Carvers in Great Hall

Love the smell of cedar in the morning (or the afternoon)? Come to MOA, where you'll see a brand new canoe being carved in the Great Hall by two Fijian artists, Titoko Moceibure and Jeke Lagi, with Northwest Coast First Nations artists Ray Natraoro (Squamish), Simon Reece (Tsimshian/Cree), Victor Henry (Squamish), and Alano Edzerza (Tahltan). We can’t guarantee you’ll be able to see and talk with all the carvers when you come, but for sure you’ll see their canoe as they rough it out and finish it in time for the Tribal Journeys canoe launch in the summer of 2012. Thanks to Constant Arts Society for working with MOA to make this project happen.

Statement re cancellation of 'The Forgotten'

For MOA's statement concerning the cancellation of 'The Forgotten' Project, please click here: http://www.moa.ubc.ca/about/news.php

Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens

October 30, 2010 - January 23, 2011

The Museum of Anthropology is pleased to present Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens, a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the pivotal role of photography in changing the perception of African objects from artifacts to fine art.  

Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens was curated by Wendy Grossman, Ph.D. and organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. The exhibition was funded in part by grants from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Dedalus Foundation. Media sponsor The Georgia Straight. Opening reception sponsored by Consulat General de France a Vancouver.

Signed Without Signature

November 26, 2010 – September 5, 2011

From the late 1800s to the early 1900s, Charles and Isabella Edenshaw produced Haida art that continues to inspire the finest Haida artists of today, many of whom are their descendants. What is the aesthetic that makes their work recognizable and so respected? How has it remained contemporary for more than 100 years? This exhibit addresses these and other questions by highlighting Charles Edenshaw’s engraved silver bracelets, as well as his wife Isabella’s basketry, which Charles painted. Media sponsor The Georgia Straight.

Carl Beam

Exhibit on display April 8-May 29, 2011)

Carl Beam (1943-2005) was born in M’Chigeeng (West Bay) on Manitoulin Island. Of Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) heritage, the artist was instrumental in challenging the marginalization of contemporary Aboriginal art in Canada. He became noted for his manner of linking Indigenous world views to broad cultural, historical, and political concerns in order to provoke contemplation of multiple realities and our collective place in the cosmos. In the process, he developed an aesthetic approach more akin to the expressive layering of Rauschenberg than the traditional forms of Anishinaabe 'Woodland School' painters. The exhibition, curated by Greg Hill, and organized by the National Gallery of Canada, features a selection of 50 of Beam’s most remarkable works spanning his 30-year career, from his monumental-scale paintings and constructions, to his ceramics and video.