Place: Born in St. Mary’s Ontario, and raised in Manitoba; currently based in Toronto.
About the artist: Kent Monkman is a multidisciplinary artist, internationally recognized for his rich and dramatic landscape paintings, installations, film, and performance work. Monkman, who is of Cree ancestry, works to subvert popular colonial narratives by appropriating genres of art and challenging the subjectivity of the original artists. He reinstates Indigenous persons into historical narratives and uses cheeky and dark humour to convey serious messages. His Two-Spirited alter-ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, often facilitates his messaging and humour.
Kent Monkman, Rebellion (2003), acrylic on canvas
About the artwork: In this painting from the series Eros and Empire, the glamorous and notorious trickster, Miss Chief is centre stage. She stands in a 19th century North American landscape, and is offering an apple to a nearby soldier. Here, the artist plays with sexuality and gender to discuss power relationships between First Nations and Europeans. This new version of ‘Eve’ challenges expectations of indigeneity and speaks to the effects of Christian Imperialism on First Nations.
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