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REQUESTING INFORMATION ON ROY THOMAS ARTWORKS
The Thunder Bay Art Gallery, in collaboration with the family of the artist is currently organizing a retrospective exhibition of the work of Ahnisnabae artist Roy Thomas (1949-2004) for Summer 2012.
In preparation for the retrospective, we are asking the public to assist us with locating three paintings.These works are titled:
The Spirit of Life Givers, (1996)
Simplicity and Confusion, (1998) FOUND
The Eagle The Eagle has Landed, (1996)
To see the paintings and read more click here.
Our 2012 Time & Life Calendar is now available for sale!
Calendar months and days of the week and special days in
each month are translated into Ojibwe and English.
To Order, click on the link below
http://www.ahnisnabae-art.com/Roy-Thomas/2012-CALENDAR/Time-and-Life-Calendar.html
Amsterdam Collection
Westcoast Prints available from a various artist from the Amsterdam collection.
 Gallery
Welcome to Ahnisnabae Art Gallery, the Home of the Renowned Woodland Artist Roy Thomas 1949-2004.
Ahnisnabae Art was founded in 1997 by the late Roy Thomas, an Ahnisnabae artist recognized for over 30 years for his distinctive high quality work. Roy Thomas created Ahnisnabae Art to showcase his work and to illustrate and promote the Ahnisnabae culture.
Today, the Ahnisnabae Art Gallery is owned and operated by Louise Thomas, and is dedicated to the memory of her late husband. The Ahnisnabae Art Gallery carries on the legacy and dreams of Roy Thomas by showcasing his works, as well as that of several other local artists, thus continuing to support and promote the Ahnisnabae culture.
While primarily concentrating on original work throughout his career, Roy expanded his collection to include silkscreen prints, reproduction prints, art cards depicting time, art etchings on glass. He also published a biography entitled “The Spirit of Ahnisnabae Art”.
Roy was critically acclaimed as one of the most brilliant and prolific members of the Woodland School , the art movement that began in the early 1960’s. He was a self-taught artist and was guided by the memories of his grandmother who taught him much about the Ahnisnabae culture through her stories. Roy also was inspired by the ancient pictographs in the Northwestern region of Ontario, Canada.
The work of Roy Thomas depicts traditional teachings and introduces his interpretation of the Life Spirits which are the Air, Land, Water and Fire. Louise Thomas has found great inspiration and encouragement for the Ahnisnabae Art Gallery from her sons, her many close friends, and the artists whose works have become part of the Roy Thomas legacy.
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