Iain Baxter&

IAIN BAXTER&
Born
Iain Baxter

(1936-11-16) November 16, 1936
Middlesbrough, England
NationalityEnglish-born Canadian
Known forConceptual artist, photographer
MovementConceptual art
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada (2003)
Companion of the Order of Canada (2019)
Member of the Order of British Columbia (2007)

IAIN BAXTER& CC OOnt OBC RCA FRSC (born Iain Baxter on November 16, 1936) is a Canadian conceptual artist. BAXTER& is recognized internationally as an early practitioner of conceptual art; the Canada Council Molson Prize committee stated in 2005 that his "highly regarded conceptual installations and projects, as well as his photography, have earned him the label of 'the Marshall McLuhan of the visual arts." BAXTER& was co-president with Ingrid Baxter of the conceptual project and legally incorporated business N.E. Thing Co., founded in 1966. BAXTER& is Professor Emeritus at the School of Visual Arts University of Windsor and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

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