
The Writing on the Wall
The Work of Joane Cardinal-Schubert
Lindsey V. Sharman(Editor)
University of Calgary Press
Published on 30. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-55238-949-2 (ISBN)
Description
Artist. Activist. Curator. Joane Cardinal-Schubert was a phenomenal talent. Her work recognizes the social and political ramifications of lived Indigenous experience, exposing truths about history, culture, and the contemporary world. She was a teacher and mentor, supporting those who struggle against the legacies of colonial history. She was an activist for Indigenous sovereignty, advocating for voices that go unheard.
Despite significant personal and professional successes and monumental contributions to the Calgary artistic community, Cardinal-Shubert remains under-recognized by a broad audience. This richly illustrated, intensely personal book celebrates her story with intimacy and insight.
Combining personal recollection with art history, academic reading with anecdote and story, The Writing on the Wall is a crucial contribution to Indigenous and Canadian art history. Cardinal-Shubert's work leads the conversation, embracing the places where the personal, the political, and the artistic meet.
Despite significant personal and professional successes and monumental contributions to the Calgary artistic community, Cardinal-Shubert remains under-recognized by a broad audience. This richly illustrated, intensely personal book celebrates her story with intimacy and insight.
Combining personal recollection with art history, academic reading with anecdote and story, The Writing on the Wall is a crucial contribution to Indigenous and Canadian art history. Cardinal-Shubert's work leads the conversation, embracing the places where the personal, the political, and the artistic meet.
Reviews / Votes
The first essay by Mike Schubert, the artist's husband for over 40 yearsa| sets the tone - the reader feels as if they are sitting by a fire and not in an art history seminar - and the rest of the contributors don't disappoint. Intimate anecdotes interweave with eye-opening insights into the artist's spiritual, political and artistic viewsa|I finished this book with an eerie sense that I truly met, almost conversed with, a woman whose legacy deserves a place of honour in the annals of Canadian history. The Writing on the Wall is a fitting tribute to an artist whose contribution, like the vibrant colours in her paintings, will not fade. - Agnieszka Matejka, AlbertaViewsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
65 colour figures
Dimensions
Height: 273 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
925 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55238-949-2 (9781552389492)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lindsey Sharman is Curator at the Founders' Gallery, Military Museums, in Calgary.