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| Born | 1975 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Raven Davis (born 1975) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Aboriginal artist and activist living in Halifax. Davis is a multimedia and mixed media artist, as well as a traditional dancer, singer and drummer.
Career
Davis was trained as a new media/graphic designer, and worked as an independent contract designer for several years. Their preferred visual art mediums have been gouache, soft body acrylic, photography and natural materials.
In 2010, Davis joined the Friends United initiative as an artist and associate. They currently sit on the advisory board. In collaboration with Elisha Lim, their work has recently expanded to include short films.
Honours
- Cape Breton Partnership, Aboriginal Women of Distinction in Business, nomination (2010)
- Cape Breton Industry Award, Sydney Ports Authority (2009)
Filmography
- “I Still Believe” (2015) Director and Producer.
- “Spooning” (2015) Co-Produced with Elisha Lim.
- “Love Never Felt so Good” (2014) Collaboration with Elisha Lim.
Exhibits
- Raspberry Fever. Ex-Libris Book Store, Toronto (1996)
- Friends United Art Exhibit. Halifax City Hall. (2012)
- This is My Song: Perspectives from Contemporary Native Women. Huntsville. (2012)
- People’s Place Library. Antigonish, Nova Scotia. (2012)
- Friends United. Casino Nova Scotia. Halifax. (2013)
- Sharing the view. CBC, Nova Scotia. (2013)
- Indiginesse. An exhibition of works by contemporary Native women. Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, Ontario. (2014)
- Wagmatcook Arts & Culture festival. Wagmatcook, Nova Scotia. (2014)
- Assembly of First Nations conference. Halifax, N.S. (2014)
- Basquiat Idea Bar: Justice. Art Gallery of Ontario. (2015)
- Map of the New Art. Cini Foundation. Venice. (2015)
Personal
Davis's lineage stems from the Saulteaux Ojibwe Nation of Manitoba. Their father is of Scottish and Irish heritage. As a child, Raven was influenced by their mother who is also an Ojibwe artist. They were raised in Toronto and attended Ryerson University and George Brown College.
Davis is two-spirited and prefers gender-neutral pronouns. They speak at schools and art venues, raising awareness around issues of gender, sexuality, and race.
See also
References
- http://www.ago.net/basquiat-idea-bar-justice
- http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/feature/sharing-the-view-2013/2012/05/
- http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/feature/sharing-the-view-2013/2012/05/
- http://www.friends-united.ca/advisory-board/index.html
- Official website. Retrieved Nov 25th, 2015.
- http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/95640-arts-in-brief-may-12-2012
- http://nationtalk.ca/story/aboriginal-women-sing-song-of-culture-with-art-cottagecountrynow-ca
- http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/friends-united/Event?oid=4136585
- http://www.wagmatcookcentre.com/uploads/pdfs/CommunityNewsletter.pdf
- http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NS/ID/2474099699/
- http://www.ago.net/basquiat-idea-bar-justice
- http://www.imagomundiart.com/artworks/raven-davis-balance
- http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/feature/sharing-the-view-2013/2012/05/
- http://www.friends-united.ca/advisory-board/index.html
- Official website. Retrieved Nov 25th, 2015.
- http://www.middleton.ednet.ns.ca/Newsletters/Newsletter.May2015.pdf
- IT ALL STARTS WITH AWARENESS -LGBTQ DAY IN ESKASONI. http://kinu.ca/news