Mary Longman (born

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) is a

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artist. She is of

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heritage from the Gordon First Nation. Her Aboriginal name is Aski-Piyesiwiskwew. She is known for her

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drawings Drawing is a form of visual art in which an artist uses instruments to mark paper or other two-dimensional surface. Drawing instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, c ...

, and

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, which examine

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, cultural, spiritual and

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issues related to the experiences of Aboriginal people and

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, including the

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and residential schools.

Career

Longman is an Associate Professor in

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and

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at the

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specializing in Aboriginal Art History and sculpture and drawing. Her art has been exhibited in Canadian galleries including the

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, Museum of Civilization,

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MacKenzie Art Gallery The MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG; french: Musee d’art MacKenzie) is an art museum located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The museum occupies the multipurpose T. C. Douglas Building, situated at the edge of the Wascana Centre. The building holds e ...

, Mendel Art Gallery, and McCord Museum. International venues include the

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, the Smithsonian, and the

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. She has stated that she aims to "depict the psychological and

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effects these olonialviews have upon people of

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and the

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. My Aboriginal ancestry allows me to closely and critically analyze Eurocentric views within my everyday life experiences and to more clearly understand other Aboriginal voices of the past and present. The ultimate goal is to disseminate an awareness of these conditioning effects and hopefully bring about a greatly needed change of thought." Longman's sculpture ''Ancestors Rising'' was commissioned by the

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and marks the Saskatchewan centennial as well as a First Nations presence in Regina’s sculptural landscape. On

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, June 21, 2006, this sculpture was unveiled in front of the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Wascana Park. Her family experiences have influenced her work. Longman’s mother was born in 1949 and was put in residential school as a child. The digital art work titled ''Warrior Woman: Stop the Silence!!'' was created in response to her mother's experiences. Longman was a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni award from the

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(2000), Lieutenant Governor Award finalist in the Saskatchewan Artist Award category (2012) and the Provost Teaching Excellence Award in Aboriginal Education (2015).

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions * 2016 - Sâkêwêwak Artists' Collective, Regina, Saskatchewan, ''Warrior women & selected works'' * 2004 - Makenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, ''Mary Longman'' * 2000 - Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, ''Blood and Stones'' * 1999 - Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, ''Saskdiaspora'' * Waneuskwewin Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, ''Blood and Stones'' * 1996 - Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia, ''Traces'' * 1995 - Neutral Ground, Regina, Saskatchewan, ''Coming Home'' * 1988 - Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, ''Wolves in Sheep's Clothing''

References

Sources

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''Aboriginal Curatorial Collective (ACC).'' Retrieved 2016-02-28.
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http://www.mendel.ca/transposing-perspectives/ Mary Longman: Transposing Perspectives] Mendel Art Gallery, 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Longman, Mary 21st-century Canadian women artists 21st-century Canadian artists Artists from Saskatchewan Living people Emily Carr University of Art and Design alumni NSCAD University alumni University of Victoria alumni Academic staff of the University of Saskatchewan 1964 births George Gordon First Nation