About Alex Janvier

Photo by Aaron Pierre

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Alex Janvier

CM, AOE, RCA, LLD

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Alex Janvier, Denesuline, from the Cold Lake First Nations, Treaty 6 Territory, has been a professional artist for several decades. Janvier is renowned for his distinct curved lines and use of bright color combinations. His unique abstract style and his artistic ideas have blazed the trail for many First Nations and Canadian Artists.

Janvier is multi-talented, creating Original Works of Art in many different mediums throughout his career. Numerous magnificent and distinct Janvier murals adorn public buildings across Canada. In 1993, while painting the magnificent “Morning Star” in the Canadian Museum of Civilization, he was nicknamed “Alexangelo”. Two other notable public commissions include “Tsa Tsa Ke K’e” or “Iron Foot Place” at the Roger Place in Edmonton, Alberta, and the diptych, site specific installation of “Sunrise” and “Sunset” at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Starting in 1964, numerous galleries have exhibited Janvier paintings in solo and group shows, both nationally and internationally. In 2012, the Art Gallery of Alberta hosted a major exhibition of over ninety paintings, including very large canvas originals and works that were shown to the public for the first time. One of Alex’s highest achievements was his solo travelling exhibition titled “Alex Janvier: Modern Indigenous Master,” that was curated by the National Gallery of Canada in 2016-2018.

Alex is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Distinguished Artist Award (2017), the Order of Canada (2007), the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (2008), the National Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award (2002), the Marion Nicoll Visual Arts Award (2008), and the Alberta Order of Excellence (2010). In the past decade, he has also been acknowledged with several honorary degrees from educational institutions across Canada including the University of British Columbia, Norquest College, Ontario College of Art and Design, Blue Quills First Nations College, the University of Calgary, and the University of Alberta.

Although Alex is known internationally as an artist, he has a very humble approach to life. He is grateful to be able to paint full time for it is what he loves to do. His paintings are full of culturally significant themes and history, sometimes recording the pristine beauty of our Mother Earth. The magnitude of spirituality in his paintings will keep his art alive for many centuries yet to come.

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Resume

Born

1935, Cold Lake First Nation, Alberta

High School

St. Thomas College, North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Art Education

1953 to 1955 Tutoring from Professor Carlo Altenburg, University of Alberta
1960 Fine Arts Diploma (Honors), Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta

Experience

Full time Artist since 1971
1960-1962 University of Alberta Community Art Classes
Contributing Art Instructor at various colleges/schools
Active advocate for Environmental and First Nations Issues
Board Member Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Research Coordinator Cold Lake First Nations Land Claims Negotiations
Committee Member for planning of new Art College

Notable Awards and Recognition

2019 Honorary Master of Fine Arts, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB.
2017 Distinguished Artist Award from the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, AB.
2017 1st Annual Cold Lake Hall of Fame, City of Cold Lake, AB.
2017 Honorary Degree Doctor of Letters, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, B.C.
2017 Honorary Diploma, Norquest College, Edmonton, AB.
2016 Salute to Excellence, Arts and Culture Hall of Fame, City of Edmonton, AB.
2016 Honorary Degree, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON.
2013 Queen Elizabeth 11 Diamond Jubilee Medal
2012 Blue Quills First Nations College, Honorary Doctorate, Indigenous Artists, Treaty 6.
2010 Alberta Order of Excellence, Member – Investiture October 2010, AB,
2008 Marion Nicoll Visual Arts Award, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, AB.
2008 Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
2008 Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
2008 Governor General’s Award, Visual and Media Arts
2008 One of Alberta’s Most Influential People, Alberta Venture Magazine
2007 Order of Canada, Member, Ottawa, ON.
2005 Centennial Medal for outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta
2003 Dr. Bernard Chagnan Assiniwi Medal, First People Festival, Montreal
2002 National Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award, National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
2001 Tribal Chiefs Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, Treaty 6.
2001 Cold Lake First Nations Lifetime Achievement Award, Cold Lake First Nations, Treaty 6.
1992 Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, Member, Ottawa, ON.
1985 Canada/China Cross Cultural Exchange Tour

