Travelling with the Shaman-Artist

Travelling with the Shaman-Artist: The Art of Norval Morrisseau:
with Armand Garnet Ruffo

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

The gallery is delighted to present a public talk by celebrated writer and poet Armand Garnet Ruffo. Join us as Ruffo shares his experience meeting artist Norval Morrisseau, and how this meeting inspires his singular literary voice that blends visual art, biography, fact and fiction. Ruffo guides us through Morrisseau’s work with readings.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Artist Bio

Armand Garnet Ruffo was born in Chapleau, Ontario and is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) scholar, filmmaker, writer, and poet. A Queen’s University National Scholar in Indigenous Literature, Ruffo’s award-winning works include plays, films, and books of prose and poetry. His work is inventive and multidisciplinary, and his approach is a subtle, personal and deeply informed expression of Indigenous culture. His collection, The Thunderbird Poems (2015), was inspired by the art of Norval Morisseau. A new book of poetry, The Dialogues: the Song of Francis Pegahmagabow was published in 2024. Ruffo lives and works in Kingston, Ontario.