Sherry Farrell Racette

Sherry Farrell Racette
Nationality	Canadian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Manitoba
Academic work
Institutions	University of Manitoba
Main interests	Art history
Notable works	The Flower Beadwork People
Notable ideas	Aboriginal Curatorial Collective

Sherry Farrell Racette is a Canadian feminist scholar, author and artist. She is best known for her contributions to Indigenous art histories and Canadian art history^[1] and is a professor of Native Studies and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Manitoba.

Life

Racette was born in Manitoba, and is of Métis ancestry. She is of a member of the Timiskaming First Nation, and taught at Concordia University in 2007. She holds an Masters degree in Education, from the University of Regina, and completed her PhD in Native Studies, Anthropology, and History at the University of Manitoba.

Notable work

Racette is a board member of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective^[2], and her artwork promotes Aboriginal and Aboriginal women's histories. Racette's paintings have been featured in a number of publications, and her work "The Flower Beadwork People" was published by the Gabriel Dumont Institute in 1992.^[3] Other artworks on display at the institute, created by Racette, include "Keep Your Spirit Free,"^[4] (poster) and the collection of "Flags of the Métis"^[5][6][7] Racette's artwork is also exhibited at the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Saskatchewan.^[8] She is a member of the Saskatchewan Arts Board,^[9] and also serves on the board of the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation.^[10] In 2009-2010, as a Resident Scholar at the School for Advanced Research, Racette created an exhibition on Material Culture as Encoded Objects and Memory.^[11] In 2013, she was an exhibition consultant for the Montreal McCord Museum's "Wearing Our Identity : The First People's Collection." Racette has been mentioned as an artist in the book titled " The Artist Herself : Self-Portraits by Canadian Historical Women Artists."

Racette has illustrated several books, including The Flower Beadwork People (1985), Stories of the Road Allowance People (1995), Flies to the Moon (1999), and Little Voice (2001). She has also published articles and essays in scholarly publications. Her scholarly background is in art history, education, history, anthropology and Native studies. She exhibited "Walking with Our sisters" in Winnipeg. In this exhibition, Racette uses moccasins to honour the lives of Aboriginal women.^[12]

Racette creates paintings and multimedia works.^[13] Her art has been featured in solo, group, and museum exhibitions, and she has won awards for her illustrated children's books.

References

1. "University of Manitoba - Faculty of Arts - Native Studies - Sherry Farrell Racette". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
2. "Sherry Farrell Racette". Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
3. "The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture". www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
4. "The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture". www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
5. "The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture". www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
6. "The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture". www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
7. "The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture". www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
8. "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". esask.uregina.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
9. "Saskatchewan Arts Board". www.artsboard.sk.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
10. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Sherry Farrell Racette". www.sknac.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
11. "SAR—Sherry Farrell Racette, Resident Scholar". sarweb.org. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
12. "Art exhibit uses moccasins to honour missing, murdered aboriginal women". CTVNews. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
13. "Sherry Farrell Racette, PhD | IAIA". www.iaia.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-30.