Artwork created by Adrian Stimson for a new stamp from Canada Post (courtesy of Canada Post)
The newest artwork for Canada Post’s annual Truth and Reconciliation Stamp series have been revealed.
This year, Canada Post focused on artwork by three survivors of residential schools: Robert Burke, Helen Iguptak and Adrian Stimson.
“The stamp images shed light on the history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system, with artwork expressing personal experience, resilience, Indigenous culture, and hope for a better future for all children,” according to news release from Canada Post, which partnered with the Survivors Circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to choose the artists.
Artwork created by Robert Burke for a new Canada Post stamp (courtesy of Canada Post)
Since becoming an artist, Burke has exhibited his work at Fort Smith’s Northern Life Museum & Cultural Centre in June 2015 and at Yellowknife’s Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
Doll created by Helen Iguptak for a new Canada Post stamp (courtesy of Canada Post)
Born in what is now Nuvavut, Iguptak practices the centuries-old tradition of Kivalliq dollmaking. They have been shown in galleries and exhibitions across Canada.
Stimson is a member of the Siksika Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta. An occasional Galleries West contributor, he has exhibited and performed extensively at top galleries across Canada and internationally. His many accolades include receiving a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2018 and a Hnatyshyn Foundation REVEAL Indigenous Art Award in 2017.
Source: Canada Post
