Lee-Ann Martin
First Nation writer and curator
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Lee-Ann Martin is a Mohawk art curator and writer.[2]
Lee-Ann Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Citizenship | Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte[1] and Canada |
| Occupations | artist, author, curator |
Background
Martin was born in Toronto, Ontario.[3] She belongs to the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.[1]
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.[4][5][6][7]
In 2018, she curated an exhibition of 150 Indigenous women artists on billboards across Canada titled Resilience with Mentoring Artists for Women's Art in Winnipeg.[2][8]
Awards and honors
In 2019, she was awarded a Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts for her Outstanding Contribution.[9]