Rodney Graham (b.1949, Vancouver) is an artist and musician based in Vancouver. He is internationally recognized for a diverse body of work that combines literary, filmic and musical references, moving fluidly between media, including photography, sculpture, and painting. Graham represented Canada in the Venice Biennale (1997), for which he exhibited Vexation Island (1997), one in a series of films and videos where he plays a central character. He is currently represented in New York City, London, Zürich, Chicago and Cologne. The Rodney Graham Band has performed internationally in Paris, London, NYC and Glasgow. A major retrospective of Graham's work toured throughout Canada and the US, including the Art Gallery of Ontario (2004); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2004); the Vancouver Art Gallery (2004); and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2005). Upcoming shows include a solo exhibition at MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona/ES (2010).