Lauren Crazybull


Lauren Crazybull is an Edmonton-based Blackfoot Dene visual artist and Alberta's first provincial Artist in Residence.

Career

Lauren Crazybull focuses on portraits of contemporary young Indigenous people. In 2018, the Canadian Art commissioned her to paint a mural for Edmonton's DC3 Gallery. Her 2019 exhibition The Future All At Once, in Edmonton’s McMullen Gallery. In 2019 she was one of the 30 finalists for the Kingston Prize, a Canada-wide competition for portrait painting, for her painting, Power & Vulnerability. In 2020, TIME Magazine commissioned her to paint the portrait of Wilma Mankiller for 100 Women of the Year project.
Conor McNally's documentary focusing on her life and work, IIKAAKIIMAAT, provides viewers with a personal story of resiliency has been shown at the LA Skin Fest and the imageNATIVE.

Alberta Artist in Residence

In 2019, Crazybull was appointed Alberta's first provincial Artist in Residence. 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