" Autumn Boy "
Maxine Noel
" Autumn Boy "
Original Gouache & Ink on paper 22" x 18"
Cultural Background: Santee Oglala Sioux, Manitoba
Maxine was born in 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”.