Where to see Kent Monkman now

Kent Monkman is a Cree First Nations painter and a citizen of the Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba's Interlake Region. He lives and works between Toronto and New York City.

Toronto

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Textile Museum of Canada
Always In Fashion
1 May 2026 – 3 January 2027
Curated by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, an immersive look at how contemporary Indigenous couturiers blend ancestral knowledge with innovation, featuring Kent Monkman, Brian Jungen and more.

New York

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The Frick Collection
Kent Monkman: Officer and Laughing Girl
12 November 2026 – 22 February 2027
New paintings by contemporary artist Kent Monkman responding to Vermeer's Officer and Laughing Girl, examining trade, colonization and Indigenous-European encounters through his alter ego Miss Chief.

Image credits

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Always In FashionPhoto by Darren Rigo.
Kent Monkman: Officer and Laughing GirlThe Frick Collection

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