Camille Turner (born 11 March 1960 [citation needed]) is a Black Canadian media and performance artist, curator, and educator. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, particularly concerning the subject of Black Canadian Identity. MissCanadiana is a persona created and performed by Camille Turner since 2002. She has made appearances across Canada and has represented Canada internationally in countries including the UK, Germany, Senegal, Australia, Cuba, Jamaica and Mexico. In 1969, Turner and her family moved from Jamaica to Canada, first to Sarnia, Ontario, and ultimately to Hamilton, where she, her mother, and her sister were reunited with her father and where Turner spent the remainder of her childhood. After high school, Turner studied physical education at McMaster University in Hamilton before pursuing a diplom...See full list on thecanadianencyclopedia.caMiss Canadiana Camille Turner is perhaps best known for her Miss Canadiana performances, which have been ongoing since Canada Day, 2002. As her alter-ego, Turner performs at public events in order to question white beauty standards, and to reassert the presence of Blackness within the story of what it means to be Canadian. Playing with ideas of hom...See full list on thecanadianencyclopedia.caTogether with Michael Alstad, Turner co-founded Year Zero One, a not-for-profit media arts organization, in 1996 in order to support and showcase artwork at the intersection of art, technology and public. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. MissCanadiana is a fictional pageant queen dressed in gown, sash and tiara who represents her country and makes public appearances, posing for photos, handing out flags and signing autographs.
