Brian Marion was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan in 1960. He grew up among the Saulteaux and Cree of the Prairies and the Ojibway people of Northwestern Ontario. At the age of 15, Brian began a nine year apprenticeship with Norval Morrisseau, considered to be the Father of the Canadian Woodland Aboriginal style of art. According to Morrrisseau: "During those years of training, Brian learned both the spiritualism of the Ojibway culture and the techniques of Shaman art. While he developed his artisitic talents, he was taught to use the meanings of the legends as a basis for the composition of his paintings. He acquired the knowledge from the visions of our people and has come to understand our close ties with nature. He has been able to get inspiration from his native spirituality and with the blessing of the Creator, add his own emotional and intuitive interpretations to produce beautiful art."  Brian died in 2011.