Lauren Crazybull

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 28–29)[1]
Known forportraiture
Websitewww.laurencrazybull.com

Career
Canadian Art commissioned mural at the back of the DC3 Art Projects Gallery (10567 111 St NW, Edmonton)
Canadian Art commissioned mural at the back of the DC3 Art Projects Gallery (10567 111 St NW, Edmonton)

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]

References
  1. "Crazybull, Lauren". Kingston Prize. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. "Public Parking Publication | Manitoba | Public Parking". thisispublicparking.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. "Alberta's 1st Artist in Residence revealed". Alberta Foundation for the Arts. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  4. SAAG https://www.saag.ca/archive/tsima-kohtotsitapiihpa-where-are-you-from-lauren-crazybull. Retrieved 2022-11-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "The Kingston Prize 2019 Finalists". The Kingston Prize. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  6. "Portfolio page". Kingston Prize Portfolio. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. "Wilma Mankiller: 100 Women of the Year". Time. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  8. Griwkowsky, Fish (March 6, 2020). "Edmonton's Lauren Crazybull and Shana Wilson painted three of Time's 100 Women of the Year covers". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. "V-tape - IIKAAKIIMAAT". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  10. "LA Skins Fest film festival page".
  11. "IIKAAKIIMAAT". imagineNATIVE. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  12. Crazybull, Lauren. "Seeing Through". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  13. Rudyck, Brittany (5 June 2018). "Mcluhan House Studio Residency: Arts space in Highlands celebrates diversity". Beatroute. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  14. "Edmonton's Lauren Crazybull and Shana Wilson painted three of Time's 100 Women of the Year covers". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  15. "This Wound Is a World book page". University of Minnesota Press. University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  16. Matejko, Agnieszka. "Lauren Crazybull". Galleries West. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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