Richard Bedwash
Anishinaabe
(1937-2007)
First Name: Richard
Last Name: Bedwash
Full Name: Richard Bedwash
Name in syllabics: N/A
Alternative Names: Richard Petawayash
Date of birth: 1937
Place of birth: Hillsport, near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date of death: 2007
Place of death: N/A
Community / Heritage: Ojibwe
Sex: Male
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Website: N/A
Art Media: Acrylic, serigraph, silkscreen, lithograph, oil
Bio:
Richard Bedwash was an Ojibwe Canadian artist born on a reservation near Hillsport, Ontario, Canada. Bedwash began painting in 1967 and apprenticed with Norval Morrisseau.
His work belongs to the Woodland School of painting, which was pioneered by Morrisseau. Bedwash’s work references stories and legends from his Ojibwe heritage, often depicting animals.
Exhibitions
2017: The Royal Ontario Museum
Collections
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON
Articles
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/xiii-shy-birds-richard-bedwash-404521251