Joseph Sánchez, the Chief Curator of the Museum of Aboriginal People’s Art and Artifacts at Portage College is interviewed this month in Forbes magazine. Sánchez, the last living member of the Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. (PNIAI) – known also as the Indian Group of Seven – is promoting a current exhibit at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, featuring the works of all seven members of the group. The exhibit, titled The Ancestors are Talking, runs to October 19.

A feature article published July 11 in Forbes Magazine features Portage College Museum of Aboriginal People's Art and Artifacts curator Joseph Sánchez. The renowned artist is the last surviving member of the Indian Group of Seven.                                                 -- Screenshot Image used with permission- Forbes

The only permanent display of the Indian Group of Seven in the world is housed at the Portage College museum in Lac La Biche, about 600 kilometres north of Banff. The permanent displays of Sánchez, along with artists Alex Janvier, Daphne Odjig, Jackson Beardy, Eddy Cobiness, Norval Morrisseau, and Carl Ray at the Museum of Aboriginal People’s Art and Artifacts in Lac La Biche can be viewed year-round through self-tours or guided sessions by appointment. Including their work, the museum houses an inventory of more than 2,500 pieces of Indigenous artwork.

See the Forbes story here.

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If you are interested in pursuing a career in Indigenous art, Portage College offers diploma programming in Fine Art and Indigenous Art and Culture.