EVENTS
Reclaiming Red
Reception | Feb 7 | 6 to 8 p.m.
Colors hold symbolism and meanings already established by Western societies. However, for Native and Indigenous people, the symbolisms are diverse and hold different meanings. The color red carries great significance for Indigenous and Native communities. It is a sacred color used to describe our origin stories, sacred land and blessings of fire for warmth, cooking and protection. Reclaiming Red explores the colonial implications of the color redand demonstrates how Indigenous people use it for healing, peace, sacredness, unity and Hózhó (a Diné Bizaad word for balance and harmony).
Participating artists: Tedra Begay (Diné), Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota), Tailyr Irvine (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Eugene Tapahe (Diné) and Maya Tinhitiyas Attean, (Wabanaki, Penobscot Nation).
Curated by Erin Tapahe (Diné).
Image: Jaida Grey Eagle, “Always”, 2022.
January 19 – February 03, 2024
Opening Reception and Artist Talk:
Land, Body & Archive, an exhibition by Southwest Photo Collaborative
An exhibition by current MFA students from the University of New Mexico, Arizona State University, and University of Arizona.
This exhibition speaks to the practices of thirteen artists in the midst of excavating and alchemizing their visions alongside one another.
Participating Artists:
Jacqueline Arias
Nathan Cordova
Zoë Gleitsman
claudia hermano
Mehrdad Mirzaie
Richard Pence
Elizabeth Piñeda
Emma Ressel
Francis Reynolds
li Rothrock
Anna Rotty
Brianna Tadeo
Nicholas Valdés
November 17 2023, 6 PM.
Opening Reception: Meaning Making Machines
Artists:
Everett Milloy
Camille Misty
Justin Lavilla
Alex Roos
Sam Wynne
Andrew Finch
Karen Wieboldt
Cooper Brown
Jason White
Mackenzie Bernett
September 15 2023, 6 PM.
OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK RAPHEAL BEGAY
Seral Bodies is curated by Roshii Montaño and Ninabah Reid Winton. The exhibition examines the contemporary practice of Indigenous photographers and artists: Rapheal Begay (Diné), Nate Lemuel (Diné), Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw) and River Whittle (Caddo/Lenape).
In critical response to extractive practices represented within 20th century photography, the artists in Seral Bodies challenge historic narratives and static impressions of Indigenous bodies and sites through their dynamic practices, which re-insert living Indigenous bodies and languages on Indigenous lands.