Max Dean(II)
- Writer
Max Dean is a multidisciplinary visual and performance artist. Born in England, he moved to Canada as a young man and received a B.A. in art history from the University of British Columbia in 1971. As early as 1973 his work was exhibited in the prestigious Vancouver Art Gallery, and has also been seen in England, Germany, and twice at the Venice Biennale (1999 and 2001). He has taught at the University of Ottawa and York University. In 1996 he received the Jean Chalmers National Visual Arts Award, and in 2014 he received a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.