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Earl Biss Biography
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1947 |
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Born in Renton, Washington, on September 29, Earl Biss was given his child name of Meadow Lark Boy and later as a man named Spotted Horse, as with the tradition of his people, the Chippewa. He spent his childhood in the Northwest.
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1965 - 1966 |
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He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM, under the guidance of Fritz Scholder.
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1966 - 1972 |
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He later completed his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute in California.
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Biss then traveled to Europe for a year of independent studies. He maintained a studio in the Netherlands countryside, using his spare time to learn from the works of the Old Dutch Masters. He then traveled down through France to settle for six months on the Isle of Corfu in Greece. He attributes most of his work’s influences to Turner, Monet, Whistler, Munch and Kokoschka. Biss discovered his own style, incorporating old styles with modern styles. He combined America’s Abstract Expressionism and Europe’s Old Age Masters to create an expression of his cultural heritage. His subject matter is drawn from the landscape and rich spiritual background of his people.
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1998 |
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Died in the American Southwest.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1992
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Creativity Is Our Tradition, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1991
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One With the Earth, organized by the Institute of American Indian Arts and Alaska Culture and Arts Development, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1989
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Paint, Bronze and Stone, Mitchell Indian Museum, Kendall College, Evanston, Illinois
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1987
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San Jose State College, San Jose, California
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1984 - 1985
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Indianascher Kunstler (traveling, Germany), organized by the Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1983
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Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
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1982
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Buscaglia-Castelani Art Gallery, Niagara University, Niagara Falls, New York
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1981
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Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming
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1979
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The Real People, International Native American Council of Arts, Casa de las Americas, Havana, Cuba
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1978
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Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1975 - 1977
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Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
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1975
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Sun Spirits Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1973
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Amon Carter Institute of American Indian Arts, Fort Worth, TX
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1972
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Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning, Montana
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1971
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San Jose Museum of Fine Art, San Jose, California
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1970
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World's Fair, Osaka, Japan
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1968
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American Indian Historical Society, San Francisco
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1968
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Spring Show, San Francisco Art Institute
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1967
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Center for the Arts of Indian America, Washington, D.C.
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1967
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Alaskan Centennial, Anchorage, Alaska
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1966
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Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
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1966
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Berlin Festival, West Berlin, Germany
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1965
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New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM Institute of Contemporary Indian Art, Washington, DC.
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