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LaTiesha Fazakas
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LaTiesha Fazakas is a Director, Curator, and gallery owner in Vancouver, Canada. She studied Contemporary Indigenous Art, and holds a degree in Art History from the University of British Columbia. She began her career working as an art dealer in Vancouver, and opened Fazakas Gallery in 2013.

In 2017, Fazakas was the curatorial coordinator for Kwakwaka'wakw artist, activist, and chief Beau Dick’s participation in Documenta 14 in Athens, Greece and Kassel, Germany. Fazakas co-curated Beau Dick: Devoured by Consumerism with Matthew Higgs at White Columns, New York. The exhibition was also shown in at the Remai Modern from June – September 2019. A publication titled  “Devoured by Consumerism” accompanied the exhibition, and is the second book about Beau Dick. Contributing authors include John Cussans and Candice Hopkins.

In 2017, Fazakas wrote, directed, and produced the documentary film “Maker of Monsters: The Extraordinary Life of Beau Dick”.