David General
David General, an Oneida/Mohawk Indigenous artist and a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River. , is known for blending Indigenous and modernist styles and typically working with stone.
Prior to his art career David worked as a Journeyman Bridge and Structural Steel Ironworker, an Elementary School Teacher and an Arts & Culture Officer with the federal government.
David also served several years on the Six Nations Elected Council, first as a Councillor and then as Elected Chief from 2004 to 2007.
Since 1980 he has worked as a full-time sculptor developing a distinctive modernist style in marble and bronze. His most recent works are typically large scale, with a 2019 commission and installation of a granite sculpture at the University of Ottawa celebrating the long and continuing history of the Anishinaabe people. David’s sculpture is in the permanent collections of The Royal Ontario Museum, McMichael Canadian Collection, Indian Art Centre Collection, Indian and Northern Affairs, Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, Ontario Crafts Council, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario and the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
David General has been represented by Beckett Fine Art since his early days as an artist.
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David General
Picture: David General (left) with Thomas Beckett (right)