Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful

December 3, 2021 - April 18, 2022

Robert Houle is one of the most influential First Nations artists to break into the contemporary art world. His work blends abstraction, modernism and conceptualism with First Nations aesthetics and histories.

About the Artist

Robert Houle
Robert Houle
From growing up in Sandy Bay First Nation (Kaa-wii-kwe-tawang-kak) and attending residential school to pursuing extensive academic studies and becoming an internationally recognized artist, Robert Houle (b. 1947) has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between contemporary Indigenous art and the Canadian art scene. As an artist, curator, writer, educator and critic, he has created change... Read more