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Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry whose work has been lauded for its humorous and sexually-charged critique of Canada's colonial past. Working across a variety of mediums - including painting, installation, film and performance - Monkman reimagines how betrayal and self-preservation are entangled within our national history.