Bob Boyer
- b. 1948, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- d. August 30, 2004, Nebraska
Education
- 1971 B.Ed., [art education] University of Saskatchewan, Regina
Employment
- 1971-73 Art and drama teacher in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- 1973-75 Community Program Officer, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
- 1974 Guest Curator, Prairie Ceramics, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
- 1975-76 Program Supervisor, Northern Continuing Education, Saskatchewan
- 1975 Guest Curator, 100 Years of Saskatchewan Indian Art, 1830-1930
- 1976-78 Personnel Officer, Department of Northern Saskatchewan
- 1978-80 Assistant Professor and Consultant in Indian Art, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College
- 1980 Department Head, Department of Indian Fine Arts Associate Professor of Indian Art History, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College
- 1982 Co-curator, New Works by a New Generation
- 1993 Curator, New Native Scene in Saskatchewan, The Little Gallery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- 1994 Curator, Kiskeyatum: Allen Sapp, A Retrospective, Mackenzie Art Gallery
Publications Authored
- 1974 Prairie Ceramics, catalogue
- 1975 100 Years of Saskatchewan Indian Art, 1830-1930, catalogue
- 1981 "Indian Art and Oral History," Saskatchewan Archives (Summer)
- 1982 Review, Daphne Odjig Exhibition, Regina Leader Post (November)
- 1983 Review, Arthur Shilling Exhibition, Regina Leader Post (May) Review, "Quillwork of the Plains," Prairie Forum
- 1993 Essay, "Bob Boyer's Collaborative Project," Dunlop Art Gallery
- 1994 Kiskeyatum: Allen Sapp, A Retrospective, catalogue
- 1998 Article written: Chapter on The Cowboy paintings of Allen Sapp in the Exhibition book of Indian Cowboy Culture Canadian Museum of Civilization presently at publishers.
- 1999 Powow at the End of the Millennium by Bob Boyer, De Facto Magazine, Brussels, Summer .
- 1999 Bob Boyer: Connections to Collections Exhibition Article/Statement, published in connection with Exhibition
- 1999 ChapterIII: L'etudie de L'Art Contemporain de Deux Peintres de la Saskatchewan: Bob Boyer and Allen Sapp
- 1999 Allen J. Ryan: Completed Ph.D. theses, University of British Columbia, B.C.
- 2000 Currently writing a catalogue for the Pow wow Show A Survey of Native Painting from Painted Buffalo Robes, 1800 to 1990's.
Selected Boards, Commissions, Committees
- Management Committee, Canadian Plains Research Centre,
- University of Regina - past member
- Regina Arts Commission - board member, since 1986
- Society of Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry - board member, since 1980,
- Juror, Canada Council 'B' Grants, Summer 1987
- National Museum of Canada - Exhibition Advisory Committee, since 1987
- Regina Youth Unlimited - board member, 1987-89
- ATLATL - The Association of Native American Artists [US] - "Second
- Circle" board member, since 1988
- Society of Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry - Co-Chairperson, 1988-90
- The Journal of Indigenous Studies/Le Revue Des Etudes Indigenous,
- Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies, Regina, Sask. - Associate Editor
- Juror, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Spring, 1989
- Mackenzie Art Gallery - SMART Move Committee member, 1989-90
- Juror, Canada Council Art Bank [works on paper], 1990
- Regina Arts Commission, 1986-89
- Regina Civic Art Collection Committee - Chairperson, since 1989
- Regina Arts Commission - Advisory Committee, since 1990
- Mayor's Task Force on the Arts - member, since 1990
- Canadian Artists Representation (CARFAC), Sask. - member, since 1991
- Canada Council Visual Arts Advisory Committee - member, 1991-94
- Ironbow: Sask. Native Arts Association - member, since 1991
- Windscript Magazine, Sask. Writer's Guild, Regina - Art Editor, since 1992
- Task Force on Museums and First Nations, Canadian Museums
- Association and Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa - member, 1990-92
- Status of the Artists Committee, Province of Saskatchewan - member 1992-93
- Regina Economic Development Association: Native Business
- Development - member, 1992-93
- Cornwall Alternative School Board - member, 1994-95
- Juno Awards - juror, 1995
- Canada Council - juror, 1995
- Mackenzie Art Gallery Hiring Committee for curatorial position - member, 1995
