Norval Morrisseau was born in Sand Point Reserve near Beardmore Ontario on March 14, 1931 into the Ojibway Nation. Morrisseau became a legend in his own time where he accomplished achievements including:
- Founder of the Woodland School of Art
- Received the Order of Canada in 1978
- Received an honourary doctorate from both McGill and McMaster University
- Had major exhibitions in Canada, United States, Germany, and France
- Has been called “the Picasso of First Nations artists”.
Norval Morriseau works capture colourful figurative images that are delineated with heavy black lines and X-Ray images. His work is signed with the syllabic spelling of “Copper Thunderbird”, the name bestowed upon Norval Morrisseau by his Ojibway grandfather.
THE EDWARDS COLLECTION
We are working directly with the London Galleries in promoting the Edwards Collection of 16 Norval Morrisseau works of art.
AWARDS
| 1995 | Eagle Feather from the Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa |
| 1980 | Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario |
| 1978 | Order of Canada |
| 1970 | Appointed a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art (RCAA) |
COLLECTIONS
| Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario | Art Gallery of Windsor, Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce of Collection |
| Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario | Citicorp of Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario |
| City Hall Collection, Toronto, Ontario | City of Toronto Collection, Toronto, Ontario |
| Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | Constellation Hotel, Toronto, Ontario |
| Crown Life Insurance, Toronto, Ontario | Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Gatineau, Quebec |
| Dodd’s Coal Mines, South Edmonton, Alberta | Etobicoke Board of Education, Etobicoke, Ontario |
| Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta | Government of Ontario Collection, Toronto, Ontario |
| Guardian Capital Group, Toronto, Ontario | Hart House Art Gallery, University of Toronto, Ontario |
| Humber College Collection, Toronto, Ontario | Imperial Oil of Canada, Toronto and Calgary |
| Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario | McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario |
| Manitoba Centennial Corporation, Winnipeg, Manitoba | Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal, Quebec |
| Montreal Trust Company Collection | Musee du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec |
| National Gallery of Canada | Noranda Mines Collection, Toronto, Ontario |
| Noreen Energy Resources Ltd. | Northern Telecom, Toronto, Ontario |
| Oakville Centennial Gallery, Oakville, Ontario | Ondaatje Corporation, Toronto, Ontario |
| Ontario Centennial Committee Collection | Proctor and Gamble, Toronto, Ontario |
| Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba | Robertson Art Centre, Binghampton, NY |
| Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindway, Ontario | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario |
| Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario | Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia |
| The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario | Thunder bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2006 | The National Gallery, Ottawa Canada Norval Morrisseau, Shaman ArtistSteffich Fine Art, Salt Spring Island, BC Norval Morrisseau : Pictorial Legends |
| 2002 | Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario Evolution: Four Decades of Work by Norval Morrisseau |
| 2001 | Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba Norval Morrisseau: The Red Lake Years |
| 1999 | Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario Norval Morrisseau, Bridging the Past to the Future Norval Morrisseau: New Works on Paper |
| 1997 | Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario Norval Morrisseau: Travels to the House of Invention |
| 1994 | Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario Honouring First Nations – Norval Morrisseau |
| 1992 | Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario The Spirit Within: Early Paintings by Norval MorrisseauJenkins/Showler Galleries, Whiterock, British Columbia |
| 1991 | Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario Norval MorrisseauWallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1990 | Kinsman Robinson Galleries Toronto, Ontario Norval Morrisseau: The Shaman’s Return |
| 1989 | The Art Emporium, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1988 | Sinclair Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1987 | Gulf Canada Gallery, Alberta |
| 1984 | Ontario North Now, Ontario Place, Toronto, OntarioLibrary AA Gallery, Brampton, Ontario |
| 1983 | Art Imperial Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Native American Centre for the Living Arts, Niagara Falls, N.Y., USAThunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian ArtThunder Bay, Ontario Norval Morrisseau: Recent Work |
| 1982 | Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario Norval Morrisseau The New Man Gallery, London, OntarioNexus Art Gallery, Toronto, OntarioMoore Gallery Ltd., Hamilton, OntarioMasters Gallery, Calgary, AlbertaScarborough Public Library, OntarioLegacy Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1981 | Pollock Gallery, Toronto, OntarioAnthony’s Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; Vancouver, British ColumbiaThunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian ArtThunder Bay, Ontario |
| 1980 | Canadian Galleries, Edmonton, AlbertaBayard Gallery, New York, N.Y, USA |
| 1979 | Pollock Gallery, Toronto, OntarioOakville Centennial, Gairloch Galleries, Oakville, OntarioThe Gallery Stratford, Stratford, OntarioCardigan-Milne Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1978 | First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1977 | The Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Norval Morrisseau, Copper Thunderbird – Man Who Became a ThunderbirdGraphic Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1976 | Pollock Gallery Toronto, OntarioOakville Centennial Gairloch Galleries, Oakville, Ontario |
| 1975 | Shayne Gallery, Montreal, QuebecPollock Gallery, Toronto, OntarioGallery 115, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1974 | Beau-xi Gallery, Toronto, OntarioPollock Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1972 | Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Retrospective |
| 1969 | Gallerie Saint-Paul, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France Norval Morrisseau: Peintre indien du Grand Nord Canadien |
| 1967 | Pollock Gallery, Toronto, OntarioLa Galerie Cartier, Montreal, Quebec |
| 1966 | Musee du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec |
| 1965 | Galerie Agnes Lefort, Montreal, Quebec Images Du Folklore Indien – Norval Morrisseau, An Ojibway ArtistHart House Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1964 | Red Door Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1962-63 | Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
FILMS / VIDEO
| 2005 | A Separate Reality: the Life and Times of Norval Morrisseau Carvallo, Paul (Producer), for the Life and Times Canada’s Premiere Biography Series, CBC |
| 2004 | Stories from the 7th Fire Winter Coyes, Greg, animation based on art of Norval Morrisseau |
| 1990 | Shaman Never Die Lamothe, Arthur (Director/Producer), Atelier Audio Visuelle, MontrealThe Originals (film) Norval Morrisseau Znaimer, Moses; Jim Hanley, City TV, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1982 | Spirits Speaking Through: Canadian Woodland Artists CBC Spectrum Series |
| 1974 | The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau Jacobsen, Henning Productions Ltd.; Duke Redbird (Director)Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development |
| 1973 | The Colours of Pride Jacobsen, Henning Productions Ltd.National Film Board of Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs |