Norman Knott

Anishinaabe

(1935)

First Name: Norman

Last Name:Knott

Full Name: Norman Knott

Alternative Names: White Bear

Date of birth: 1945

Place of birth: Curve Lake Reserve, north of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Date of death: 2003

Place of death: Curve Lake Reserve, north of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Community / Heritage: Ojibwe

Sex: Male

Art Media:Acrylic, oil, gouache, colour silkscreen.

Bio:

Norman Knott, known as White Bear, was an Ojibway artist who was born at the Curve Lake Reserve, north of Peterborough, Ontario. Knott spent his entire life in this small and quiet community with his wife and three children.

Knott’s work has a unique style that reflected his love of nature, symbolic motifs and spiritual representations of wildlife. While the majority of his work was done in acrylic, he also worked with oils and watercolour.

Recognized as one of the most prolific Ojibway artists, Knott’s works were purchased by collectors including Queen Elizabeth II, Pierre Trudeau, Lee Trevino and Johnny Cash.

Exhibitions

2012: Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery, Sutton, Ontario, Canada

Collections

The Royal Collection of the British Royal Family
Johnny Cash
Trent University Art Collection
Pierre Trudeau
Lee Trevino

Articles

Artwork

	Title	Last Sold At Auction
	"LOON WITH CHICK" (LOON AT DUSK) AND "GOLDEN MORNING"	2024-11 (November 2024)
	CANADA GEESE	2007-07 (July 2007)
	GHOST DANCE	2017-03 (March 2017)
	THE DANCER	2010-07 (July 2010)
	CANADA GEESE IN FLIGHT	2012-05 (May 2012)
	DIVING OTTER	2022-11 (November 2022)
	EQUAL	2017-12 (December 2017)
	FAMILY	2019-07 (July 2019)
	GATHERING	2020-05 (May 2020)
	OSPREY AND FISH	2024-10 (October 2024)
	UNTITLED (HEADING SOUTH)	2015-05 (May 2015)
	UNTITLED (LOON)	2022-07 (July 2022)
	UNTITLED (SPIRIT AND GEESE)	2014-01 (January 2014)