{"id":4165,"date":"2020-03-26T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frogsongdesigns.com\/studio\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2020-03-26T23:21:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:21:12","slug":"hearts-of-our-people-native-women-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frogsongdesigns.com\/studio\/hearts-of-our-people-native-women-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists<\/a> is an extraordinary exhibition, and I was lucky to visit immediately after its opening at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n

Only a few weeks later, the Renwick has been temporarily shuttered by the global health crisis that is now impacting all of our lives. I am left hoping for a more settled time when visitors can again be allowed access to this powerful work – as a beautiful testament to resilience, growth, community, and creativity, Hearts of Our People is a profound exhibition for these times.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I took just a few photographs of pieces that particularly struck me, but this is just a tiny representation of the work on view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nora Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo) ‘Our Homes, Ourselves’<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The artists in this exhibition represent cultures and communities from across North America. They draw on a variety of cultural and artistic traditions, and employ all manner of media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya Kelliher-Combs (Inupiak\/Athabaskan) ‘Idiot Strings, The Things We Carry’<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve made no effort here to represent the depth and breadth of the work on view – happily for those who are interested in the full exhibition, there is a beautiful, thorough catalogue<\/a> available and I would suggest ordering one if you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marianne Nicolson (Kwakwaka’wakw, Dzawada’enuxw First Nations) ‘Baxwana’tsi: The Container For Souls’<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Evelyn Vanderhoop (Haida, Gawaa Git’ans Gitanee of Massett) ‘Qingi-Monarch of the Sea, Naaxiin Robe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Telford (Haida) ‘PochaHaida’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, where I’m able to find current websites for the artists represented in Hearts of Our People, I’ll provide those links below. I look forward to exploring further and learning more about their art: <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Keri Ataumbi<\/a> (Kiowa, Comanche) * D.Y. Begay<\/a> (Navajo) * Christi Belcourt<\/a> (Michif) * Rebecca Belmore<\/a> (Ashinaabe) * Andrea Carlson<\/a> (Ojibwe) * Kelly Church<\/a> (Ottawa, Pottawatomi) * Dorothy Grant<\/a> (Haida) * Jamie Okuma<\/a> (Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock) * Cherish Parrish<\/a> (Ottawa, Pottawatomi) * Ramona Sakiestewa<\/a> (Hopi) * Evelyn Vanderhoop<\/a> (Haida) * Kay Walkingstick<\/a> (Cherokee) * Robert Davidson<\/a> – collaborated with Dorothy Grant<\/em> – (Haida, Tlinglit) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christi Belcourt (Michif) ‘ The Wisdom of the Universe’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearts of our People: Native Women Artists was organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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