Richard Bedwash
Anishinaabe
(1937-2007)
First Name: Richard
Last Name: Bedwash
Full Name: Richard Bedwash
Name in syllabics: N/A
Alternative Names: Richard Petawayash
Date of birth: 1937
Place of birth: Hillsport, near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date of death: 2007
Place of death: N/A
Community / Heritage: Ojibwe
Sex: Male
Disc Number: N/A
Website: N/A
Art Media: Acrylic, serigraph, silkscreen, lithograph, oil
Bio:
Richard Bedwash was an Ojibwe Canadian artist born on a reservation near Hillsport, Ontario, Canada. Bedwash began painting in 1967 and apprenticed with Norval Morrisseau.
His work belongs to the Woodland School of painting, which was pioneered by Morrisseau. Bedwash’s work references stories and legends from his Ojibwe heritage, often depicting animals.
Exhibitions
2017: The Royal Ontario Museum
Collections
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON
Articles
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/xiii-shy-birds-richard-bedwash-404521251
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| (THE MIGHTY BIRD) THUNDERBIRD | 2024-03 (March 2024) | |
| MEDICINE, FISH AND LOON; CAREING MY FAMILY | 2011-12 (December 2011) | |
| THE YOUNG PEOPEL (PEOPLE) WITH SPIRIT BIRD | 2016-09 (September 2016) | |
| ARTIST ENTERING THE SHAKING TENT | 2022-03 (March 2022) | |
| ARTIST ENTERING THE SHAKING TENT; SPIRITUAL SUN BIRDS | 2017-03 (March 2017) | |
| BABY THUNDERBIRD | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| BEAR/BIRDS | 2009-06 (June 2009) | |
| BEAR; BEAVER | 2014-06 (June 2014) | |
| BIRD FAMILY | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| BIRD STUDIES | 2009-02 (February 2009) | |
| BIRDS/FISH XXII; BIRDS/FISH XXIV; BEAR/SHAMAN; MOOSE | 2009-01 (January 2009) | |
| FAMILY OF LOONES | 2014-01 (January 2014) | |
| IN UNITY; THE OWL | 2012-01 (January 2012) | |
| LOON & YOUNG | 2024-05 (May 2024) | |
| LOON MOTHER AND YOUNG | 2020-07 (July 2020) | |
| LOON WITH FEATHER | 2011-07 (July 2011) | |
| LOON'S GUARDIAN | 2022-04 (April 2022) | |
| LOONS FLIGHT | 2018-07 (July 2018) | |
| MEDICINE BEAVER | 2024-05 (May 2024) | |
| MOOSE | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| MOTHER & CHILD | 2015-03 (March 2015) | |
| MOTHER LOON & FAMILY | 2022-09 (September 2022) | |
| SNAKE AND BIRD | 2009-06 (June 2009) | |
| THUNDERBIRD IN LIFE | 2015-08 (August 2015) | |
| TURTLE ISLAND | 2015-02 (February 2015) | |
| TWO BIRDS | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| UNTITLED (ANGRY BEAVER) | 2020-12 (December 2020) | |
| UNTITLED (BEAR) | 2024-03 (March 2024) | |
| UNTITLED (BEAVER) | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| UNTITLED (BIRD FAMILY) | 2024-05 (May 2024) | |
| UNTITLED (BIRD/FISH) | 2024-03 (March 2024) | |
| UNTITLED (BIRD/FISH/SUN) | 2022-04 (April 2022) | |
| UNTITLED (BIRDS) | 2015-08 (August 2015) | |
| UNTITLED (DREAM CATCHER) | 2018-03 (March 2018) | |
| UNTITLED (FISH) | 2014-08 (August 2014) | |
| UNTITLED (LOON & SPIRIT) | 2017-08 (August 2017) | |
| UNTITLED (MOTHER & CHILD) | 2017-12 (December 2017) | |
| UNTITLED (SHAMAN WITH BIRDS) | 2024-05 (May 2024) | |
| UNTITLED (SHAMAN/BIRD/FISH) | 2024-03 (March 2024) | |
| UNTITLED (SHAMAN/FISH) | 2020-07 (July 2020) | |
| UNTITLED (THREE YOUNG BIRDS) | 2018-07 (July 2018) | |
| UNTITLED (THUNDERBIRD) | 2018-01 (January 2018) | |
| UNTITLED (TWO BIRDS) | 2014-08 (August 2014) | |
| UNTITLED (YOUNG LOVE) | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| VARIOUS STUDIES | 2013-04 (April 2013) | |
| VISION OF THE SACRED FISH | 2020-05 (May 2020) | |
| WARRIOR WITH THUNDERBIRD | 2015-08 (August 2015) | |
| YOUNG EAGLES | 2015-08 (August 2015) | |
| “LOON CATCHING FISH” & “BLUE GOOSE” | 2018-03 (March 2018) | |
| “UNTITLED (BIRD/FIGURE)” AND “CARRING MY BROTHER” | 2018-02 (February 2018) | |
| “UNTITLED (MOTHER AND YOUNG)” AND “CARRING MY BROTHER” | 2018-05 (May 2018) |
