2025
Rick Rivet is Metis, born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. His family lived by trapping, hunting and fishing. Rivet completed his MFA at the University of Saskatchewan in 1989 and began painting full time. His influences are varied and derive from shamanistic imagery of people the world over, including North American Indigenous, Inuit, Australian Aborigine, Norse, Oceanic and Siberian. Rivet has been the recipient of more than 20 awards, scholarships and bursaries, including a Fellowship from the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis and the Andy Warhol Foundation Fellowship Residency Program for the Heard Museum in Phoenix. His work is in private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the U.S.
(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
Earth Face Grizzly - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 2010+
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In many indigenous cultures, the bear is seen as a symbol of wisdom, as a guardian, teacher and leader. For Metis artist Rick Rivet, this powerful image of a grizzly bear’s head pays...
Canvas, Acrylic
Wolverine - Acrylic Painting, Indigenous, Signed
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary acrylic painting of a northern animal is by Rick Rivet. Métis artist, Rick Rivet often paints powerful portraits of animals. His eclectic style is distinctive—a un...
Canvas, Acrylic
Grizzly in Ursa Major - bear, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a Métis artist, Rick Rivet first attracted national attention when his paintings were included in the prestigious Canadian Museum of Civilization’s national exhibition featuring I...
Canvas, Acrylic
Arctic Wolf - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With this striking image, Rick Rivet has captured the fierce face of a wolf—eyes focused on the viewer, jaw open to reveal rows of jagged teeth. The Métis artist is known for his col...
Canvas, Acrylic
Northern Being - contemporary, figurative, indigenous, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary painting of a walrus is by the Metis artist Rick Rivet. In his powerful expressionist paintings, Rick Rivet pays homage to his indigenous roots and his early life ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Above the Beach - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The walrus, an impressively large Arctic animal dominates the canvas in this expressive abstract painting by Rick Rivet. The Metis artist has acquired an international reputation for...
Acrylic, Canvas
Master of the Polarsphere, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Will Eskridge
Located in Yardley, PA
I have long been fascinated by the idiosyncrasies and behavior of animals. There are secrets to other animals that we, as humans, can not comprehend. These mysteries are not unlike t...
Acrylic
Mountain Man (Grizzly), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Patricia Mansell
Located in Yardley, PA
"Grizzly bears need an extremely large home range to thrive of up to 500 square miles. I set the grizzly against the backdrop of his mountain terrain. In this piece I wanted to c...
Acrylic
"Archie" - Acrylic on Canvas
By Melinda McLeod
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Melinda has studied life and its movements, developing a remarkably keen artistic technique with her flowing expressionistic style. Growing up in the Midwest she was enamored with n...
Canvas, Acrylic
Cougar
By Casey Gray
Located in Bozeman, MT
"By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/presen...
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - KIMN-KAMUI Mountain God
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache,oil) on canvas Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of E...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
Black Elk, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Vern Rollin
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was inspired by "Black Elk" an inspirational holy man of the Oglala Lakota people. His spiritual words and teachings endure to this day. The painting is on a textured...
Acrylic
