William Callaghan: Recepient of the Norval Morrisseau Arts Bursary for 2010-2011

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'Bentwood box', © William Callaghan
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William Callaghan, 27
Whitehorse, YT
$5000 to complete a one year Foundation Year 1 program at Emily Carr University of Arts and Design, Vancouver BC
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About the recepient: William Callaghan was born in Whitehorse, Yukon and is of Teslin-Tlingit First Nation ancestry born into the Daklaweidi clan (Killer Whale/Eagle)
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William has been a full time carver since 2005; his work has been displayed in galleries in Vancouver, Toronto, Alaska and the United Nations in New York. He also gifted a mask to the Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean. He recently carved a totem pole, and helped carve a 30 foot cedar healing canoe. He also displayed a bentwood box in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics.
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William is also a traditional dancer; he is part of the Dakhká Khwáan dancers who have danced all over Canada and the US, most notably at the Vancouver 2010 victory ceremony.
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William feels that both carving and dancing, compliment each other and inspire a desire to relearn traditional ways bringing back a closer cultural connection and a pathway to a healthier way of life.
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Sources: The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) & Emily Carr University of Arts and Design, Vancouver BC
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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• The Norval Morrisseau Arts Bursary in the amount of $5,000 is awarded on the basis of artistic merit an emerging First Nation, Inuit or Métis visual artist on the basis of artistic merit to assist in the development of his or her career.
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• The official announcement about bursary was made at the National Gallery of Canada on March 31st 2008.
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• In 2009 the first recipient of the Norval Morrisseau Arts Bursary was Beth Kotierk, an Inuk artist who was fourth-year Sculpture/Installation student at Ontario College of Art & Design.
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>>> Reference post:
- Norval Morrisseau Announcement of Arts Bursary and selection of artists' work
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