Garry Berteig
Garry Berteig was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan and has worked as a visual artist, teacher, television director, media specialist, instructional designer, researcher and freelance broadcaster. Berteig has been teaching art since 1969. He holds a BA in Fine Arts (sculpture, 1967), a BEd (art education and media, 1977) and an MFA (1989), all from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1977, he received a teaching certificate from the province of Saskatchewan. He has instructed at numerous galleries and universities, including the University of Saskatchewan, the National Art School of Greenland and Keyano College. In 1997, he was appointed Affiliate Professor to Landegg International University in Switzerland. Berteig is an active speaker providing artist talks, lectures, conference sessions and keynote addresses to audiences around the world. He has been an artist in residence to institutions in Europe, Greenland, the Yukon, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Berteig’s paintings and other works have been featured in an extensive list of solo and group shows around the world. He is active in art and academic communities, serving on boards and committees and having participated in notable community projects. He established the first co-operative artist studio in Fort McMurray, Alberta; the Keyano / Suncor Lease Program; Berteig Art and Industry; and the OpenAgile Center for Learning. He is the founding director of the Boreal Forest Institute of Indigenous Arts. He has been recognized with an Award of Excellence from the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada (1981, 1985), the Joan Kershaw Publications Award (1986, 1988) and was named an Honoured Artist by the Norman McKenzie Art Gallery in 1991. His video Shift received the Golden Sheaf Award in the Spontaneous Human category at the Yorkton International Film Festival held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Berteig is a member of the Baha’i faith. He lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta and retired from the Keyano College Faculty of Art in 2012.
Compiled 2014
Berteig’s paintings and other works have been featured in an extensive list of solo and group shows around the world. He is active in art and academic communities, serving on boards and committees and having participated in notable community projects. He established the first co-operative artist studio in Fort McMurray, Alberta; the Keyano / Suncor Lease Program; Berteig Art and Industry; and the OpenAgile Center for Learning. He is the founding director of the Boreal Forest Institute of Indigenous Arts. He has been recognized with an Award of Excellence from the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada (1981, 1985), the Joan Kershaw Publications Award (1986, 1988) and was named an Honoured Artist by the Norman McKenzie Art Gallery in 1991. His video Shift received the Golden Sheaf Award in the Spontaneous Human category at the Yorkton International Film Festival held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Berteig is a member of the Baha’i faith. He lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta and retired from the Keyano College Faculty of Art in 2012.
Compiled 2014