Ann Beam
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Ann Beam | |
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| Born | 1944 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | Carl Beam |
| Children | Anong Beam |
Ann Beam (1944 – April 25, 2024)[1] was a multimedia artist based in M'Chigeeng First Nation, Manitoulin Island. Born Ann Elena Weatherby in 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the spouse of artist Carl Beam.[2][3] She has a BFA from State University of New York at Buffalo.[4] She taught at the Art Gallery of Ontario in the late 1960s and 1970s and later managed the Neon Raven Art Gallery on Manitoulin Island.[4] Themes covered in her art have been described as "cultural histories of women's labour in building homes, in motherhood, cooking and teaching."[3] She has worked with various mediums, including oil and acrylic, found art, recycled materials, pottery, paper and cloth.[5]
- Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
- Justina M Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto
- Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario
- Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario
- Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
- Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
- Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
- MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
- Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
- Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- College Boreal, Sudbury Ontario
- University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
