Lee Claremont
West Kelowna, British Columbia
Website – www.leeclaremont.com
Born in Woodstock, Ontario
Mohawk/Irish
Grand River Iroquois Six Nations, Oshweken, Ontario
Education
| 1991 | BFA, First Class Honors in Visual Arts, University of British Columbia |
| 1989 | Diploma in Fine Arts with Honors, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC Summer courses, computer graphics, drawing for illustration, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2019 | From Lochs to Lakes, Lake Country Gallery, Lake Country, BC Truth and Reconciliation, Prince George, BC |
| 2018 | Big Fish, Lake Country Gallery, Lake Country, BC |
| 2017 | Contemporary Native Art Visions, Springfield, Mass. Group Exhibition, Summerhill Winery, Kelowna, BC Elder's Exhibition and workshop, KAG, Kelowna, BC Native North Americans, Springfield, Mass., USA |
| 2016 | TEDx, Penticton, BC |
| 2015 | Lee Claremont and Nathalie Burton Paintings, Wah-Sa Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Festival Chimera, Sedan, France Imago Mundi: Vienna For Art's Sake, Vienna Indiginesse, Aurora Culture Centre, Aurora, Ontario |
| 2014 | First Nations Art, University of British Columbia, BC Styx & Stones, Art Gallery of the Okanagan, Penticton, BC |
| 2012 | Paintings, Lee Claremont, Gallery Indigina, Stratford, Ontario |
| 2011 | Spirits and Relations, Lake Country Gallery, Winfield, BC |
| 2010 | People of the Plains, Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta |
| 2009 | First Nations Art, Woodlands Culture Center, Brantford, Ontario |
| 2009 | Gallery Indigena, Stratford, Ontario |
| 2008 | First Nations Art, Woodlands Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario |
| 2006 | Six Women, including Daphne Odjig, Gallery Gevik, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2006 | Digging Deep from Memory, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 2005 | WAH-SA Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2004 | Young Spirits Rising with Norval Morrisseau, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC |
| 2004 | Looking Back, Reflections on the Okanagan Mt. Park Fire, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 2004 | Points of Origin, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC |
| 2004 | Contemporary First Nations Artists, Wah-Sa Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2004 | First Nations Art 2004, Woodlands Cultural Center, Brantford, Ontario |
| 2004 | Mother Earth, Wah-Sa Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2003 | Chief's Summit Conference, Westbank, BC |
| 2003 | Fresh Water, Wah-Sa Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2003 | First Nations Art 2003, Woodlands Cultural Center, Brantford, Ontario |
| 2002 | Protection of Past, Present, Future, First Nations Creations, Vancouver, BC |
| 2002 | Art Avalanche, Big White, BC |
| 2002 | First Nations Art |
| 2002 | Woodlands Cultural Center, Brantford, Ontario |
| 2001 | Reclamation, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC |
| 1999 | Hope, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1998 | First Nations Art 1998, Woodlands Cultural Center, Brantford, Ontario |
| 1997 | First Nations Art 1997, Woodlands Cultural Center, Brantford, Ontario |
| 1997 | Exhibition of First Nations Artists in Okanagan Region, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1996 | Land Passages, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1995 | Paintings by Claremont and Mitchell, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1995 | Women Across the Arts, Washington Trade and Convention Center, Seattle, Washington |
| 1995 | Visual Arts Exhibition, United Nations Conference on Women and Children, Beijing China |
| 1994 | Hang the Okanagan, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2011 | Wah-Sa Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2009 | Gallery Indigena, Stratford, Ontario |
| 2008 | East Meets West, Inukshuk Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| 2008 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Red Rooster Winery, Naramata, BC |
| 2007 | Meadowlark Festival, Tumbleweed Gallery, Penticton, BC |
| 2007 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Hambleton Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 2007 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Gallery Indigena, Stratford, Ontario |
| 2006 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Gallery Indigena, Stratford, Ontario |
| 2005 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Gallery Indigena, Stratford, Ontario |
| 2004 | Earth Mothers Gifts, Nk'Mip Cellars Winery, Osoyoos, BC |
| 2003 | Landscapes of My Mind, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna BC |
| 2002 | Color Lifts the Spirit, Yaletown Gallery, Vancouver BC |
| 2002 | Seeing the Unseen, Eight Sisters Gallery, Penticton BC |
| 2002 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Tare Verde Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland |
| 1999 | Lee Claremont Paintings, Tare Verde Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland |
| 1998 | Art Transcends to Fabric, Picture Perfect Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1997 | Celebration of the Harvest, Turtle Island Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1997 | Circles and Crosses, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC |
| 1995 | Half-breed, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1994 | Intimate Fetishes, Picture Perfect Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1994 | Ancestral Awakenings, Tumbleweed Gallery, Penticton, BC |
| 1993 | Robe Series, Picture Perfect Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1992 | The Rez Sisters, Theater Gallery, Kelowna, BC |
| 1991 | Women and Wine, Queen Elizabeth Theater Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| 1991 | Selected Paintings, AMS Gallery, UBC, Vancouver, BC |
Traveling Exhibitions
Beijing and Beyond, Woman's Caucus of Art, International Traveling Exhibition
Looking Back, Reflections on the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire, Canada, California
Imago Mundi Travelling Exhibition
Curatorial
En'Owkin Student Exhibitions, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
En'Owkin Student Exhibitions, Gathering Space, En'owkin Centre, Penticton, BC
Spirit and Relations, Lake Country Art Gallery, Winfield, BC
Collections
Canadian Piano, Pan Am Games Toronto 2015
Inuit & Indian Art Art Centers
Department of Indian & Northern Affairs
Kelowna City Hall
Kelowna Art Gallery
Woodlands Cultural Center
Okanagan Jewish Community Center
Okanagan University College
CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees
University of British Columbia
Unitel Corporation
BC Hydro
BC Gas
Protrust S.A. Lugano, Switzerland
En'Owkin Centre
Private Collections both national and international
Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
Selected Commissions
We Are Not Invisible (Ant-Human Tracking Series
Canadian Piano, Play Me I Am Yours, Exhibition, Pan/Am Games Toronto 2015
Graphic design for FOUR FOODS SERIES, APTN
Water Connects Us All (Canadian Union of Public Employees)
Red Exotic, illustration
Unearthed, book cover
I Like Who I Am, children's book illustration
Leon Street Project, banner
Reel Roots Festival, banner, brochures, posters
Meadowlark Festival, Featured Festival Artist, press, programs and clothing.