- Arnott & Architects for the Regina Casino Renovations - Art Consultant, 1995
- Boreal Forest Art Institute Advisory Board, Keyano College, Ft. McMurray,
- Alberta, - member, since 1995
- University of Regina, Fine Arts Curriculum Committee, Regina, Sask.- ongoing
- University of Regina, Grad Studies Committee, Regina, Sask. 1998-2000
- Exhibition Review, Rosemont Gallery, Regina, Sask.- 1999
- Acquisitons Committee, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask.- 1999
- Board Member, Saskatchewan Housing Association, Rouleau Seniors Centre- 1999-2002
- Board Member, Regina Plains Museum- 2000- 2003
- Board Member: MacKenzie Art Gallery- 2000- 2003
Selected Commissions
- 1984 Poster design for Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
- 1985 Hand-painted and hand-sewn quilt for the Saskatchewan Government Heritage Collection
- 1986 Cover design and illustration, Grain Magazine
- 1988 Odeon Cineplex, Regina - Two large paintings Via Rail
- Cover for Anthology of Poetry by Evelyn Bolding
- 1990 Mural (16 x 45 feet) for Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History, Regina
- 20 banners (each 45 x 10 feet) for Sky Dome Corporation, Toronto
- Triptych painting (8 x 13 feet), Regina Public Library Board
- 1992-93 Stained glass window, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Installed 1994.
- 1995 Banner Designs, installed around the National Capital Grounds, Government of Canada National Capital Commission, Ottawa
- 1998 Four individually designed banners 3w x 10h completed Summer 1999 for the Brussels, Belgium Musee Royaux DArt et DHistoire
Exhibitions
- 1970 Campion College, University of Regina [group]
- Gallery on the Roof, Regina [group]
- 1971 Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C. [group]
- 1972 Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ont. [group]
- 1973 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon [solo]
- Saskatoon Public Library [group]
- 1979 Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- Kesik Gallery, Regina [group]
- 1980 Splash Gallery, Ottawa [solo]
- Contemporary Indian Art of Saskatchewan, Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- First National Native Art Show, Native Canadian Centre, Toronto [group]
- 1981 Art Amerindian '81, National Arts Centre, Ottawa [group]
- 1982 Native Canadian Centre of Toronto [group]
- New Work by a New Generation, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- Seven Canadian Artists, The Foundry, Washington, D.C. and Mercer Street Gallery, New York [group]
- Church Gallery, Ottawa [group]
- 1983-85 Contemporary Inuit and Indian Art of Canada, New York City, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Lima, Buenos Aires [group]
- 1984 Horses Fly, Too, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- 3rd Annual Wild West Show, Alberta College of Art, Calgary [group]
- Assiniboia Gallery, Regina [group]
- 1985 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton [solo]
- The Metis Show, Glenbow Museum, Calgary [group]
- Second Generation, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- 14 Saskatchewan Artists, Government of Saskatchewan Legislative Building [group]
- 1986 Brignall Gallery, Toronto [solo]
- The Club Gallery, Regina [solo]
- Sapp, Lonechild, Boyer and Beaudry, Saskatchewan Arts Council - touring exhibition [group]
- Indian Art '86, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ont. [group]
- New Beginnings: Native Business Summit, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto [group]
- Out of Saskatchewan, Vancouver Art Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, and Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- Ascending Culture, Terrasses de la Chaudiere, Hull, P.Q. [group]
- A Celebration of Contemporary Native Art, Canadian Consulate, Los Angeles [group]
- Cross Cultural Views, National Gallery, Ottawa [group]
- 1987 Two Worlds, Mackenzie Art Gallery Outreach Program, Regina [group]
- Eight from the Prairies, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay [group]
- A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Native Art, Southwest Museum, Los Angeles [group]
- 1988 Bob Boyer: A Blanket Statement, University of British Columbia and Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre [solo]
- Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto [solo]
