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Indigenous artist flips story of colonialism in Akron Art Museum exhibit

by Kerry Klawson

Akron Beacon Journal, April 14, 2026

Akron: Akron Beacon Journal, 2026

Article discusses Kent Monkman exhibition Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors.

"Monkman's traveling exhibition is the first solo show by an Indigenous artist in the Akron Art Museum's history. The museum is showing 33 of the exhibits original 41 paintings, which are on loan from major institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as private collections." (p. 2)

ITEM 2026.001 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Great MysteryKent Monkman

History is Painted by the VictorsKent Monkman