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= Colette Whiten = Colette Whiten (February 7, 1945-Present) is a Canadian artist known for her large-scale public sculpture installations. Whiten continues to work and live in Toronto, and has taught at _____, been awarded _____, and been comissioned for projects such as _____. Her work is known for encouraging discussion and promoting feminist studies while exploring the role of the body.

Early Life and Career
Colette Whiten was born in Birmingham, England, and moved to Canada when she was 9 years old with her family (CITE BOOK p. 113). She graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1972 (p113) and soon after gained recognition in the National Gallery of Canada's exhibition "Some Canadian Women Artists" in 1975 for her large scale body cast works, including such pieces as Structure #4, Structure #7, and Structure #8. These pieces focused on the process of casting, locking her models in these "structures" instead of showing the final product.

Beadwork
Apart from her sculptural casting process, Whiten experimented with beading and needlework to give attention to feminist issues including representation of women in journalism. Used to seeing images of women in mourning and despair juxtaposed to images of men in valor and heroism, Whiten's embroidery pieces stitch together images with beads to