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Raven Davis

Raven Davis (born 1975) is a multimedia Indigenous artist, curator, activist, and community organizer of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway) Nation in Manitoba.[1] Davis's work centers themes of culture, colonization, sexuality, and gender and racial justice.[2] Davis currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia and works between Halifax and Toronto, Ontario.[1][3][4] Davis is also a traditional dancer, singer, and drummer.[citation needed]

Raven Davis
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Toronto, Ontario

Career

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In 2010, Davis joined the Friends United initiative as an artist and associate and currently sits on the advisory board.[5]

In 2017, Raven Davis was hired as co-artistic director of Halifax's Queer Acts Theatre Festival.[6]

Awards, honours, and residencies

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  • Art and Activism Resident, NSCAD University (2016)[7]
  • Cape Breton Partnership, Aboriginal Women of Distinction in Business, nomination (2010)
  • Cape Breton Industry Award, Sydney Ports Authority (2009)[8]

Curatorial

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  • Nocturne, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2018)[9]
  • Bonnie Devine | Circles and Lines: Michi Saagiig. Art Gallery of Mississauga. Mississauga, Ontario (2018)[10]
  • Wsitqamu | Nunak | Ktahkomiq | Land, co-curated with Aidan Gillis, PETAPAN: First Light Indigenous Arts Symposium, Dieppe, New Brunswick (2016)[11]

Filmography

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  • "I Still Believe" (2015) Director and Producer.
  • "Spooning" (2015) Co-Produced with Elisha Lim.
  • "Love Never Felt so Good" (2014) Collaboration with Elisha Lim.

Selected exhibitions

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Personal

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Raven Davis is a parent of three sons.[23] Having a mother who is also an Anishinaabe artist has influenced Davis in their life and career.[5][24] Davis was born and raised in Toronto and attended Ryerson University and George Brown College.[25]

The artist is two-spirited and uses gender-neutral pronouns. Davis speaks at schools, art venues, and community events, raising awareness around issues of gender, sexuality, and race.[26][27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nocturne 2018 Curator Announcement". Nocturne Halifax. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "Raven Davis On Racism And Self-Care". HuffPost Canada. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. ^ a b "Basquiat Idea Bar: Justice | AGO Art Gallery of Ontario". ago.net. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  4. ^ Devereaux, Allison. "New Art 2017: Raven Davis leads the tough conversations". The Coast Halifax. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  5. ^ a b "Friends United Advisory Board". friends-united.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  6. ^ Thorne, Tara. "Queer Acts picks". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  7. ^ "Indigenous artist finds healing through creativity - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2016-02-05. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  8. ^ "Awards and Nominations | Raven Davis". ravendavis.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  9. ^ "Halifax's Nocturne festival curated by Indigenous artist for the first time ever". CBC. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  10. ^ "Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception and Artist Talk". The Art Gallery of Mississauga. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  11. ^ Hearn, Genevieve Allen (Fall 2016). "PETAPAN: First Light Indigenous Arts Symposium Final Report 2016" (PDF). First Light Symposium. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "ARTS IN BRIEF | May 12, 2012 | The Chronicle Herald". thechronicleherald.ca. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  13. ^ "Aboriginal women sing song of culture with art – CottageCountryNow.ca". nationtalk.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  14. ^ "Friends United | Casino Nova Scotia | Other Spaces | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST". thecoast.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  15. ^ Bertin, Nathalie (2014). "Indiginesse Catalogue" (PDF). Nathalie Bertin. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "October 14–23, 2014 Wagmatcook Cape Breton Island" (PDF). 8 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  17. ^ "Meet artist behind AFN image - CBC Player". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  18. ^ "Imago Mundi". imagomundiart.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  19. ^ "DUALITY - Zakide, Clayton Windatt, Dayna Danger, Jane Smythe, Cole Alvis, Ember Windatt, Cole Forrest, Jessie Short, Raven Davis, Tara Windatt, EE Portal Collective (Elyse Portal and Emilio Portal) and Proscenium Club's Caleb Geden, Kaitlyn Stewart, Kelsey Ruhl, Mo - WKP Kennedy Gallery". www.kennedygallery.org. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  20. ^ Cronin, Mollie. "Review: Raven Davis' The De-Celebration of Canada 150". The Coast Halifax. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  21. ^ "níchiwamiskwém | nimidet | ma soeur | my sister : Art Mûr". La Biennale d'art contemporain autochtone (in French). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  22. ^ "In Dialogue | Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba". agsm.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  23. ^ Devereaux, Allison. "New Art 2017: Raven Davis leads the tough conversations". The Coast Halifax. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  24. ^ Davis, Raven. "My Mother Gave Me My IMFA—Indigenous Master's of Fine Arts". Canadian Art. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  25. ^ "Education | Raven Davis". ravendavis.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  26. ^ "Newsletter.May2015.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  27. ^ IT ALL STARTS WITH AWARENESS -LGBTQ DAY IN ESKASONI. http://kinu.ca/news Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
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  • Canada Cultural Center Gallery [1]
  • Canada Cultural Center Interview [2]
  • CBC Nova Scotia. Sharing the View [3]
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