Critical Writing Index

The Pink Indian

by Gerald Hannon

Toronto Life, Sept. 2011, v. 45, no. 9, pp. 54-62

Gerard Hannon's article gives a reverent overview of the massively successful body of work created by the Manitoba born Cree artist Kent Monkman. His work include video, performance, film, installation, art objects, and paintings; his most well known works are his paintings which have successfully entered the auction market. The article focuses on Monkman's commercial success; his drag queen alter ego based on Cher, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle who appears in many of Monkman's paintings and occasionally at events when Monkman himself dawns her bright pink platforms; and his biography, political motivations, and the development of his painting style.

ITEM 2011.028 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Artist and Model – Kent Monkman

Portrait of the Artist as Hunter – Gisele Gordon

The Triumph of Mischief – Damon D'Oliviera

Boudoir de Berdashe – Maurice Vellekoop

The Art Game – Kent Monkman

East vs. West – Kent Monkman

My Treaty is With the Crown – Kent Monkman

Group of Seven Inches – Kent Monkman

Ceci n'est pas une pipe – Kent Monkman

The Collapsing of Time and Space in an Ever Expanding Universe – Kent Monkman

Kent Monkman

Kent Monkman

Kent Monkman