"Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful" Artists' Conversation

Contemporary artist, writer, and educator Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe), landscape artist Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee Nation), and the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Curator of Indigenous Art Wanda Nanibush (Anishinaabe) discuss Houle’s 50-year career and the first major retrospective of his work at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. Moderated by David Penney, the museum’s associate director for museum research, scholarship, and public engagement.
This program was recorded in the museum's Rasmuson Theater on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
*CORRECTION: Wanda Nanibush's name was misspelled on the slides shown during this event, and we have corrected the spelling where possible.
Exhibition organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario. Generous support is provided by the Canada Council for the Arts and Ameriprise Financial.
Image: Robert Houle, "Red is Beautiful," 1970. Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 61 cm. Canadian Museum of History, V-F-174, IMG2017-0112-0003-Dm. © Robert Houle