Deanna Bowen

Deanna Bowen
Born (1969-11-05) November 5, 1969 (age 55)
Oakland, California, U.S.
NationalityCanadian-American
EducationEmily Carr University of Art and Design
University of Toronto
Known forVideo Artist
Installation Artist
Conceptual Artist
MovementContemporary Art
AwardsGovernor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts (2020), John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship (2016), William H. Johnson Prize (2014)
Websitewww.deannabowen.ca

Deanna Bowen (born November 5, 1969) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice includes films, video installations, performances, drawing, sculpture and photography. Her work addresses issues of trauma and memory through an investigation of personal and official histories related to slavery, migration, civil rights, and white supremacy in Canada and the United States. [1] Bowen is a dual citizen of the US and Canada. She lives and works in Montreal.

  1. ^ Westra, Monique, "The Gospel Truth: Deanna Bowen Digs deep into Family History in Stories to pass on...". Galleries West Magazine Online, Vol. 11, No. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 37-39.