Edward Poitras

Edward Poitras
Born	1953 (age 63–64) Regina, Saskatchewan
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	Sculpture, Installation

Edward Poitras (born in 1953) is a Métis artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan. His work, mixed-media sculptures and installations, explores the themes of history, treaties, colonialism, and life both in urban spaces and on Indian reserves.

Poitras was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1953 and he is a member of the Gordon First Nation.

Poitras studied with Sarain Stump at the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in 1974 and then with Mexican Aboriginal artist Domingo Cisneros at Manitou College in La Macaza, Quebec from 1975-1976.

Poitras has had his work exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Finland. Since 1980, his work has usually been included in major contemporary Aboriginal exhibitions.

In 1995, he was the first Indigenous artist even chosen to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale.

In 1998, he created "The Politics of Land", an earthwork at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon.

Poitras has taught at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (1976-1978), the University of Manitoba (1978) and the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College at the University of Regina (now First Nations University of Canada) from 1981-1984 and 1989-1990.

His work is included in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Mendel Art Gallery, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the MacKenzie Art Gallery, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.

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