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Lauren Crazybull is a Blackfoot, Dene visual artist currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia[2] and Alberta's first provincial Artist in Residence.[3] Lauren is originally from Alberta, Canada.[4]

Lauren Crazybull
Born	Lauren Crazybull 1994 (age 27–28)[1]
Known for	portraiture
Website	www.laurencrazybull.com

Career

In 2019, Lauren was one of the 30 finalists for the Kingston Prize,[5] a Canada-wide competition for portrait painting.[6] In 2020, TIME Magazine commissioned her to paint the portrait of Wilma Mankiller for 100 Women of the Year project.[7][8]

Conor McNally's documentary focusing on her life and work, IIKAAKIIMAAT, provides viewers with a personal story of resiliency[9] has been shown at the LA Skin Fest[10] and the imageNATIVE festival in Toronto.[11]

Alberta Artist in Residence

In 2019, Crazybull was appointed Alberta's first provincial Artist in Residence. With roughly over 100 other applicants, Crazybull was the first to ever hold the job.[12] The position came with a grant and responsibilities that include attending cultural events and serving as an advocate for artists. Her residency culminated in a solo exhibition titled "TSIMA KOHTOTSITAPIIHPA Where are you from?" from January 24 - April 4, 2020 at Latitude 53.

Selected exhibitions, residencies, and publications

• McLuhan House Residency, 2018[13]
• Alberta Artist in Residence, 2019[5]
• Eldon and Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize, 2020[14]

• Cover Illustration for This Wound Is A World by Billy-Ray Belcourt in 2019[15]
• The Future All At Once, McMullen Gallery, 2019.[16]
• Time Magazine Cover, 2020[14]

External links

• https://www.laurencrazybull.com/

References

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