David Seven Deers
David Seven Deers (* 1957 in Vancouver ) is a Canadian Indian sculptor. He lives with his German-born wife, the writer Sanna Seven Deers , near Greenwood , British Columbia , Canada .
Seven Deers belongs to the Coast Salish Skwah Stó: lō Halkomelem tribe of British Columbia. He attended the Vancouver School of Art from 1974 . In 1978 he traveled to Europe for the first time.
In Canada, the United States, and Western Europe, he is a well-known representative of Native American art who has developed his own modern style. In 1995 he was invited to Hamburg and Munich to create totem poles at the respective ethnological museums . He also worked for the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg as co-curator of the exhibition on the Indian cultures of North America.
Documentary film
- At home in the wilderness - my Indian life on arte , October 10, 2014
German-language editions (selection)
- Heelah's dream. An Indian creation story. Picture book, bilingual German-English. Translator: Sanna Seven Deers. Illustr. Merle Michaelis. Little Tiger Verlag, Gifkendorf 2010
- Traveling mother. Indian parables. Translator: Sanna Seven Deers. Merlin Verlag , Gifkendorf 2014 (Traveling Mother. A First Nations' Journey, Seliyah Books, 2014)
Web links
- Literature by and about David Seven Deers in the catalog of the German National Library
- Children's Laughter Sculpture Art Academy
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Seven Deers' curriculum vitae
- ↑ Description of the contents of home in the wilderness - My Indian life on arte.tv ( Memento from October 10, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seven Deers, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Indian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver |