Kurt Flett

Cultural Background: Oji-Cree, Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba

Kurt Flett is an Oji-Cree (Swampy Cree) from Garden Hill First Nation in the Island Lake region of northern Manitoba. Born in 1956, and raised at Garden Hill, Manitoba, he began drawing with pencil crayons around age 11 and was influenced by such artists asย Jackson Beardyย and Stanley Monias.

He worked as a teacher for ten years before pursuing a full-time artistic career in 1986. Kurt's journey would lead him into devoting all of his time doing what he loves – sketching, painting, and illustrating. Kurt joined with fellow community members Jeff Monias and Eddy Munroe in popularizing the Woodland school of Aboriginal art.

His work is exhibited across Canada, Europe and the United States, and was strongly influenced by Woodland Cree artistic traditions. A red sun was a characteristic element of his works. He died on the 8th of May 2011, from complications of diabetes. He was buried in the Aboriginal Memorial Gardens.

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Origine Culturelle: Oji-Cri, Premiรจres Nations de Garden Hill, Manitoba

Kurt Flett est un oji-cri (Moskรฉgon), de la Premiรจre nation de Garden Hill dans la rรฉgion de

Island Lake au nord du Manitoba. Nรฉ en 1956, et รฉlevรฉ ร  Garden Hill, au Manitoba, il commence ร  dessiner au crayon autour de 11 ans et a รฉtรฉ influencรฉ par des artistes tels que Jackson Beardy et Stanley Monias.

Il a travaillรฉ comme professeur pendant dix ans avant de poursuivre une carriรจre artistique ร  plein temps en 1986. Son parcours l'amรจnera ร  consacrer tout son temps ร  faire ce qu'il aime; le dessin, la peinture et l'illustration . Kurt s'est joint ร  ses compatriotes de la communautรฉ Jeff Monias et Eddy Munroe dans la popularisation de l'รฉcole Woodland de l'art autochtone.

Son travail est exposรฉ partout au Canada, en Europe et aux Etats-Unis, et a รฉtรฉ fortement influencรฉ par les traditions artistiques des Cris des bois. ย Un soleil rouge รฉtait un element caractรฉristique de ses oeuvres. Il est dรฉcรฉdรฉ le 8 mai 2011, de complications dรป au diabรจte. enterrรฉ dans le jardin commรฉmoratif autochtone.

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