Commissions

2019 “sa haɂa : Sunrise” and “sa nųyeɂa : Sunset”, (diptych and site specific installation) at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
2017 “Thirteen Moons”, Banff, Alberta.
2016 “Tsa Tsa Ke K’e: Iron Foot Place”, 45 feet diameter circle mosaic, Ford Hall, Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
2013 “Past”, “Present”, “Future”, triptych, Primco Dene, Cold Lake First Nations, Alberta
2010 “Indigo Children” and “One Hour in Time”, Community Library, Strathcona County, Sherwood Park, Alberta.
2009 “Poison Apple”, Blue Quills College near St. Paul, Alberta
2008 Restoration of “Lifelines of the North” mural at Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife, NWT
2007 “The Buckskin Curtain”, Casino Dene Cold Lake First Nation, Alberta, (note artworks are now on display at Hotel Dene)
1998 “White Buffalo” ($200 coin), The Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario
1993 “Morning Star” Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
1986 Legoff School, Cold Lake, Alberta
1984 Bonnyville Health Centre, Bonnyville, Alberta
1982 “Big Fish Waters: Louwah’ Chok Touah’”, Town Hall, Cold Lake, Alberta
1980 Caernarvon Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta
1978 “The Seasons” National Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario
1976 Stoney Rapids Motel, Stoney Rapids, Saskatchewan
1976 Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta
1975 Strathcona County Hall, Sherwood Park, Alberta
1974 Onion Lake Elementary School, Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
1973 Sawridge Motor Hotel, Slave Lake, Alberta
1973 “Life Lines of the North,” Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife, North West Territories
1972 Sherwood Medical Clinic, Sherwood Park, Alberta
1971 Erminskin Kindergarten, Hobbema, Alberta
1967 Indian Pavillion, Expo ’67, Montreal, Quebec
1966 “Our Lady of Guadeloupe”, RC Mission Legoff, Alberta
1952 “Sacred Heart”, Blue Quills Indian Residential School Chapel, Alberta
1951 “St. Joseph the Carpenter”, Blue Quills Indian Residential School Chapel
1950 “Our Lady of the Teepee”, Blue Quills Indian Residential School Chapel

2019 “sa haɂa : Sunrise” and “sa nųyeɂa : Sunset”, (diptych and site specific installation) at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
2017 “Thirteen Moons”, Banff, Alberta.
2016 “Tsa Tsa Ke K’e: Iron Foot Place”, 45 feet diameter circle mosaic, Ford Hall, Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
2013 “Past”, “Present”, “Future”, triptych, Primco Dene, Cold Lake First Nations, Alberta
2010 “Indigo Children” and “One Hour in Time”, Community Library, Strathcona County, Sherwood Park, Alberta.
2009 “Poison Apple”, Blue Quills College near St. Paul, Alberta
2008 Restoration of “Lifelines of the North” mural at Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife, NWT
2007 “The Buckskin Curtain”, Casino Dene Cold Lake First Nation, Alberta, (note artworks are now on display at Hotel Dene)
1998 “White Buffalo” ($200 coin), The Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario
1993 “Morning Star” Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
1986 Legoff School, Cold Lake, Alberta
1984 Bonnyville Health Centre, Bonnyville, Alberta
1982 “Big Fish Waters: Louwah’ Chok Touah’”, Town Hall, Cold Lake, Alberta
1980 Caernarvon Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta
1978 “The Seasons” National Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario
1976 Stoney Rapids Motel, Stoney Rapids, Saskatchewan
1976 Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta
1975 Strathcona County Hall, Sherwood Park, Alberta
1974 Onion Lake Elementary School, Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
1973 Sawridge Motor Hotel, Slave Lake, Alberta
1973 “Life Lines of the North,” Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife, North West Territories
1972 Sherwood Medical Clinic, Sherwood Park, Alberta
1971 Erminskin Kindergarten, Hobbema, Alberta
1967 Indian Pavillion, Expo ’67, Montreal, Quebec
1966 “Our Lady of Guadeloupe”, RC Mission Legoff, Alberta
1952 “Sacred Heart”, Blue Quills Indian Residential School Chapel, Alberta
1951 “St. Joseph the Carpenter”, Blue Quills Indian Residential School Chapel
1950 “Our Lady of the Teepee”, Blue Quills Indian Residential School Chapel

