DAY 2 - Sat Dec 4
3:30pm
Those Who Stand in Front Take the Heat
Event Type:
On-site
Greg Hill, Kathleen Ash-Milby, Peter Jemison
A deep dive into some of the crucial artists and events that brought Indigenous arts into the galleries prior to 1990 with three curators and artists who were either there or brought it to our attention through exhibitions and writing.
About the Artists
Greg Hill
Greg Hill is the inaugural Audain Chair and Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada. He is a Kanyen’kehaka member of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Building a platform for Indigenous art and art histories at the National Gallery, Greg has assembled a leading collection of contemporary Indigenous art... Read more
Kathleen Ash-Milby
Kathleen Ash-Milby is curator of Native American art at the Portland Art Museum. Her forthcoming retrospective exhibition, Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe, will be accompanied by a multi-authored catalogue, co-edited with Bill Anthes (2022). Previously as associate curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York she organized numerous exhibitions... Read more
G. Peter Jemison
G. Peter Jemison, of the Heron Clan from the Cattaraugus Territory, Seneca Nation, is a Seneca artist and site manager of Ganondagan, a New York State Historic Park in Victor, New York. His artwork has been shown internationally and his writings have been widely published. Ansley's Fish represents the traditional, sustainable Native American approach to agriculture. A fish, wedge... Read more