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Kent Monkman

Kent Monkman is an interdisciplinary Cree visual artist known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history. Exploring themes of Indigenous identity, sexuality, colonization, and historical narrative, he frequently incorporates his gender-fluid alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle into grand-scale historicized compositions.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

85.65

Credential score

1229.5

Reference 80×100cm

$106,200

Credentials

Nationality
Canadian
Museum exhibitions
65
Solo exhibitions
40
Group exhibitions
110
Museum collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Denver Art Museum
Gallery representation
Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Projects Present
Private collections
35
Press
350
Scholarly articles
45
Books
12
Auction record
$150,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Average field confidence 57% · 13 imported fields · 9 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

Canadian

44%

Birth / death years

1965

44%

Mediums

painting, installation, video, performance

44%

Prices

Auction record

$150,000

44%

Representation

Gallery representation

Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Projects Present

44%

Museum collections

Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Denver Art Museum

88%

Private collections

35

44%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

65

88%

Solo exhibitions

40

84%

Group exhibitions

110

84%

Bibliography

Books

12

44%

Press

350

44%

Scholarly articles

45

44%