1. Christi Marlene Belcourt was born on September 24,1966 and is a Canadian visual artist and author.
17 Facts About Christi Belcourt
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Christi Belcourt is best known for her acrylic paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Metis and First Nations historical beadwork art.
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Christi Belcourt's brother Shane Belcourt is a writer, director, musician and cinematographer known for his feature film Tkaronto, which depicts the life of urban Metis and First Nations people.
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Christi Belcourt's sister Suzanne Belcourt is a graphic designer and artist living and working in southern Ontario.
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Christi Belcourt is the author of three books and her artwork has been utilized as cover artwork for many publications.
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Christi Belcourt's work has been featured in two documentary films: So Much Depends Upon Who Holds The Shovel and A Life in Balance.
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Christi Belcourt is a past recipient of awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Metis Nation of Ontario.
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Christi Belcourt is the project creator and lead coordinator of the Walking With Our Sisters, a crowd-sourced commemorative art installation for the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada and the United States.
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In 2014, Christi Belcourt founded the community based The Onaman Collective with Isaac Murdoch and Erin Konsmo.
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In recent years Christi Belcourt has become a vocal advocate for the need for a Metis land base and the power of Indigenous language restoration.
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Christi Belcourt's request was in part based on her disagreement with the organization's decision to sign deals with mining companies such as Energy East and Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
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Christi Belcourt has created large, mural-sized acrylic paintings that resemble the beadwork of her ancestors and community, by using her brush to make tiny dots that resemble beadwork.
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Christi Belcourt's paintings are filled with floral designs that include insects, birds and other animals, spread out across the canvas.
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In 2014, Christi Belcourt was inspired to make an acrylic on canvas painting with measurements of 36 by 48 inches and named, Offerings and Prayers for Genebek Ziibing.
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In 2012, Christi Belcourt created her work Giniigaaniimenaaning as part of Canada's 2008 apology for its residential schools.
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Christi Belcourt's stained glass window is in the Parliament of Canada and includes a replica of a photo taken at the Shubeacadie Indian Residential School in Nova Scotia.
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Christi Belcourt is the recipient of numerous awards and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Chalmers Family Fund and the Metis Nation of Ontario, including:.