Rick Rivet (born 1949 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories) is a Sahtu–Métis painter living in Canada.[3]
Rick Rivet | |
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| Born | Richard James Rivet 1949 |
| Nationality | Canadian (Sahtu–Métis)[1] |
| Education | MFA University of Saskatchewan (1985)[2] |
| Known for | Mixed media, Painting |
| Awards | Eiteljorg Fellowship (1999)[1] |
| Website | http://www.rickrivet.ca/ |
Background and education edit
Rivet's family lived both in the country and in town at Aklavik, which was a Métis trading center. Métis have a specific culture with First Nations and European roots. He began school in Aklavik at age seven.[2]
Rivet earned four degrees: his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in 1972; his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria in 1980; his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 1985, and Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan in 1986.[2][3]
Artwork edit
His art is deeply influenced by ideas of fusion and hybridity of cultures.[4] He works primarily in acrylic on canvas in a style he has referred to as "an expressionist/primitivist approach."[5] In 1999, he was awarded with a Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship.[6] In 2023, Rivet presented a one-person show, Journeys, Mounds and the Metaphysical, at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.[7]
Collections and public art edit
Rivet's permanent public art mural, Millenium Mural, is installed at the David S. Strong Building at the Univerysity of Victoria, and other works of his are held in the permanent collection of the Maltwood Museum and Art Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.[8] Rivet's work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "The Fellows: 1999." Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art. Accessed 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "About Rick Rivet." Rick Rivet.] 2014. Accessed 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b Owens, Yvonne. "Profiling the artist as shaman Rick Rivet's Spirit Journey". Vie des Arts. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Contemporary Masters: The Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art, Vol. I. Indianapolis, IN: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. 1999. p. 32. ISBN 0-9635492-2-7.
- ^ Ostrowitz, Judith (1999). Privileging the Past: Reconstructing History in Northwest Coast Art. University of Washington Press. p. 150.
- ^ "Rick Rivet: Fellowship artist". Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Rick Rivet: Journeys, Mounds and the Metaphysical". IAIA. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Millenium Mural". University of Victoria UVIC Legacy Art Galleries. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "String Game - 2 (Kayaker) Rick Rivet". Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links edit
- Rick Rivet, official website