Frank Big Bear Coloring Book

Frank Big Bear

Minnesota-based artist Frank Big Bear (White Earth Nation, b. 1959) is known for his intricate collages, paintings, and drawings that portray dreamlike worlds teeming with activity. His vivid and colorful scenes are often populated by myriad characters, including humans, animals, and supernatural figures. Inspired by keen observations of the environment as well as his dreams and memories, the artist’s images are rendered in a unique figurative style that blends elements from traditional Native American art, Cubism, and Surrealism with references to history, religion, pop culture, and science.

Part of the Walker’s collection, Big Bear’s work has been collected and shown by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, and the North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks, among others. He has received grants from the Jerome Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, and United States Artists. In 2008, the artist was awarded the Bush Foundation’s Enduring Vision Award for his contribution to the arts in Minnesota.

This coloring book was made from 13 original pencil drawings. Youth from Little Earth Arts Collective wrote the text inspired by the images. Includes tote bag.