Rick Beaver, Ojibway Artist

Rick is an internationally recognized Mississauga Ojibway artist from Alderville First Nation in Ontario. He has been painting professionally for over 20 years and is an avid conservationist. He is the proprietor of Sweetgrass Studios located at his birthplace on the Alderville First Nation in Ontario. His diverse involvements include consultations in aboriginal tourism, the arts, cultural history and environmental management. He has been a tour guide and host for "Spirit Walks", an aboriginal tourism initiative for First Nation communities and partners where his artistic and communication skills have helped establish these venues. He has recently served as a member of the design team for The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario.

He has appeared as a personality on television and radio, illustrated several publications and was the recipient of the Governor General's commemorative medal for community service in 1993. Currently he serves as Natural Heritage Coordinator for Alderville First Nation.

Rick is encouraged that the response to his work indicates a growing enjoyment of the expressions of the land and the life it supports.

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