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Lita Fontaine is a multi-media artist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Often, her work explores the role of women in traditional and contemporary Indigenous society. She describes herself as tri-cultural: Lakota, Anishinaabe and Metis.

Early Life and Education
Fontaine received her BFA from the University of Manitoba School of Art in [2000] and her MFA from what is now the First Nations University of Canada in Regina in [2005].

Since 2002, Fontaine has been Artist-in-Residence for the Seven Oaks School Division - helping incorporate art experiences into the curriculum and the lives of students.

Artwork
Fontaine has had solo exhibitions at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2001 and Urban Shaman Gallery in 2013 and 2006.