Ahmoo Angeconeb is a nationally and internationally celebrated Anishinaabe artist from the Lac Seul First Nation, near Sioux Lookout. He sites himself as being part of an Anishaabe visual tradition that comes from ancestors who have been creating art for thousands of years. He taught himself to paint at an early age; selling his first painting at 13 years of age. By the age of 22, Angeconeb had his first Toronto exhibition at York University where he was enrolled in the visual arts program.
He concentrates his artistic talent on printmaking. Angeconeb usually works on paper with etching-like figures that are both ancient and modern. His bold spiritual images are often presented in stark black and white codes.
His work has been displayed in shows and galleries in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Throughout his career as an artist, Angeconeb has also worked as an educator, teaching both children and adults about traditional and contemporary modes of art practice while educating them in the ways of the Anishinaabe. He frequently lectures on Native art and has acted for the Ontario Arts Council as a consultant and judge for Native art.
His work has been displayed in shows and galleries in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Throughout his career as an artist, Angeconeb has also worked as an educator, teaching both children and adults about traditional and contemporary modes of art practice while educating them in the ways of the Anishinaabe. He frequently lectures on Native art and has acted for the Ontario Arts Council as a consultant and judge for Native art.
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Ahneesheenahpay / Myth of Creation by Angeconeb, Ahmoo (Allen) |
Education
York University
Lakehead University
Dalhousie University
Collections
McMichael Canadian Collection
Museum Institute of Indian Art
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
University of Onsabruck
Woodland Indian Centre
Museum Institute of Indian Art
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
University of Onsabruck
Woodland Indian Centre
Work Cited
http://www.ahnisnabae-art.com/ahnoo-angeconeb.html
