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Oct 12, 2023 · Christi Belcourt (apihtâwikosisâniskwêw / mânitow sâkahikanihk) is a visual artist, environmentalist, social justice advocate, and avid land-based based arts and language learner. She is most well known for her large painted floral landscapes of Metis beadwork.
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Christi Belcourt is a Metis visual artist with a deep...
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Christi Belcourt ( apihtâwikosisâniskwêw / mânitow...
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Belcourt was born to Judith Pierce Martin and Tony Belcourt. Her Métis family, that would later include brother Shane and sister Suzanne, traced its roots to the Manitou Sakhigan ( Lac Ste. Anne) community in Alberta. Until she was four years old, the family lived in Edmonton. In 1970, they moved to Ottawa when her father became the founding presid...
Many of Christi Belcourt’s paintings are in the permanent collections of prestigious galleries. These include the Gabriel Dumont Institute, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, First Peoples Hall at the Canadian Museum of History, and in the Parliament Buildings. Among her most powerful paintings is Bloodletting: Does This Make You M...
Belcourt organized and, through crowdsourcing, funded a travelling exhibit called Walking With Our Sisters. It consisted of over 1,763 intricately beaded vamps, which are the top parts of moccasins. Each pair of vamps was donated and represents a murdered or missing Indigenous woman or girl. The vamps were arranged on a red cloth that wound a path ...
Christi Belcourt’s first book, Medicines to Help Us, was published in 2007. It is based on her painting of the same name and includes 27 high quality prints of her paintings and a booklet describing them. It was nominated for a 2008 Saskatchewan Book Award. Giniigaaniimenaaning (Looking ahead): Description of the Design is a six-page booklet publis...
Ontario Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, Artist Award (2016)Governor General's Innovation Award (2016)Art Gallery of Ontario People's Choice Award for The Wisdom of the Universe (2015)Aboriginal Arts Award Laureate, Ontario Arts Council (2014)Christi Marlene Belcourt CM (born September 24, 1966) is a Canadian visual artist and author. She is best known for her acrylic paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art.
Christi Belcourt (apihtâwikosisâniskwêw / mânitow sâkahikanihk) is a visual artist, designer, community organizer, environmentalist, social justice advocate, and avid land-based arts and language learner. Christi is a visual artist with a deep respect for the traditions and knowledge of her people.
Christi Belcourt is a Metis visual artist with a deep respect for the traditions and knowledge of her people. The majority of her work explores and celebrates the beauty of the natural world.
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Christi Belcourt ( apihtâwikosisâniskwêw / mânitow sâkahikanihk) is a visual artist, designer, community organizer, environmentalist, social justice advocate, and avid land-based arts and language learner.
