Kent Monkman is a filmmaker, illustrator, painter and performance artist, of Swampy Cree and English/Irish descent. He was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is now based in Toronto. His postmodernist, postcolonialist work revises the Romantic tradition of nation-building, ethnography and representati

Homoerotic, Ironic, Playful, Political, Queer

Born in Upsala, Ontario, Rebecca Belmore is an artist currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto and is internationally recognized for her performance and installation art. Since 1987, her multi-disciplinary work has addressed histor

Angry, Beautiful , Contemplative, Dramatic, Elegant, Sublime, Surreal, Visceral

The artworks of HOCK E AYE VI EDGAR HEAP OF BIRDS include multi-disciplinary forms of public art messages, large scale drawings, Neuf Series acrylic paintings, prints and monumental porcelain enamel on steel outdoor sculpture. Heap of Birds received his Master of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Ar

Political, Social revolution, Subtle, Urban, Violent

Canadian artist Norval Morriseau (Copper Thunderbird) Grand Shaman, member of both the Royal Canadian Academy of Art and the Order of Canada as well as Holder of the Eagle Feather(highest honor awarded by the Assembly of First Nations) is recognized as both artist and spiritual leader. Recognized as

Beautiful , Hallucinatory, Playful, Primal, Religious, Spiritual