Kent Monkman
Kent Monkman OC | |
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| Born | 13 November 1965 St. Mary's, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Fisher River Cree Nation |
| Known for | performance artist, painter |
| Style | socio-political art |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada (2023) Indspire Award (2014) Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts (2017) |
| Website | www |
Kent Monkman OC (born 13 November 1965) is a First Nations artist of Cree ancestry. He is a member of the Fisher River nation situated in Manitoba's Interlake Region. Monkman lives and works between Toronto and New York City.
He works in painting, film/video art, performance art and installation art. In the early 2000s, Monkman developed his two-spirit alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. He has had many solo exhibitions at museums and galleries in Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has achieved international recognition for colourful and detailed works that combine genre conventions and recast historical narratives.