Exhibitions

Solo shows marked by asterisk

2023
*Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake First Nations #149B, AB. “51/20 Alex Janvier Family Collection Exhibition” (September 26 – December 20, 2023)
2022
*Gallery@501, Sherwood Park, AB. “The Healing Language of Alex Janvier” (September 9 – November 20, 2022)
2018
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C., “The Rossi Collection, A Circle of Friends,” (November 10, 2018 – January 20, 2019)
2016
*National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, “Alex Janvier, Modern Indigenous Master” (November 25, 2016- April 17, 2017)
A smaller version of this exhibition travelled to:
Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sk. (May 20 – September 10, 2017)
“Alex Janvier: Modern Indigenous Master” (NGC Curated) at McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON. (October 7, 2017- January 21, 2018)
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB. (February 15- May 27, 2018)
“Alex Janvier: Modern Indigenous Master” (NGC Curated), Glenbow Museum, Calgary AB. (June 16 – September 9, 2018)
2016
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB. “Circle Circles” (May 7- May 19)
2014
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC, “7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc.” (October 11 – January 4, 2015)
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB, “7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc.” (May 9 – September 1, 2014)
University of Alberta Museums Enterprise Square Galleries, Edmonton, AB, “kiyas aspin-it’s been a long time since” (March 27 – May 24, 2014)
2013
Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, “Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools” (September 7-December 1, 2013)
Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK, (“PNIAI: Professional Native Indian Art Inc.”) (September 19, 2013-January 12, 2014)
*First Nations University, Regina, SK, “Indian Group of Eight” (September 26-October 25, 2013)
Esker Foundation (ACAD), Calgary, AB, “Fiction/Non-fiction” (September 27-December 22, 2013)
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, AB, “Reconnecting” (October 19-31)
2012
*Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, “Alex Janvier” (May 18- August 19)
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Oil Drum” (April 21 – May 4)
2011
*Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake, Alberta “Coming Full Circle” (May 7 – 28)
2010
*Canada House Gallery, Banff, Alberta “Works on Paper” (November 13-)
Profiles Public Art Gallery, St Albert, Alberta, “Shifting Patterns” (Jun.3 – Jul.3)
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “I Love My Line” (Mar. 27 – Apr. 8)
France, Essor Des Vallees De L’Auxois , “ Évasions des arts contemporains” International Guest Artist
*South France, Var area, Le Grand Cros, “Art and Vin – The Riches of Diversity A Celebration of Canadian Art”
*Nyree Hazelton Arts Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia “Trading Over the Mountains”
Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Canada, “Among Nations” Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
2008
*Canada House Gallery, Banff, Alberta, “Alex Janvier RCA, CM” (Sept)
2007
*Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, “The Alberta Biennial Celebrates the Work of Alex Janvier” (Sept.7–Jan.5)
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Deep Roots”
2006
*Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake, Alberta, “New Works”
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibit, “Talking Pictures: From the Sacred Circle to the Square Canvas” (Jan.2006– Jan.2008)
2005
*Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake, Alberta, “New Watercolour Circles”
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Beautiful Mother Earth” (Sept. 24-Oct.6)
2004
*Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake, Alberta, “Permanent Collection”
*Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Shoreliners,” (May 15-27)
The Canadian Forum on Cultural Enterprise, Paris, France (Jan. 12-14)
2003
*Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake, Alberta
2002
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “New Works in Watercolour”
2001
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, “Homeboys”
2000
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 2000” (travelling exhibition)
1996
National Aboriginal Achievement Award, Winnipeg, Manitoba, “National Aboriginal Achievement Award
Canada House, Banff, Alberta
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Recent Acquisitions”
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, “Gifts of the Spirit”
1995
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
Big Brothers, Ottawa, Ontario
Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario
1994
West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
West End Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
Mendal Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, “Negotiating the Land”
Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
Assiniboia Bessborough Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1993
Yukon Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Alex Janvier, His First Thirty Years 1960-1990 retrospective” (travelling exhibition to major galleries across Canada)
Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
Assiniboia Bessborough Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1992
*Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta, “Janvier’s Classics”
National Art Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, “Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations Art at the National Gallery of Canada” (travelling exhibition)
*Gallery 1450, Victoria, British Columbia
New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, “The Mentors”
Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario
Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
Unique Gallery, Grand Prairie, Alberta
Provincial Museum, Edmonton Alberta, “Alberta First Nations: From The Four Directions”
Canada’s First People, “A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts” (travelling exhibition)
1991
Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Unique Gallery, Grand Prairie, Alberta, “One Trick Pony”
West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “20th Anniversary”
1990
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta, “Intertribal Indians Unlimited”
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1989
*Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Apple World”
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, “In the Shadow of the Sun”
1988
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta, “The Spirit of Lubicon”
Arts Court, Ottawa, Ontario, “Modern Echoes of Ancient Dreams”
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1987
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, “A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Native Art”
Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Eight From the Prairies”
1986
West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Native Business Summit, Toronto, Ontario, “New Beginnings”
Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta,“ Founders of the Alberta College of Art”
1985
*Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, “Two Worlds”
Holland Festival, Amsterdam, “Challenges”
1984
*Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1983
*National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, “The Seasons”
*Soho Mercer Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, “Contemporary Indian Art at Rideau Hall” Collection of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
United Nations General Assembly Building, New York, USA, “Contemporary Indian and Inuit Art of Canada” (travelling exhibition opening at the UN building in New York)
Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, Ontario “Indian Art ’83”
Edmonton, Alberta, “Universiade ’83 Kaleidoscope”
1982
*Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian Art, Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Tailfeathers/Sapp/Janvier”
Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian Art, Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Renewal: Masterworks of Contemporary Indian Art from the National Museum of Man”
1981
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1980
*Gallery Moos, Calgary, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario
*Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
1979
*Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
*Hampton Galleries, Pontiac, Michigan, United States of America
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1978
*Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, “Contemporary Native Art of Canada: Alex Janvier”
*West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
*Calgary Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1977
*Gallery Stenhusgarden, Linkoping, Sweden
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, “Links to a Tradition” (travelling exhibition to Brazil)
*National Museum of Man, Ottawa, Ontario, “Alex Janvier: a New Dialogue between Native Sensibility and Western Tradition”
*Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
Mackenzie Gallery and Native Studies Programme, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, “Contemporary Indian Art –The Trail from the past to the Future”
Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, Ontario,“Indian Art ’77″
1976
*Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
*Framecraft Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Travelling exhibition in Ontario and Quebec, “Imprint ’76”
Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, “Cinader Collection”
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Brantford, Ontario,“Indian Art ’76”
1975
*Calgary Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
London, Brussels, Paris, New York, Montreal
Alberta Art Foundation (travelling exhibition)
Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
Wallack Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
Art Emporium, Vancouver, British Colombia
1974
*Canue, Edmonton, Alberta
*Framecraft Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Gallery Anthropos, London, England
Inukshuk Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
The Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, “First Biannual Invitational Painting Exhibit”
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, “Indian Art ’74”
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Prairie ’74”
1973
*Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
*Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
*Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1972
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, “Treaty Numbers 23, 287, 1171”
Framecraft Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1970
*Framecraft Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
McIntosh Memorial Art Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
1968
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, “Contemporary Indian Artists”, Western Canada Tour
1965
Jacox Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1964
*Jacox Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Jacox Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, “Spring All-Alberta Show”
1950
International Vatican Exhibition, Rome, Italy

