| Shirley Bear |
Shirley Bear is a multimedia artist, writer, traditional First Nation
herbalist and Elder. Born on the Tobique First Nation, she is an original
member of the Wabnaki language group of New Brunswick, Canada.
Creator of the much-coveted Shirley Bear Bear, she has played a crucial
role in First Nation women’s, art and cultural communities. In 1989, she
curated Changers: A Spiritual Renaissance, a national show of work by
Aboriginal women artists, which toured all major galleries across Canada.
The 2002 recipient of the New Brunswick Arts Board’s Excellence in the
Arts Award, Shirley Bear studied art in New Brunswick, New Hampshire,
Boston, and Vancouver. She has worked extensively as a lecturer,
herbalist and Elder. Born on the Tobique First Nation, she is an original
member of the Wabnaki language group of New Brunswick, Canada.
Creator of the much-coveted Shirley Bear Bear, she has played a crucial
role in First Nation women’s, art and cultural communities. In 1989, she
curated Changers: A Spiritual Renaissance, a national show of work by
Aboriginal women artists, which toured all major galleries across Canada.
The 2002 recipient of the New Brunswick Arts Board’s Excellence in the
Arts Award, Shirley Bear studied art in New Brunswick, New Hampshire,
Boston, and Vancouver. She has worked extensively as a lecturer,
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performer, activist and curator including serving as Cultural Advisor to the British Columbia Institute
of Technology, First Nations Education Advisor at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, and
Resident Elder for First Nations House of Learning at UBC.
Shirley Bear has exhibited internationally and her work has been purchased by collections across
Canada including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the National Arts Centre, the New Brunswick
Art Bank and First Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia.
Bear’s writing has been included in several anthologies including Kelusultiek and The Colour of
Resistance. She has been profiled for film and television, by CBC, the National Film Board and
independent producers in such films as Minqwon Minqwon and Kwa’Nu’Te by Cathy Martin, Keepers
of the Fire by Christine Welsh and The Sacred Feminine.
She is the illustrator of Nine Micmac Legends (1983).
of Technology, First Nations Education Advisor at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, and
Resident Elder for First Nations House of Learning at UBC.
Shirley Bear has exhibited internationally and her work has been purchased by collections across
Canada including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the National Arts Centre, the New Brunswick
Art Bank and First Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia.
Bear’s writing has been included in several anthologies including Kelusultiek and The Colour of
Resistance. She has been profiled for film and television, by CBC, the National Film Board and
independent producers in such films as Minqwon Minqwon and Kwa’Nu’Te by Cathy Martin, Keepers
of the Fire by Christine Welsh and The Sacred Feminine.
She is the illustrator of Nine Micmac Legends (1983).
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