Maria Hupfield

Maria Hupfield (born 1975) is a Canadian artist, working in Brooklyn, New York.[1] She is an Anishinaabe, specifically an Ojibwe and a member of the Wasauksing First Nation, located in Ontario, Canada.[2] Hupfield works in a variety of media, including video and performance. Her performance practice references Anishinaabeg oral history and feminist performance history.

Early life and education

Hupfield grew up in Parry Sound, Ontario. She holds a BA in art history with a minor in native studies from the University of Toronto, and received an MFA from York University.[3]

Career

The One Who Keeps On Giving, a 2017 solo exhibition of her work at The Power Plant in Toronto was called a "triumphal homecoming" by Murray Whyte of the Toronto Star.[4] Other solo exhibitions include East Wind Brings a New Day at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina (2015)[5] and Strange Customs Prevail at Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba in 2011 and Galerie l'UQAM in Montreal in 2017.[6]

She is the founder of 7th Generation Image Makers, an arts and mural program for Native youth in downtown Toronto.[7] She is co-owner of Native Art Department International, with her partner Jason Lujan. From 2007 to 2011 she was Assistant Professor in Visual Art and Material Practice at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.[8] She is the 2014 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painting and Sculpture Grant.[9] In 2018, Hupfield was awarded the Hnatyshyn Foundation prize for outstanding achievement by a Canadian mid-career artist.[10]

References
  1. "Maria Hupfield | Tacoma Art Museum". Tacoma Art Museum. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. "Bound, Hupfield 2017 at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, South Façade - Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival". scotiabankcontactphoto.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Galerie Hugues Charbonneau | Maria Hupfield | Texts". huguescharbonneau.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. "Something lost, something gained at the Power Plant | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. Gallery, MacKenzie Art. "Maria Hupfield: East Wind Brings a New Day". mackenzieartgallery.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. "Maria Hupfield Returns to the Beginning". Momus- A Return to Art Criticism. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. User, Super. "7th Generation Image Makers". www.nativechild.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  8. "The Power Plant - Exhibitions – The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery – Harbourfront Centre". www.thepowerplant.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. "curating in the haze of empires". Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. "Artists and Curators Win Hnatyshyn Prizes". Canadian Art. Retrieved 7 September 2018.


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