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Raven Davis (born 1975) is a two-spirited Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Indigenous artist and activist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Davis is a multimedia and mixed media artist, as well as a traditional dancer, singer and drummer. The artist is influence by themes of colonization, identity, and racial and gender justice.
Career
Davis was trained as a new media/graphic designer, and worked as an independent contract designer for several years. Davis's 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 and currently sits on the advisory board. In collaboration with Elisha Lim, the artist's work has recently expanded to include short films.
In 2016, Davis was an artist and activist resident at NSCAD University.
In 2018, Davis curated Nocturne's annual nighttime festival. David was the first Indigenous curator in Nocturne's history.
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
Raven Davis's lineage stems from the Saulteaux Ojibwe Nation of Manitoba. The paternal heritage includes Scottish and Irish. Having a mother who is also an Ojibwe artist influenced the young Raven in childhood. Davis was raised in Toronto and attended Ryerson University and George Brown College.
The artist is two-spirited and prefers gender-neutral pronouns. Davis speaks at schools and art venues, raising awareness around issues of gender, sexuality, and race.
See also
References
- ^ "Basquiat Idea Bar: Justice | AGO Art Gallery of Ontario". ago.net. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- Devereaux, Allison. "New Art 2017: Raven Davis leads the tough conversations". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- "Raven Davis On Racism And Self-Care". HuffPost Canada. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "CBC.ca | Information Morning Nova Scotia". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Friends United Advisory Board". friends-united.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- "Indigenous artist finds healing through creativity - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- October 19, CBC Radio ·; 2018. "Halifax's Nocturne festival curated by Indigenous artist for the first time ever | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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