Michael Belmore
Michael Belmore (Ojibway), a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, was born in 1971 north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. He holds an associated diploma (1994) in sculpture/installation from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Ontario, and currently lives in the Haliburton Highlands in Ontario. Belmore works in a variety of media including plastics, metal, wood, and stone. These materials are important to understanding his work, bringing into account how we view nature as a commodity. Belmore’s work has warranted numerous awards from the Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council, and Canadian Native Arts Foundation.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 | Embankment, Station Gallery, Whitby, ON |
2006 | Downstream, Forest City Gallery, London, ON |
2005 | Stream, Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre, Haliburton, ON |
2002 | Vantage Point, Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art, Seattle, WA |
2001 | fly by wire, AKA Artist-Run Centre/Tribe, Saskatoon, SK |
2000 | Eating Crow, Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective, Regina, SK |
1999 | Ravens Wait, Indian Art Centre, Hull, QC |