The Denver Art Museum will present the first major survey in the U.S. for celebrated Cree artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation, b. 1965).
In partnership with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors will be on view from April 20, 2025, through August 17, 2025, in the museum’s Anschutz Gallery on level 2 of the Hamilton Building and is included in general admission.
Based in New York City and Toronto, Canada, Monkman is known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history. Through his painting, Monkman pushes forward an understanding of the lived experiences of Indigenous people today while confronting colonial injustices. Featuring 41 monumental works, History is Painted by the Victors draws from the DAM’s extensive collection of Monkman’s work alongside newly created works and loans from other institutions and private collections, including the monumental mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) diptych from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, touring for the first time.
“We are extremely proud to bring the first major show in the U.S. to our community in partnership with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,” said Christoph Heinrich, Frederick and Jan Mayer Director of the Denver Art Museum. “Visitors from Denver and around the country will have the unique opportunity to connect with Kent’s staggering history paintings rooted in the resiliency of Indigenous communities in the face of injustice.”
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