Dennis Day (artist)

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Dennis Day
Born1960 (age 6162)
Grand Falls, Newfoundland
Known forvideo artist

Dennis Day (born 1960) is a Canadian artist known for his video works. [1] [2]

Day is known for his video works Oh Nothing, [3] Autobiography, [4] [5] Heaven or Montreal: The Unfinished Video [6] and This Narrative is Killing Me, among others. [7] [8] [9] In 1997, Day received the Bulloch award for Best Canadian Film for Heaven or Montreal: The Unfinished Video at the Toronto LGBT Film Festival. [10] Day's work is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art [11] and the National Gallery of Canada. [12]

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