- Quiet Protest, AKA Gallery, Saskatoon [group]
- Ode'min, Laurentian University Arts Centre, Sudbury [travelling-group]
- In the Shadow of the Sun, National Gallery, Ottawa [group]
- 1989 Bob Boyer: Summer Dreams - Mountain Prayers, Ufundi Gallery, Ottawa [solo]
- Assiniboia Gallery, Regina [solo]
- Re-Look, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- Beyond History, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver [group]
- Curators Choose, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto [group]
- First Nations Art Show, Meewasin Centre, Saskatoon [group]
- Regina Public Library [group]
- 1990 Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary [solo]
- Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto [solo]
- Found Objects, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon [group]
- In the Shadow of the Sun, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Hague Museum, Rijkmuseum, Leiden, Germany [group]
- Seeing Red, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ont. [group]
- Contemporary Rituals, Whitewater Gallery, North Bay, Ont.,
- Memorial University, St. John's, Nfld., Confederation Art Centre,
- Charlottetown, P.E.I., Forest City Gallery, London, Ont., Art Gallery, of Southern Okanagan, B.C.,
- Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay, Ont. [group]
- Mackenzie Gallery, Regina - inaugural exhibition [group]
- 1991 Shades of Difference: The Art of Bob Boyer, Edmonton Art Gallery [solo]
- Myth and Magic in America: The Eighties, Monterrey Contemporary Art Museum, Monterrey, Mexico - inaugural exhibition [group]
- OKA-NADA, Workscene Gallery, Toronto [group]
- Strengthening the Spirit, National Gallery, Ottawa [group]
- Assiniboia Gallery, Regina [group]
- Cultural Explorations, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg [group]
- 1992 New Works in 1992, University of Regina Faculty Club, Regina [solo]
- Works from Summer '92, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [solo]
- Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto, Ont. [solo]
- Bob Boyer: A Survey, Keyano College Gallery, Fort McMurray [solo]
- Reconstructed Symbols, Deconstructed Meaning, Cleveland Centre for Contemporary Art and Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston [group]
- Indigena, National Museum of Civilization, Hull [group]
- 1492, Monterrey Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico [group]
- Decolonizing the Mind, Centre for Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington [group]
- 1993 The Bob Boyer's Children's Collaborative Project, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- You Are on Indian Land, Neutral Ground Gallery, Regina [group]
- Canada Summer Games, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops [group]
- Traditional Images/Contemporary Reflections, Saskatchewan Craft Council Travelling Exhibition [group]
- 1994 Hidden Values: Ontario Collects, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg [group]
- Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto [solo]
- Hidden Values: Revealing the Art of Business, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, [group]
- Canada Council Collects, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton [group]
- Living Art: A First Nations Travelling Art Show, Regina Board of Education [group]
- Mackenzie Art Gallery Collects, Regina [group]
- 20 Years Plus: Celebrating the University of Regina 20th Anniversary, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- 80 Favourite Works, Mendel Gallery, Saskatoon [group]
- Miniatures, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina [group]
- Textiles That is to Say, The Museum for Textiles, Toronto and On Gallery, Vancouver [group]
- 1995 Indigena, travelled to Europe and the U.S. [group]
- An Odd Couple: Bob Boyer & Susan D'Amato, The Cultural Exchange Society, Regina
- Exploring the Connections, The Mackenzie Gallery, Regina [group]
- Contemporary Native Art, Thunder Bay Art Gallery [group]
- Bob Boyer: New Work, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina [solo]
- Native Canadian Voices, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa [group]
- Who Speaks for the River? Derek Simpkins Gallery, Vancouver [group]
- 1995 Saskatchewan Stories: A Celebration of Saskatchewan's 90th Anniversary, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina [group]
