Raymond Boisjoly
Raymond Boisjoly is an Aboriginal artist of Haida and Québécois origin based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His practice combines technological processes together with discourse focused on cultural propriety, satire, and poetic texts of mystifying origins. Boisjoly recognizes, emulates, and adapts the ideas and processes of other artists. His artwork leads the viewer to consider or even focus our thinking on how we perceive and accept culture into our lives. He is an assistant professor at the school for the contemporary arts at Simon Fraser University.
Background
Raymond Boisjoly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and he completed a Master of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia.Boisjoly was invited to visit on a self-directed fellowship by curator Kitty Scott at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Alberta. Scott gave him some very important advice and questions during a studio visit, which led Boisjoly to create the iconic work named Makeshift at an early stage in his career. In 2013 upon consideration for the Brink award—a prize awarded to artists in the Northwest by the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery, Boisjoly met San Francisco artist Arnold Kemp, who continues to be a key influence in his career.