Ned Bear
Native Artist
Ned Bear is one of the few native artists of his generation that received a formal art education. He combined studies in Native education with an Honours Diploma from the New Brunswick College of Art & Design. He also studied at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College as well as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. In addition to his extensive experience as an instructor of Native art and culture, Ned Bear has also made contributions as a curator(Earth and Sky, Spirit of Our Ancestors, With All My Relations, Braided Spirit), guest speaker and juror. In 1995 he served as a board member of the Society of Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry (SCANA) and since 1994 has been on the New Brunswick Arts Board.
Ned, unfortunately, is a part-time artist. His vision of himself is as an administrator. Too bad. I have one of his masks. I think he's missing something.
Recent Exhibitions
McCain's Atlantic Exhibition at Beaverbrook Art Gallery,
Dalhousie Art Gallery,
Memorial University Gallery
Canadian Embassy,
Washington, D.C.
Aitken Bicentennial Centre,
Saint John NB
Rotunda Gallery,
New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB
Gallery Connexion, Fredericton NB
