Christi Belcourt

Christi Belcourt
Christi Belcourt as an Artist in Residence at the McMichael Art Gallery, Kleinburg, ON, 2004
Born	1966 Scarborough, Ontario
Residence	Whitefish Falls, Ontario
Nationality	Métis, Canadian
Occupation	painter
Parents	Tony Belcourt, Judith Pierce-Martin
Relatives	Shane Belcourt, Suzanne Belcourt
Website
www.christibelcourt.com

Christi Marlene Belcourt (b.1966) is a Métis visual artist and author living and working in Canada. She is best known for her acrylic paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art. Belcourt is recognized within the Métis community as one of the preeminent Métis artists in Canada.

Biography

Belcourt was born in Scarborough, Ontario in 1966 to parents Tony Belcourt and Judith Pierce-Martin (née Streatch). After a brief period in Edmonton, her family moved permanently to Ottawa in 1970. 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. Author of Medicines To Help Us (study prints & book, based on painting of same title; Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2007), and an arts educator, Christi has won recognition for her fine artistry through numerous shows and prizes. Her work has been commissioned by the Gabriel Dumont Institute (Saskatoon, 2004), the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Centre for Traditional Knowledge & Museum of Nature (Ottawa, 2002), and is found in the permanent collections of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and Canadian Museum of Civilization, First People’s Hall. Christi is a past recipient of awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Métis Nation of Ontario. She has been studying traditional plants (identification of, stories of, medicinal uses for, names in Michif and Cree) for numerous years. She lives and works in Espanola, Ontario, Canada.

She currently resides at her home in Espanola, near Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She is the sister of graphic designer Suzanne Belcourt and filmmaker Shane Belcourt.

Awards

Christi is the recipient of awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Chalmers Family Fund and the Métis Nation of Ontario.^[1]

See also

• Notable Aboriginal people of Canada

References

• Mattes, Catherine. "Metis Perspectives in Contemporary Art." Metis Legacy Ed. Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, Darren R. Prefontaine. Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications, 2001.
• Green, Joyce. Making Space for Indigenous Feminism. Winnipeg, MB: Ferwoond Publishing, 2007.

1. ^ Hunnie, C (2007-2008). "Christi Belcourt Expression of Nature". Aboriginal Boreal Conservation Leaders. http://www.abcleaders.org/stories/230/christi-belcourt. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 

External links

• Christi Belcourt

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Name	Belcourt, Christi
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Date of birth	September 24, 1966
Place of birth	Scarborough, Ontario
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