Current Representative Galleries

Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake, Alberta
Canada House, Banff, Alberta
Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Gallery Gevik, Toronto, Ontario

Selected Publications

Klinkenberg, Marty. “’I am a lucky man.’ How art saved Alex Janvier, one of Canada’s greatest living painter,” The Globe and Mail, September 22, 2018.
Volmers, Eric. “Glenbow exhibition traces Janvier’s 65-year evolution, Calgary Herald, June 16, 2018.
Hill, Greg. Alex Janvier, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, 2016.
Weiner, Rachel. “Breaking Barriers: Alex Janvier on his Early Life, His Artistic Development, and the Challenge of Being a Native Artist in Canada,” McMichael Magazine, 2015.
Whyte, Murray. “At the McMichael Gallery, the other Group of Seven,” The Star, May 13, 2015.
Theobald, Claire. “Artist called up to NHL,” Edmonton Sun, March 31, 2015.
Simpson, Peter. “The Morning Star rises better than ever,” Ottawa Citizen, September 16, 2014
Lavallee, Michelle. Professional Native Indian Artists Inc.: Group of Seven, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK, 2013.
Griwkowsky, Fish. “Artist and Architect conspire for good,” Calgary Herald, October 7, 2013.
Griwkowsky, Fish. “Alex Janvier’s new gallery a beacon,” Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2013.
Seraphim, Theresa. “Observation is key to Janvier’s painting,” Cold Lake Sun, September 10, 2013.
Copley, John. “Janvier celebrates official opening at CLFN, Alberta Native News, September 2013.
Bumsted, J. M., “Fourth Edition-The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History,” Oxford Press, June, 2013
Copley, John. “Alex Janvier Gallery to open this Spring,” Alberta Native News, Jan. 2012.
Ryan, Janice. “Coming Full Circle,” The Edmonton Journal, Oct. 9, 2011
Moore, Sandee. “Tradition meets Activism,” Visual Arts Review, June 9, 2011.
Serba, Andrew. “Artist Comes Full Circle,” Cold Lake Sun, May 3, 2011
It Is What It Is: Recent Acquisitions of New Canadian Art, National Gallery of Canada, ABC/Art Books Canada, 2010.
Serba, Andrew. “Professional artist path has had its share of ‘up and downs’”, Cold Lake Sun, Nov. 23, 2010.
Chrapko, Darlene. “Artist named to Alberta Order of Excellence”, Alberta Sweetgrass, Aug. 2010.
“Our Cover Artist,” Alberta Native News, Mar. 2010.
Hill, Don. “Sky Talk”, Alberta Views, December, p. 24- 29, 2009.
Loft, Steven. Among Nations: Contemporary Aboriginal Art From Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the National Gallery of Canada, 2009.
Alex Janvier, RCA, CM, Canada House Gallery, 2008.
Carter, Beth and Melanie Kjorlien. Honoring Tradition: Reframing Native Art, Calgary, Glenbow Museum, 2008.
Picard, Carol. “Janvier Unleashes new wave of Creation”, Rocky Mountain Outlook, Aug. 21, 2008.
Dermott, Tracy. “Another prestigious award for artist Alex Janvier”, Cold Lake Sun, Jun. 24, 2008.
“Janvier wins Governor General’s Award,” Cold Lake Sun, Apr. 1, 2008.
Fischer, Doug. “National VISUALS,” The Ottawa Citizen, Mar. 26, 2008.
Canada Collects Catalogue, Royal Ontario Museum, 2007.
Living Utopia and Disaster Catalogue, Art Gallery of Alberta, 2007
Cardinal – Schubert, Joane; “In the red”, Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation, Bruce Ziff and Pratima V. Rao, 122-133, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2007.
Miller, Chris. “Janvier named to Order of Canada,” Cold Lake Sun, Feb. 27, 2007.
Dubeau, Janelle. “Canadian Classic,” Visual Arts, Sept. 20, 2007.
Davis, Ann. “A Signature Style of my Own”, written assignment by Davis, Sept. 2007
Staples, David. “Portrait of a Pioneer”, Edmonton Journal, Dec. 23, 2007.
Warnica, Richard. “Art Gallery Takes it Outside”, Edmonton Journal, Aug. 22, 2006.
Bouchard, Gilbert A. “Janvier patterns celebrate Dene’s repatriated forest”, Edmonton Journal, Sept. 20, 2005.
Brisebois, Dan. “The Art of Inspiration,” Cold Lake Sun, Nov. 23, 2004.
