Lee-Ann Martin (curator)

Lee-Ann Martin (born is a Mohawk art curator and writer.[1] Martin was born in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

Career

Martin was the Curator of Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Art for the Canadian Museum of History. Martin was the head curator of art at the Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina from 1998 to 2000.[3][4][5][6]

In 2018 she curated an exhibition of 150 Indigenous women artists on billboards across Canada titled Resilience.[1][7]

In 2019 she was awarded a Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.[8]

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References
  1. "Nationwide Public Art Project to Feature 50 Indigenous Women". Canadian Art.
  2. Robb, Peter. "Lee-Ann Martin honoured for being a warrior for Indigenous Art – ARTSFILE".
  3. "The 2015 Rita Friendly Kaufman Lecture | Agnes Etherington Art Centre". agnes.queensu.ca.
  4. Anuik, Jonathan (December 2, 2011). First in Canada: An Aboriginal Book of Days. University of Regina Press. ISBN 9780889772403 – via Google Books.
  5. https://www.wag.ca/uploads/lee%20anne%20martin.pdf
  6. May 11, Megan Gillis Updated; 2018 (2018-05-11). "Ottawa curator's cross-Canada billboard project celebrates Indigenous women's 'Resilience' | Ottawa Citizen". Retrieved 2019-12-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. Doerksen, Jen (March 22, 2018). "National project showcasing Indigenous women artists".
  8. "Lee-Ann Martin". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
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