- First Nations Perspectives, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon [group]
- Indian Humour Show, Neutral Ground Artist-Run Centre, Regina [group]
- Windows: Store Front on Art (Six artists invited to do storefront installations), Scarth Street Mall, Regina
- 1997 From the Universal Songbook, Gallery Gevik [solo]
- 1999 Life Is For The Living And Summer Is For The Dancers, Gallery Gevik [solo]
- Spiritual Landscapes, Thunder Bay Art Gallery (travelling to Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge & MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina [solo]
- Bob Boyer: Spiritual Landscape, Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, Ontario April-June 1999 [solo]
- Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta, June-August 1999
- Art Gallery, Regina, Sask., September-November 1999 [solo]
- Bob Boyer: Connections to Collectors, Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, June-September 1999 [solo]
- Bob Boyer: Trains-nBoats-nPlains; The Nina, The Santa Maria and Pinto, one person installation, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask., June 1999 [solo]
- Bob Boyer: Timelessness- Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina, Sask. [solo]
- "Drawing the Line" Dunlop Art Gallery, Sherwood Village, Regina, Sask. October to December 1999 [group]
- Mark Makers First Nations Graphics MacKenzie Art Gallery Regina, Sask., November 1998, February 1999 [group]
- 50th Anniversary Show Saskatchewan Arts Board MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask, April 1999 [group]
- Art In Bloom Group Show, MacKenzie Art Gallery Regina, Sask. April 1999 [group]
- Guerrilla Tactics Group Show, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta, June- September 1999
- 2000 Indian Summer Musee Royaux D'Art et D'Histoire BrusselsSeptember 1999- April 2000 [group]
- Faculty Show, University of Regina, MacKenzie Art Gallery
- January 2000- March 2000, [group]
- New Paintings on the Praries, Doug Udell Gallery, Vancouver B.C., February, 2000 [group]
- 2000 Bob Boyer & Rick Rivet, Keyano College Art Gallery., Ft. McMurray, Alberta, March, 2000
- Travelling Identities- The Space Between, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, July- November, 2000
- 2001 "Dial a Line" eye-[kju:] projectroom for contextual contemporary art, Greifswald, Germany [group]
- 2002 "Qu'Appelle: Takes of Two Valleys", Mendel Art Gallery, Saskachewan, travelling exhibition [group]
- "Unwritten History", Gallery Gevik, Toronto
Selected Collections
- National Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
- Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario
- National Native Exhibition Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario
- City of Regina, Saskatchewan
- Regina Public Library Art Collection, Regina, Saskatchewan
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Imperial Oil, Calgary, Alberta
- Canada Council Art Bank
- Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
- Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Regina Separate School Board, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
- Texaco Canada
- Interprovincial Pipe and Steel Corp.
- Sheraton Hotels, Toronto, Ontario
- Native Canadian Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- MacPherson, Leslie and Tyerman, Regina, Saskatchewan
- C.B.C., Regina, Saskatchewan
- Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
- Cineplex-Odeon, Regina,Saskatchewan
- Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Canadian Auto Workers, Oshawa, Ontario
- Northern Telecom, Toronto, Ontario
- Tory, Tory and Binnington, Toronto, Ontario
- Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Native Heritage Foundation, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Merrill-Lynch, Toronto, Ontario
- Ben-Gurion University, Israel
- Bronfman Foundation, Montreal, P.Q.
- Via Rail
- Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Sky Dome, Toronto, Ontario
- Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Saskatchewan Telecommunications, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Regina Public Library Board, Saskatchewan
- Crown LIfe, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.
- The Osler Law Firm, Toronto & Calgary
- National Museum of Art & History