Wednesday, June 21, 2023

[meryl mcmaster - bloodline]


Image of cover of Meryl McMaster's Bloodline book, showing a picture of McMaster herself, wearing a black coat with white bird foot prints over it, and a top hat with red ribbon and many feathers stuck in it, on a rocky landscape with fields and dull blue sky behind.

 I've been a fan of Meryl McMaster's work for a while now, since first seeing one of her photographs at the Art Gallery of Alberta a few years back.

This past spring, her work was exhibited at the McMichael Gallery north of Toronto. I wasn't able to attend, but instead bought the book -- and it is so worth it! Along with many gorgeous and intriguing photographs, the layout is attractive. Each section in the book also includes text by McMaster giving insight and background. Some photographs are accompanied by poems.

Portion of a page inside Meryl McMaster's Bloodline book. White text on red background says "Stories of my Grandmothers" in English and in Cree. Left side has a design with black, red and silver.


Sample page from Meryl McMaster's Bloodline book. Large image of McMaster in a green boot, holding a paddle, dressed in black with a black sleepmask on. A large black raven is at the bow of the boat, holding a lit lamp in its beak. A thin line of red sky shows between the water and the cloudy sky.


From the McMichael Collection webpage: 
Hardcover, 240 pages, plus foldout
140+ colour photographs
The Magenta Foundation, Remai Modern, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 2023
The first monograph of Canadian Plains Cree artist Meryl McMaster whose work reflects her mixed Plains Cree, Dutch and British ancestry. The publication looks back to McMaster’s past accomplishments and bring us up to date on her current explorations of family histories, in particular those of her Plains Cree female forebears from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in present day Saskatchewan.
Published by The Magenta Foundation in partnership with McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Remai Modern. A lavishly illustrated testimonial to McMaster’s past and present production, the book includes a foreword by Buffy Sainte-Marie, poem by Louise B. Halfe, an interview with the artist by Sarah Milroy, as well as a response to McMaster’s work from noted Métis writer, filmmaker, and activist Maria Campbell, a respected senior voice in Canadian literature.
To see more and to purchase: https://shop.mcmichael.com/products/meryl-mcmaster-bloodline
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