Canadian Cree First Nations Artist Canadian Cree First Nations Artist presents Cree Woodland Style Artpresents Cree Woodland Style Art

About The ArtistAbout The Artist Dwayne Frost(Gitchi Manitou Muskwa) born February, 4, 1964, is from his Reservation the Constance Lake First Nation, Ontario, Canada. His Family’s community is Pagwa River, Ontario, Canada. He is a self taught artist who started both painting and carving about 20years ago.

He has developed his unique art style working and studying withNorval Morriseau “The Copper Thunderbird” in the beginning of his art careerand later through the years, with extended family and friends from the manynorthern first nations in northern Ontario, Canada. He further developed hisart style through painting and carving from what he studied through hisfriends and family in Sandy Lake First Nation.

He has returned to his traditional beliefs and culture and shares the many legends,stories and his experiences through his artwork, so that, they may not be lost, but recorded in some way for future generations to see, experience and learn from.

Major Exposure and Exhibitions

2000 Ontario Metis Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2004 Donna Cona Calender, Paintings Kuniwahchigun and Grandfather Sun Eagle, 2005 Winterlude Festival, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, 2005 Metis National Council Annual Assembly, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2006 Festiva Citta del Sapere, Padowa, Italy, 2006 Exhibition of My Art KADEWE Mall, Berlin, Germany, 2007 Exhibition World Famous Karl May Festival,First Native to sell Paintings to the World Famous Karl May Museum, painted Europa's Largest Cliff Painting, My First Major Work of Art, Radebeul, Germany, 2008 Exhibition Dancing World Famous Karl May Festival, Painted Europa's Largest Cliff Painting, My Second Major Work of Art, National Canadian Television Exposure Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Radebeul, Germany. 2009 Dance Theater presentation and Painting Europes Largest Cliff Painting 2009 The World Famous Karl May Festival, My third major work of art. Major televison exposure with RAI television, Der Bild Zeitung, Major German TV. 2010 Dance Theater Presentation of our Legends and Stories of the Woodland People. Painted Europe's largest cliff painting, was Schirmherr 19th Annual Karl May Festival.*First Ever Native to do so* Radebeul, Germany.

Major Works of Art

Spirit wolf painting on the side of a 90 meter cliffWorld Famous Karl May Festival 2007, Radebeul, Germany.

Major Works of Art

Spirit of the Drum Painting on the side of a 90 meter cliff

World Famous Karl May Festival 2008, Radebeul, Germany.

Carvings

Carvings from Antler, Stone and Wood were and still are the main media to share our legends, stories and hidden messages with to

the viewer. Like in painting, our carvings incorporate the everything is a canvas inside a canvas concept. That is unique only among our

artwork as a native people.

Carvings

Carvings

Carvings

Carvings

Carvings

Paintings

There are three major forms of woodland artwork, they are: Woodland, Woodland X-Rayand Woodland Spiritual.

Paintings

Paintings

Paintings

Paintings

Paintings

Presentation Summary My People have been painting since we were first Created and placed upon the face of Mother Earth over 100,000 years ago. Many early paintings appear on old artifacts collected by interested people and museums the world over. Examples of early paintingby my people also exists on the side of rock walls or cliff's as what we term as petroglyph's or early rock paintings by prehistoric man, my people have been on Turtle Island since time of humans began, we are the first people, we are still herewe are not prehistoric. My style of artwork has it's roots in those origins as I have seenmany rock paintings traveling the great lakes and rivers by canoe as a child. Those oldrock paintings were done by my ancestors as I was told, those rock paintings have sincethen held my fascination. In that spirit I have presented to you, My Woodland Spiritual Art. Thank you for your valuable time and interest.

Dwayne Frost, A.A.R.(OPS)Langenberg Strasse 15D­51647 Gummersbach, Germany+49(0)2261­9947484 Email: info@acimowin.eu

Websites: http://www.acimowin.eu http://www.gitchimanitoumuskwa.com