Rebecca Belmore biography
Born in Ontario, Rebecca Belmore (Anishinabekwe) works in a variety of media including sculpture, installation,
video and performance. Currently living and working in Vancouver, Belmore has long been creating
work about the plight of the disenfranchised and marginalized in society. In her poignant and
dramatic performances, the artist's own body becomes the site of historical, cultural and political investigations
as she explores self and community, boundaries between public and private, chaos and linear narrative. The
official representative for Canada at the 2005 Venice Biennale, Belmore's work has been exhibited internationally
since 1987 and can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario,
Canada Council Art Bank, and many others. In 2004 Belmore received the prestigious VIVA
award from the Jack and Doris Shadbolt foundation.
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