Maxine Noel
(Ioyan Mani)
Maxine was born in the
Canadian province of Manitoba of Santee Oglala Sioux parents. She spent
her early childhood on her mother's reserve but at the age of six she
left to attend an Indian residential school. Maxine's early career as
a legal secretary was soon overshadowed by her preoccupation with painting
and drawing. She took a course in advanced design where a teacher noticed
Maxine's tendency toward linear expression and encouraged her in the use
of shape and line to suggest movement. She learned those lessons well
as evidenced by much of her work today. Since those early days Maxine
has mastered the skills of painting and drawing plus the processes of
serigraphy, etching and stone lithography. Recently she has turned her
talents to the creation of editions in cast paper and limited edition
bronze castings.
Maxine has received
excellent response to her work and is now able to devote herself full-time
to the creation of art.
Maxine Noel signs her
artwork with her Sioux name IOYAN MANI, which translates as 'Walk
Beyond'.
Nee au Manitoba de parents sioux Santee Oglala, Maxine Noel passe lespremieres
annee de sa vie dans la reserve de sa mere qu'elle quitte a I'agede six
ans pour aller dans une ecole residentielle indienne. Elle est d'abord
secretaire juridique, mais sa carriere passe bientot apres la peinture
et Iedessin. C'est pendant un cours superieur de design qu'un de sesprofesseurs
remarqua son penchant vers I'expression lineaire et
I'encouragea a rendre Ie mouvement au moyen des formes et des lignes.Lecon
qu'elle a fort bien retenue si I'on en juge par la plupart de sesoeuvres.
Maxine a, depuis, fait son chemin et est passee maitre non seulement dans
I'art de la peinture, du dessin, mais aussi dans la pratique de la serigraphie,
de la gravure a I'eauforte et de la lithographic sur pierre. Elle se tourne
depuis peu vers la reproduction d'oeuvres enpapier moule et en bronze
coule.
Ses travaux soulevent un tres vif interet, ce qui lui permet de se consacrerentierement
a la creation artistique.
Maxine Noel signe ses oeuvres de son nom sioux IOYAN MANI, "Celle
qui va plus loin.
