 – On view at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art through Sunday, January 22, 2023, “Breathing Life Into History: Contemporary Native American Art from the Collection”…){kind=link}
FORT WAYNE, IN (NWPR) – On view at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art through Sunday, January 22, 2023, “Breathing Life Into History: Contemporary Native American Art from the Collection” is an exhibition of art created from traditions passed down from generation to generation, who have produced an impressive body of work in diverse media over the last quarter of century.
Unique in their dual identity, living in the present day, but also integrating ancient cultural and spiritual ideas, the featured artists’ abilities to weave their heritage into contemporary contexts through medium and imagery, speaks to their self-expression.
Examples of artists in Breathing Life include mixed-media artist Jeffrey Gibson, master printmaker Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, glass sculptor Tony Jojola and ceramicist Maria Martinez. Please join us for a Curator’s Tour of the exhibition at 12:15pm on December 1, 2022.
Influences seen throughout the works include textiles, nature, rituals and storytelling, and identity and politics. Indigenous artists have, and continue to, create with their cultural knowledge, reinterpret tradition, and engage with current topics.
For more information about the Curator’s Tour of the exhibition at 12:15 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2022, call 260.422.6467.