Terry McCue (photo courtesy Canada House Gallery)
Canadian painter Terry McCue died in Alberta on May 5.
An Ojibway artist from Ontario's Curve Lake First Nation in southeastern Ontario, McCue was a self-taught painter who learned from his cousin, Ojibway artist Arthur Shilling.
McCue spent 19 years training substance abuse workers in Indigenous communities across Canada; during that time, he worked as a freelance illustrator, producing posters, book covers and illustrations.
In 1976, he moved to Alberta, where he lived for the rest of his life.
“Terry lost his battle with cancer on May 5, Red Dress Day; a day of deep significance. His efforts to increase awareness for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women were profound and far reaching — his public collection achieved acclaim and unexpected success, sparking crucial conversations and bringing attention to this pressing issue,” according to a statement from Canada House Gallery.McCue has been represented by Canada House Gallery since 1995. His work is found in myriad private and public collections across Canada and the United States.
“My paintings depict images from a particular perspective – my own. Personal experiences – cultural, spiritual, romantic, upbringing. These are the things that formed me. It is the culmination of all this that is on the canvases,” he once told Canada House Gallery. “We are magical beings living in a magical world.”
Source: Canada House Gallery
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