Allen Sapp
A descendant of the great plains Cree Chief Poundmaker, Allen Sapp was born in 1928 on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan. Often bed-ridden as a child because of frail health, he learned to draw and to paint as a way of giving expression to his world. In 1966, Allen Sapp met Dr. Allan Gonor who became an influential role in Allen Sapp’s artistic career and was the driving force behind the creation of the Allen Sapp Gallery. The Gonor Collection opened in 1989 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, making Allen Sapp the only living Canadian artist, at that time, to have a museum dedicated to his work.
Allen Sapp was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1973. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1987 by Governor General Jeanne Sauve, in recognition of his achievements in the visual arts. He has had numerous exhibitions throughout Canada and abroad, including New York, Los Angeles and London.
Allen Sapp is represented in many private, public and corporate collections. Several books and catalogues have been published about his life and work, including, “Two Spirits Soar – The Art of Allen Sapp” 1990, by W.P. Kinsella; ” Kiskayetum, Allen Sapp – A Retrospective”, 1996, prepared by the MacKenzie Art Gallery; and “I Heard the Drums”, 1996, which features some of his writings and a large selection of his paintings and a large selection of his paintings.
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Allen Sapp Collection
We’re updating our collection of Allen Sapp art available for sale in 2012. Please browse the thumbnails, and remember that clicking on a thumbnail will open that image full-size, in a new tab (or window)! (They’ll be here shortly… we promise!)
| Washing Clothes [24 X 36] $4,300.00 |
Getting a Hide Ready [24 X 36] $4,500.00 |
| Feeding the Horses at Night [24 X 36] $4,300.00 |
I Saw a Spirit [16 X 20] $3,000.00 |
| My Father is Holding Me [16 X 20] $2,000.00 |
Hauling a Load of Logs [16 X 20] SOLD |
| Getting the Horses Ready [16 X 20] $2,000.00 |
Swimming in the River [18 X 24] SOLD |
| My Grandmother is Holding Me [12 X 16] $1,600.00 |
Going to Play Hockey with my Dog – [12 X 16] SOLD |
| Grandmother Tanning a Hide [12 X 16] $1,600.00 |
Me and My Dad on a Nice Day [11 X 14] $1,000.00 |
The following three paintings are unique in that they are the smallest paintings Allen Sapp has ever painted.
| Going Skating With My Dog [3 X 5] $400.00 |
My Mom Holding Me [3 X 4] $400.00 |
| My Mother is Holding Me [3 X 4] $400.00 |
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