Eric Metcalfe


Eric Metcalfe is a Canadian visual and performance artist.

Life

was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. He studied visual art at the University of Victoria.

Career

Metcalfe was one of the eight original founders of the Western Front Society.
Beginning in the 1970s, Metcalfe often performed under the persona Dr Brute, with his Brute Sax Band. He collaborated frequently with the artist Kate Craig, to whom he was married, and who adopted the persona of Lady Brute.

Awards

2006 Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts
2008 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
2015 Honorary Doctorate from Emily Carr University of Art + Design