Penticton, BC
Kelowna Art Gallery, on-site mural, Digging Deep From Memories
Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Painted 12' x 23' mural in honor of Norval Morrisseau on the gallery wall
Sunshine Theater Rez Sister original painting, poster, press, program
Theytus Books Gatherings book cover
Okanagan Jewish Community Center original painting, press, program for "HOPE" fundraising concert
Guischican Garden Show original painting, press, posters, t-shirts
BC Hydro original painting for an advertising campaign
Fabricland, an exclusive line of fabric designed from my paintings
Selected Publications
WE ARE NOT INVISIBLE Wabano, Ottawa, Ontario
CREATIVE AGING, Sage-ing With Creative Grace and Attitude
Native Peoples Magazine, Phoenix, Arizona
Okanagan College Foundation, Okanagan Couple Plant Seeds for the Future
Okanagan Art Works, Featured Artist
Okanagan Arts Magazine, Featured Artist
Parkhurst Exchange Medical Magazine, Featured Artist
Theytus Books, Book Cover Gathering Of Nations
Woodlands Cultural Center First Nations Art Catalogue
Okanagan Life Magazine Fascinating Feminist
Alternator Gallery, Half Breed Catalogue
Kelowna Art Gallery Looking Back catalog
The Okanagan Valley Who s Who book
Brushes in the sun Hardcover coffee table book
Reflections, Reflections, and Essays from Selected Artists of the Okanagan
Harvest of art, wine, and food Selected Okanagan artists
Okanagan Life Magazine 20/20 Vision Drawing the Future of the Okanagan
Awards
Okanagan College Distinguished Alumni Award, Kelowna BC
"Angel Award" for the largest individual contribution in the creative arts in the Okanagan (Visual Arts)
Voted Best Artist in the Okanagan by public opinion poll 1996-2000
Visual Artist Project Award – Small Business, Tourism, and Culture, Province of British Columbia
Aboriginal Arts Development Award
Department of Indian Affairs – Finalist
President's Choice Award, OUC, Kelowna, BC
Year-End Faculty Award, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Selected Workshops and Lectures
UBC Creative Arts, Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre, Kelowna, BC
Facilitator, Canadian Citizenship Council Forum, Stratford, Ontario
Moderator, Canadian Citizen Forum with keynote speaker Grand Chief Atleo
Facilitator, Creative Arts Workshop, UBC, Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre, Kelowna, BC
Graffiti Gallery, Visiting Artist, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kelowna Art Gallery, Artist in Residence
Kelowna Art Gallery, Workshop/mentor
Leir House, guest lecturer, Penticton, BC
Okanagan University College, 3 and 4th-year art history, guest lecturer
PITA, Professional Intermediate Teachers Association, Kelowna BC
IASO, Indigenous Arts Services Organizations, Chase, BC
Okanagan University College 4th year BFA students, mentor, and advisor
PITA, Professional Intermediate Teachers Association, Cranbrook, BC
IASO, Indigenous Arts Sevices Organizations, Victoria, BC
PITA, Professional Intermediate Teachers Association, Kelowna, BC
IASO, Indigenous Arts Services Organizations, Nelson, BC
Teaching and Curriculum Development
Cultural Human Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, National Advisory Committee for developing curriculum and teaching guide for The Art of Managing Your Career
En'Owkin Center, Penticton, BC. An international educational center for aboriginal
students, Instructor, and curriculum developer
University of Victoria, Adjunct Professor
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC Instructor
Related Professional Experience
Public Art Panel, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Spirits of Vision, Kelowna, BC, art director
Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance Symposium, Vancouver, BC
Invited Guest and Advisor
National Gatherings of Indigenous Knowledge, Penticton, BC
Invited Guest and Advisor
Peer Assessment
Aboriginal Arts Development Awards, Victoria, BC
Life Time Achievement Award in Creative Arts, Okanagan Valley, Recipient, Daphne Odjig, Kelowna, BC
Jury, Big Fish, Lakeland Art Gallery, Winfield, BC