| ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | William Singer III (aka Api’soomahka-Running Coyote) is an indigenous artist, musician and activist. At an early age, he sought out his own teachers within the traditional protocol of the Kainai First People. He found the mentorship of Everett Soop, himself an artist and writer, who established the Blood Reserve Arts and Theatre Society (BRATS) in the late sixties to share his traditional knowledge. Singer also spent one year at the Alberta College of Art + Design.
In addition to producing his own art, he has contributed to the contemporary art practice in his community by organizing art exhibitions for younger artists and working on community projects. For Singer, being an artist is a way of life. He has completed numerous public commissions in Southern Alberta including large murals, as well as cover illustrations for books and posters. Singer has been instrumental to the “Idle No More” movement in Lethbridge and surrounding areas. He devised the original artwork for the Public Service Alliance of Canada to produce an “Idle No More” button that was distributed throughout the Prairie Region to help keep the movement’s momentum going. His works are held in private collections and in the collection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts. |