Carl Beam R.C.A. (May 24, 1943 – July 30, 2005), born Carl Edward Migwans, made Canadian art history as the first artist of Native Ancestry (Ojibwe), to have his work purchased by the National Gallery of Canada as Contemporary Art. A major retrospective of his work, mounted by the National Gallery of Canada, was exhibited in 2010, recognizing Beam as one of Canada's most important artists. He worked in various photographic mediums, mixed media, oil, acrylic, spontaneously scripted text on canvas, works on paper, Plexiglas, stone, cement, wood, handmade ceramic pottery, and found objects, in addition to etching, lithography, and screen process.
Read more about Carl Beam: Childhood, Education, Early Work, Living in The Southwestern United States, Ceramic Works and Pottery, Return To Canada, Mature Style, The Columbus Project, The Whale of Our Being, Crossroads, It's All Relative, Legacy, Personal Life
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