Exhibited Artist

Exhibited Artist gives Gallery Talk at Rockwell Museum

May 24, 2005

CORNING, NY - Meet the Artist! Ed Archie NoiseCat, whose artwork is part of the Rockwell Museum of Western Art's current exhibit of Fusing Traditions: Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists, will be featured June 9 at the Museum. The evening will begin with a gallery talk and slide presentation at 6 p.m. followed by a reception with refreshments from 7 - 8 p.m. Members are free and not-yet-members are $6.50. Please join us by calling 607.974.2333 for reservations.

NoiseCat's artwork evokes the rich Native American history and builds on the traditions of great carvers, past and present. Yet it has a style, intensity and exacting level of craftsmanship all its own. His studies at the prestigious Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia prepared him for a career in New York where he worked in several print shops. In 1989, he became a full-time independent artist and now works primarily as a carver in bronze, wood, silver, and semi-precious stones.

Ed NoiseCat's artistic inspirations are deeply rooted in the traditions of his Northwest Coast ancestors. "I am working to communicate aboriginal values and honor our ancestors with my art," says NoiseCat.

"He is very engaging and his stories and visual images will stay with you for a long time," said Cindy Weakland, Director of Public Programs at the Museum who met NoiseCat during the Museum's travel program to Santa Fe in 2004.

Several of NoiseCat's pieces are a combination of carved symbols fused with cast glass, which gives reason for his work to be a part of the Museum's current exhibit of contemporary Native American glass artwork. Fusing Traditions: Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists introduces the first generation of Native American studio glass artists. NoiseCat is part of eighteen artists that have fused cultural heritage and individual creativity into dazzling new glass forms. Complementing the Rockwell Museum's broad permanent collection of Native American art, this exhibit will be displayed now through July 24, 2005.

The Rockwell Museum of Western Art is open to the public seven days a week; regular hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and extended hours Memorial Day - Labor Day 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. The Museum is located on the corner of Denison Parkway and Cedar Street in Corning, NY.