Joshim Kakegamic
Born in 1952 in Sandy Lake,
Joshim Kakegamic enjoyed early and extensive contact with brother-in-law Norval
Morrisseau and with Carl Ray. Joshim Kakegamic studied with Ray and
Morrisseau during their tour of northern reserves. Joshim Kakegamic had
his first group show in 1969 and presented a solo workshop at Fanshawe College.
In 1973 Joshim Kakegamic and his brothers Goyce and Henry started the Triple K
Co-operative, a silkscreen operation based in Red Lake.
By 1975 Kakegamic was being shown at Aggregation Gallery in Toronto, which still handled Ray’s
work. While Kakegamic’s predecessors invented and refined the
pictographic style, Joshim Kakegamic was weaned on it, and rapidly perfected
the vocabulary. He was a painter of technical virtuosity and an innovator
in the field of Indian print production. Joshim Kakegamic died tragically
in 1993 while on a rescue mission.
Title: Warrior
Painted: 1975
Medium: Acrylic on
kraft paper
Size: 32" x
48"
Price: $5,600 CDN
Title: Wolf
Painted: 1980
Medium: Acrylic on
canvas board
Size: 18" x
24"
Price: $2600 CDN
Title: Sacred Fish
Painted: circa 1982
Medium: Acrylic on
kraft paper
Size: 20" x
30"
Price: $3000 CDN
