David Joseph Brooks opens show in Kennetcook
The paintings and sculptures of Nova Scotian Mi’kmaq artist David
Joseph (DJ) Brooks will be featured in a solo art exhibit this weekend
in Kennetcook, Hants County.
A collection of Brooks’ works can be seen at The Place Near and Far Gallery, 6235 Highway # 354, in Kennetcook, (where Hwy #354 intersects with Hwy #236)
The opening reception is on Friday October 23rd from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
The Gallery will be open Saturday October 24th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and then again on Sunday October 25th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
October is Mi’kmaq Heritage Month commemorating Mi’kmaq culture and heritage for all Nova Scotians.
For more information, contact:
David Brooks: 902 - 758 -1849
Andrew Fisher: 902 - 790 - 2990 (cell)
Please note The Place Near and Far Gallery’s phone number, 902 -
362-2061, is a seasonal phone number and is temporarily disconnected.
Biography of the artist:
Centre, Indian Brook, Micmac Native Friendship Centre, Maritime Native
Artisans’ Co-operative, The Mastadon Ridge Interpretive Centre,
Stewiacke, Hants East High School, Milford, Shubenacadie Elementary,
painting for Statistics Canada poster, painting for Public Works Canada
poster. David’s paintings are in the collections of the Art Gallery of
Nova Scotia, Eskasoni School Board, Grace Maternity Hospital, National
Indian Art Collection, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Native
Council of Nova Scotia, and the Union of Nova Scotia Indians. [Con’t]
Over the years, David has had exhibitions in Halifax, David Brooks:
Spirit Worlds, at the Sandra Carter Gallery, StreetsmArt, Gottingen
Street, Maritime Native Artisans’ Co-operative, The Church on North
Street, David Brooks and Alan Syliboy, Manuge Gallery, Atlantic Region
Indian Art Juried Exhibition, Manuge Gallery, Blackstone Gallery in
Toronto and Accent Gallery in Ottawa.
Says David, "When I paint, I do it as much for other people, as myself.
I hope that my paintings can be a source of strength for our people. I
try to reach into the distant past, when we were a strong people, and
find ways to express that strength for people today. Usually I find that
strength in the sweat lodge or the shaking tent. I do not start a
painting until I have felt what it will mean. If we can locate strength
from the past, we can overcome the problems of the present. I hope my
paintings can suggest a path to the future."
David is from and resides in Indian Brook, Nova Scotia.
