Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000

A powerful artistic journey with one of Canada's most celebrated and distinctive painters. Odjig confronts the themes of the aboriginal experience, her family dynamic, and her spiritual beliefs in her paintings, which are extremely personal. Collectors of her works are awed by her innovative use of traditional aboriginal symbols, which transcend the specific culture from which they come. In the early 1960s, her development of a recognizable "Odjig style" garnered enough attention to make possible her first solo show in 1967. Odjig's reputation as an artist was growing internationally and her commissioned painting "Earth Mother" was displayed at EXPO '70 in Japan. Odjig's importance as a Canadian artist is immeasurable. In his preface, Bob Boyer, a renowned Metis artist and lecturer, explores the place of Native art in the broader spectrum of Canadian culture, in order to provide a more in-depth perspective on Odjig's significance. Pamela Krueger, an award-winning appreciator of Canadian art, discusses the course of Odjig's life and career, and places her art into its cultural context. (2001)Bob Boyer is the author of 'Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000', published 2001 under ISBN 9781552632864 and ISBN 1552632865.