Andrea Fraser (American, b. 1965) is an artist internationally recognized for her performances that appropriate different genres of public speech such as the museum tour and the inaugural address in order to critique the relations between the art institution, its patrons and visitors. Fraser is based in Los Angeles and is a professor in the Department of Art at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of the Arts and Architecture. Most recently, Fraser’s work has been exhibited in solo shows at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), the Philadelphia Museum of Modern Art, Kunstlerhaus Stuttgart, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) and the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (Vienna). Fraser has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Fellowship (2017), the Oscar Kokoschka Prize, Austria (2015), the Wolfgang Hahn Prize, Cologne, Germany (2013), the Anonymous was a Woman Fellowship (2012), the Art Matters Inc. Fellowship (1996-1997, 1990-1991 and 1987-1988), National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship (1991-1992) and Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art Award (1990-1991).