MacDonald, Jac. “Janvier Wins National Recognition”, Edmonton Journal, Jan. 23, 2002.
Logan, Jim. HomeBoys- Alex Janvier and Alan Syliboy, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2001.
Newlands, Anne. Canadian Art: From Its Beginnings to 2000, Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly, 1999-2000
Clark, Janet. The Helen E. Band Collection of First Nations Art, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1999-2000.
Cronin, Keri. “Canada’s Michaelangelo,” Legacy, August-October, 1997.
Hill, Richard W. et al. Gifts of the Spirit: Works By Nineteenth-Century And Contemporary Native American
Artists, Peabody Essex Museum Collections, 1996-1997.
Nowgesic, Ellen. The Honour of Giving, Assembly of First Nations, 1995.
Martin, Lee-Ann. Alex Janvier: Negotiating the land, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1994.
Collins, Curtis J. Janvier and Morrisseau: Transcending a Canadian Discourse, M.A. Thesis, Concordia University, 1994.
Canadian Museum of Civilization, In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art, Hull, Quebec: The Museum, 1993.
Martin, Lee-Ann. The Art of Alex Janvier: His First Thirty Years, 1960-1990, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1993.
Essay by Robert Houle; Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ontario, 1993.
“Morning Star” Globe and Mail Metro Edition, October 15, 1993, p. C8, 1993.
Nemiroff, Diana et al. Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations at the National Gallery of Canada, National Gallery of Canada, 1992.
Williams, Dana. Canada’s First People: A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts, Syncrude Canada Ltd., 1992.
Hill, Tom. A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Native Art, Southwest Museum and Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Center, 1987.
Podedworny, Carol. Eight From the Prairies – Part Two, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1987.
McMaster, Gerald R. Challenges: De Meervaart, National Museum of Man, 1985.
Warner, John Anson. “New vision in Canadian plains painting,” American Indian Art Magazine 10 (Spring 1985): p. 46-53, 77, 1985.
Zepp, Norman. Two Worlds, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1985.
Contemporary Indian Art at Rideau Hall, Indian and Northern Affairs, 1983.
Indian Art ’83, May 13-June 26, Toronto, Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Center, 1983
Tailfeathers/Sapp/Janvier: Selections from the Art Collection of Glenbow Museum, Thunder Bay Gallery, 1982.
“Janvier” Arts West 7, No. 9, October Issue, 1982.
Pronovost, Benoit et al. Amerindian Serigraphs, 1981.
Best, Alexander, Contemporary Native Art of Canada: Alex Janvier, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Royal Ontario Museum, 1978.
“Light and Space in the Suburban Landscape” Artscanada, February/March, 1978.
“Alex Janvier” Heritage Alberta, September/October, 1977.
Hill, Tom et al. Links to A Tradition: Symbolism In Contemporary Canadian Indian Art, INAC: McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, 1977.
Tamplin, Illi-Maria. Contemporary Indian Art- The Trail From The Past To The Future, MacKenzie Gallery, Trent University, 1977.
Indian Art ’76, Toronto, Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Center, 1976.
“Contemporary Native Art in Canada- The Woodland Indians,” Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1976.
“Janvier,” Arts West Magazine, March/April, 1976.
Hill, Tom. Canadian Indian Art 74, Royal Ontario Museum and DIAND, 1974.
Hill, Tom. “Its Death and Rebirth” Art Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 18, Summer, 1974.
Fry, Jacqueline. Art Canada, Vol. XXIX, No. 3, p. 72-77 Autumn 1972.
Fry, Jacqueline, “Treaty Numbers 23, 287, 1171,” The Indian Painters of the Prairies, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1972.
“Museum Plans, Medicine Hat”, Alberta New, Jan. 1969.
“Advice Sought from Alberta Indians on Expo” Western Week, Jan. 1966.

