Rick Rivet (born 1949 in

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

living in

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Background and education

Rivet's family lived both in the country and in town at Aklavik, which was a

trading center. Métis have a specific culture with

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and European roots. He began school in Aklavik at age seven."About Rick Rivet."
''Rick Rivet.''] 2014. Accessed 4 May 2014. Rivet earned four degrees: his Bachelor of Arts from the

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in 1972; his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary insti ...

in 1980; his Master of Fine Arts from the

University of Saskatchewan A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United State ...

in 1985, and Bachelor of Education from the

in 1986.

Artwork

His art is deeply influenced by ideas of fusion and hybridity of cultures. He works primarily in acrylic on canvas in a style he has referred to as "an expressionist/primitivist approach." In 1999, he was awarded with a Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. In 2023, Rivet presented a one-person show, ''Journeys, Mounds and the Metaphysical,'' at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.

Collections and public art

Rivet's permanent public art mural, ''Millenium Mural,'' is installed at the David S. Strong Building at the Univerysity of Victoria, and other works of his are held in the permanent collection of the Maltwood Museum and Art Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Rivet's work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston.

References

External links

Rick Rivet
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivet, Rick 1949 births 20th-century First Nations people Dene people Living people Métis painters People from Aklavik University of Alberta alumni University of Saskatchewan alumni University of Victoria alumni