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Mad Hatter

A Douglas College Newsletter

 

 

March 1, 1988

 

 

EXHIBIT CHRONICLES NATIVE PRIDE

Pens Richardson Logie
seems an unlikely chronicler
of Canadian natives. An artist
who insists she is not a social ac-
tivist, she grew up in Niagara
Falls, Ontario and studied art in
England and the United States.

Logie herself never thought she
would paint native people, not
wanting to contribute to the mis-
representation they so often
received in the media — the image
of a dying race, relegated to a
past era. But with her exhibit,
"Chronicles of Pride", currently
on display at Douglas College in
New Westminster, she has taken
an effective step toward correct-
ing that image.

Beginning in 1982, Ms. Logie
spent four years working on the
exhibit, travelling extensively to
meet and paint outstanding na-
tive personalities — carvers,
elders, political and environmen-
tal activists, spiritual leaders,
entrepreneurs and educators.
The result is a collection of 30 oil
portraits celebrating native
achievement, accompanied by
biographical notes written by Val
Dudoward.

Some of the paintings portray
well-known "celebrities" such as
Margo Kane and Leonard
George. Others are people whose
contribution to their communities
is carried out more quietly. There
are a few surprises in the show:
did you know that Blanche Mac-
Donald, founder of the modelling
school that carries her name, was
native? The task of choosing 30

 

subjects from hundreds of pos-
sibilities was a difficult one for
Logie, but she was looking for
balance, keeping in mind that she
wanted to honour individuals
who serve as positive role models
for native young people.

Since 1986, the show has toured
to galleries throughout the
province. The exhibit met with
great enthusiasm from both na-
tive and white audiences when it
was shown in a number of north-
ern B.C. communities.

"Chronicles of Pride" can be
seen at Douglas College in the
College Library and the Theatre
Foyer Gallery, from March 4
through April 8. Exhibit hours
are 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday
through Thursday and 9 a.m. -5
p-m., Fridays and Saturdays. For-
more information, call
520-5400.

 

LITERATURE LIVE
PRESENTS ERNST
HAVEMANN

 

 

mst Havemann, a writer with

an abundance of tales to tell,
will read from his short stories on
March 8 at Douglas College.

Originally from South Africa,
Havemann now lives in Nelson,
B.C., where he and his wife set-
tled in 1978.

The author came to writing late
in life, only after his arrival in
Canada at age 60. He began
taking creative writing courses at
David Thompson University,
purely for enjoyment at first. But
within a few years, his short
stories were appearing in such
high-profile magazines as Satur-
day Night and The Atlantic and
bringing him recognition as a

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