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'''Alan Syliboy''' (born 8 September 1952) is a [[Mi'kmaq|Mi'kmaw]] artist, author, and musician from [[Millbrook First Nation]] in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Boyko |first=John |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alan-syliboy |title=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=November 23, 2023 |publisher=Historica Canada |year=2023 |chapter=Alan Syliboy}}</ref> Syliboy has a variety practice, working in various artistic mediums including as painting, mixed media, illustration and video<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edmonds |first=Pamela |date=April 30, 2024 |title=Alan Syliboy: The Journey So Far |url=https://artgallery.dal.ca/alan-syliboy-journey-so-far |url-status=live |website=Dalhousie Art Gallery}}</ref> and has also published books and created film and music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=National Film Board of |title=NFB Films directed by Alan Syliboy |url=https://www.nfb.ca/directors/alan-syliboy/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=National Film Board of Canada |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His work is influenced by Mi’kmaw [[Petroglyph|petroglyphs]], particularly those located in [[Kejimkujik National Park]].
'''Alan Syliboy''' (born 8 September 1952) is a [[Mi'kmaq|Mi'kmaw]] artist, author, and musician from [[Millbrook First Nation]] in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Boyko |first=John |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alan-syliboy |title=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=November 23, 2023 |publisher=Historica Canada |year=2023 |chapter=Alan Syliboy}}</ref> Syliboy has a variety practice, working in various artistic mediums including as painting, mixed media, illustration and video<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edmonds |first=Pamela |date=April 30, 2024 |title=Alan Syliboy: The Journey So Far |url=https://artgallery.dal.ca/alan-syliboy-journey-so-far |url-status=live |website=Dalhousie Art Gallery}}</ref> and has also published books and created film and music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=National Film Board of |title=NFB Films directed by Alan Syliboy |url=https://www.nfb.ca/directors/alan-syliboy/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=National Film Board of Canada |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His work is influenced by Mi’kmaw [[Petroglyph|petroglyphs]], particularly those located in [[Kejimkujik National Park]] and has been exhibited a numerous galleries across Canada.


Syliboy's art, a butterfly design, was featured on a two-hundred dollar gold coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1999 as part of a series entitled ''Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jesse |date=2020-12-23 |title=OTD: Royal proclamation specifies design of 1999 Butterfly coin |url=https://canadiancoinnews.com/otd-royal-proclamation-specifies-design-1999-butterfly-coin/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Canadian Coin News |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mi'kmaq Achievements |url=https://www.cbu.ca/indigenous-initiatives/lnu-resource-centre/mikmaq-resource-guide/mikmaq-achievements/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Cape Breton University |language=en-CA}}</ref> Syliboy received the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002.<ref name=":0" />
Syliboy's art, a butterfly design, was featured on a two-hundred dollar gold coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1999 as part of a series entitled ''Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jesse |date=2020-12-23 |title=OTD: Royal proclamation specifies design of 1999 Butterfly coin |url=https://canadiancoinnews.com/otd-royal-proclamation-specifies-design-1999-butterfly-coin/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Canadian Coin News |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mi'kmaq Achievements |url=https://www.cbu.ca/indigenous-initiatives/lnu-resource-centre/mikmaq-resource-guide/mikmaq-achievements/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Cape Breton University |language=en-CA}}</ref> Syliboy received the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002.<ref name=":0" />

Syliboy presented his portrait of [[Henri Membertou|Grand Chief Membertou]] to [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] during her visit to Halifax in 2010.



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Alan Syliboy (born 8 September 1952) is a Mi'kmaw artist, author, and musician from Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] Syliboy has a variety practice, working in various artistic mediums including as painting, mixed media, illustration and video[2] and has also published books and created film and music.[3][1] His work is influenced by Mi’kmaw petroglyphs, particularly those located in Kejimkujik National Park and has been exhibited a numerous galleries across Canada.

Syliboy's art, a butterfly design, was featured on a two-hundred dollar gold coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1999 as part of a series entitled Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions.[4][5] Syliboy received the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002.[1]

Syliboy presented his portrait of Grand Chief Membertou to Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Halifax in 2010.



James Earl Prosper (1925-2023) was a Mi'kmaw engineer and Indigenous rights activist.[6] Jim Prosper was the first Mi'kmaw person to receive a degree in engineering in Canada.[7]

References

References

  1. ^ a b c Boyko, John (November 23, 2023). "Alan Syliboy". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Edmonds, Pamela (April 30, 2024). "Alan Syliboy: The Journey So Far". Dalhousie Art Gallery.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Canada, National Film Board of. "NFB Films directed by Alan Syliboy". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  4. ^ Jesse (2020-12-23). "OTD: Royal proclamation specifies design of 1999 Butterfly coin". Canadian Coin News. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. ^ "Mi'kmaq Achievements". Cape Breton University. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. ^ "In search of his roots". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  7. ^ "Remembering the life of James Prosper". ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-11.

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Ryan Rice is a Mohawk of Kahnawake, Quebec and is a curator, artist, and professor at OCAD University, in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2]

Education

Master of Arts degree in Curatorial Studies from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York, graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and received an Associate of Fine Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Career

His curatorial career spans over 20 years in museums and galleries. Rice served as the Chief Curator at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, NM and also held curatorial positions at the Aboriginal Art Centre (Ottawa, ON), named curatorial fellowships with the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC) and the Walter Phillips Gallery (Banff, AB), and Aboriginal Curator-In-Residence at the Carleton University Art Gallery. He published numerous works, including nonfiction and poetry.[3]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ 134851139863553; 134851139863553 (2017-02-15). "Ryan Rice". OCAD UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 2019-06-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  2. ^ Stinson, Alex (2018-04-12). "Writing a Wikidata Query: Discovering Women Writers from North Africa". Medium. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  3. ^ "Out with old, in with the Younging". bcbooklook.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
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