Sheila Shaen Orr

Sheila Orr (born 1964) is a Canadian artist of Cree, Scottish, and Inuit heritage.

Sheila Shaen Orr
Born1964[1]
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationFirst Nations University of Canada, University of Regina

Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Orr grew up in Chisasibi, Quebec but returned to Saskatchewan to attend the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (known now as the First Nations University of Canada) at the age of 16, where she received a degree in Fine Arts. She attended the University of Regina where she completed the Arts Education program with a major in visual arts.[2]

Career

Orr's artistic works mix traditional media such as porcupine quills and beadwork with acrylics and canvas.[3] An exhibit of her work, titled In-fringe-ment, opened at the Little Gallery in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1999. The exhibition featured mixed media ranging from "household cupboards and moose antlers to traditional oil paintings to explore the theme of infringement on First Nations life by white society."[4] Her work Hand-Drum was featured on the cover of a book titled First Nations: Race, Class, and Gender Relations[5] by Vic Satzewich, published in 2000.

She teaches traditional arts at the First Nations University of Canada where she was also the head of the Department of Fine Arts.[1] She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Arts Board.[6]

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References
  1. Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Sheila Orr". www.sknac.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. ArtSask. "ArtSask". www.artsask.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. Saskatchewan, Cory Toth - Encyclopedia Of. "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". esask.uregina.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. Sinkewicz, Paul (January 1999). "in-fringe-ment. little gallery. prince albert". Windspeaker – via ProQuest.
  5. Satzewich, Vic; Wotherspoon, Terry (2000-01-01). First Nations: Race, Class and Gender Relations. University of Regina Press. ISBN 9780889771444.
  6. "Board of Directors - Saskatchewan Arts Board". www.artsboard.sk.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

Sources
  • Orr, Sheila, and Lee-Ann Martin. 2000. Sheila Orr. Regina, Sask: MacKenzie Art Gallery.
  • Patrick Douad and Bruce Dawson, Editors, 2002 Plain Speaking, Essays on Aboriginal People and the Prairie. Regina: Canadian Plains Resource Centre.
  • "Sheila Shaen Orr" Creeculture.ca. copy archived March 12, 2016
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