Representative work by Kent Monkman
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Artist

Kent Monkman

b. 1965, St. Marys, Ontario, Canada · Cree / Canadian

  • Sheridan College
  • Kelvin High School

Kent Monkman uses painting, performance and installation to revise colonial histories of North America. His alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle enters art-historical scenes to challenge the gender, sexuality and power relations embedded in museum narratives.

Painting; performance; installation

Major Works

  • 2017The Scream
  • 2019Welcoming the Newcomers
  • 2019Resurgence of the People
  • 2017Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience
  • 2007The Triumph of Mischief
  • 2015Bears of Confederation
  • 2014Seeing Red
  • 2012Teaching the Lost
  • 2000s onwardMiss Chief Eagle Testickle performances
  • 2003Artist and Model

Interviews & Writing

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