Faye HeavyShield

Faye HeavyShield
HeavyShield giving an artist talk at the Eiteljorg Museum's 2009 Fellowship for Native American Fine Art
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Blood 148, Alberta, Canada
CitizenshipKainai Nation and Canadian
EducationAlberta College of Art and Design, University of Calgary
Known forInstallation, sculpture
MovementCanadian feminist art, contemporary Indigenous art

Faye HeavyShield (born 1953) is a Kainai First Nations sculptor and installation artist. She is known for her repetitive use of objects and writing to create large-scale, often minimal, site-specific installations.

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