-Illustrations for ANDVP, --Into The Moon ANDVP, Toronto, Ontario
1997 Poetry, Warrior Cry, --Let the Drum Be Your Heart, Douglas & McIntyre, New Native Voices, Joel Maki, Toronto, Ontario Magazine -- Article on artist, SPIRITUALITY BELONGING, by Jennifer Lambert, Toronto, Ontario Canada
1998 Illustrations for --Diary Day Calendar, Toronto, Ontario, Women’s Free Press Magazine Aboriginal Voices, Article on Daphne Odjig, Notification of recognition
2004 In the Arts Entertainment, Much Music, Toronto, ON
Acton, ON – (Release Date TBD) – In a riveting poetic anthology, readers will be feasting their eyes on brilliant art while digesting riveting poetry. A refreshing healing is unleashed with the release of Darla Fisher-Odjig’s new book published through Xlibris. Exceptional art and profound insights await readers in the gripping pages of My Healing Journey: A Walk in Two Worlds.
In the book of poetry and prose, Fisher-Odjig hopes to touch the hearts of those who may not understand the long term affects of trauma. Medication and therapy are among the treatments for depression as the pains instilled by generations of struggle persist. The author shares in this anthology her belief that the best medicine is listening first to one’s own heart, secondly, that no one is alone, and that it is possible to escape the nightmares associated with trauma. Throughout the engrossing pages, readers will experience poems that show many emotions and feelings brought about by those fears and nurtured by the “Seven Grandfathers” as applied toward a better understanding of a balanced value system within.
With breathtaking art and poignant flow of words, My Healing Journey: A Walk in Two Worlds will introduce readers to an uplifting world where the solutions to all personal and social dilemmas are within reach. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
I am a 7th World Aboriginal Image Maker, a fine artist/poet of First Nation lineage. My mother Arbutus is of Dutch French Canadian background and my father Stanley of the Ojibwa, Potawatomi, Odawa Nation and a WWII veteran. My grandfather Dominic served in WWI. My great grandfather was a part of the “Three Fires Confederacy” hosting meetings in his home on Manitoulin Island Wikwemikong reserve. My aunt Daphne Odjig is a well known Canadian artist who has given me insight into my artistic vision. This lineage has enabled the Integration of Aboriginal artistry with Western/European artistry bringing a unified and elegant fusion of a unique vision of true Canadian fine art and poetry. My art is part of the Indian and Inuit Art Collection at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and I also have participated in silent auctions for charitable causes such as the “Gardener Museum of Ceramic Art “Fiesta Picasso Galla” and “Friends of the Lubicon”, Lubicon Lake Indian Nation as well as donating my work to the Homewood Health Centre Trauma Division. My poetry and art include published works in Steel My Rage, Poetry & Art, Douglas & McIntyre, In A Vast Dreaming Art and poetry, Native Women In The Arts, Let the Drum Be Your Heart, Douglas & McIntyre, New Native Voices, Joel Maki as well as Illustrations/Art for Native Women In The Arts, Women's Free Press. My vision is to educate and help those who have experience intergenerational trauma and loss. My art and poetry is an inbred character map of the many struggles and triumphs endured through a healing journey of 22 years. “Images and words are a visual/verbal transference of thought to energy. A Unified form of birth to the inner self. This gives way to a connection of two worlds, enabling a channel for the inner child to express and develop him/herself through energy to matter, from thought to visual and verbal connectedness and is essential to our real, true selves. It is the grounding of self to authentic self and the amalgamation of the two; it is the dropping of the masks.”
Contact info for purchase of book:
My Healing Journey * by Darla Fisher-Odjig
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.
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