Join us at the MJMAG on May 31st at 7:00pm for the Opening Reception of our exhibition Dave Pelletier!

This exhibition features paintings by local Métis/Nêhiyawak/Nakota/Scottish artist, Dave Pelletier, that reflect his imaginings and interpretations of the Indigenous world within a Woodland Cree style or aesthetic.

Dave Pelletier was born in Balcarres, raised in Lebret and later moved to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan in 1968, which has been home ever since. His parents were William Pelletier of Lebret, and Corinne McArthur from the White Bear Reserve in Saskatchewan. Dave joined the military after high school, and returned back to Moose Jaw in 1977. In 1978, he trained at the Saskatchewan Technical Institute in Radio/TV Electronic Servicing and worked in that field for a couple of years. It was during that time; Dave became involved in Friendship Centres to eventually become Executive Director. It was his involvement with the Friendship Centres that inspired his interest in his own background and led him to seek out the legends and stories of his culture. From there, he took the initiative to start his own business in 2003 - Moosgaw Arts & Gifts in Moose Jaw and began to pursue his own ideas and interpretation of the Indigenous world in his paintings.