Selected Media

2018 Alex Janvier paints the vast landscape of Indigenous Life, The Globe and Mail.
2017 Alex Janvier: Full Interview, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2017 The North Star Project, Alex Janvier: The Gifts of the Creator, S.Darren Wonder Productions.
2017 Alex Janvier: In Conversation, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2016 Ice Level: The Feature on Alex Janvier
2016 Alex Janvier: Opening, National Gallery of Canada.
2015 The Life and Work of Alex Janvier, First Voices Multimedia Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2015 The Pass System, Alex Williams, produced in association with Tamarack Productions.
2006 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Artspots, Alex Janvier, RCA
2005 Earth Voices, Series 1, T. Loughlin, A. Janvier, by Carol Chapelski
2004 The Sharing Circle, segment featuring Alex Janvier, February 21
2002 Voices: Life and Work of the Woodland Artist, First Voice Multimedia Inc.
1991 Investment in Art, Alberta Art Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta
1991 Echo Des Songes, Arthur Lamonthe, Montreal, Quebec
1984 Seeing It Our Way: Alex Janvier, CBC Edmonton
1983 Our Native Land: Alex Janvier, CBC/CBO
1973 Canadian Indian Canvas, Henning Jacobsen Productions, Toronto, Ontario
1973 Colours of Pride, National Film Board of Canada
1973 Alex Janvier: The Native Artist, Alberta Native Communications Society