Quick Pick: Indigenous Group of Seven in Banff

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Norval Morrisseau, “Attitude and Attention, Punk Rockers,” circa 1991 (courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)

If you're heading to Banff this summer, don't miss The Ancestors Are Talking: Paintings by the Indigenous Seven, on view at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies now through Oct. 19, 2025.

Celebrating the work of the Indigenous Group of Seven, the exhibition takes viewers through decades of their art and its evolution. “Imagination and abstraction were shared ideas in the journey of seven artists who, with their inspiration and wisdom, changed the canon of art in Canada and continue to inspire generations of Indigenous artists,” according to the news release.

“They created art to awaken a troubled world and to build a foundation for those who have followed in their footsteps.”

The original Indigenous Group of Seven artists includes Daphne Odjig; Alex Janvier; Norval Morrisseau; Carl Ray; Jackson Beardy; Eddy Cobiness; and Joseph Sanchez.

Sanchez, the last surviving member of the group, co-curated the show along with Dawn Saunders Dahl and Christina Cuthbertson.  ■

The Ancestors Are Talking: Paintings by the Indigenous Seven, is on view at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies now through Oct. 19, 2025.

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