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Photographers Explore Notions of Sovereignty and the
Native Likeness
Santa Fe, NM – Native people have often been
incorrectly portrayed or entirely misrepresented by
non-Natives throughout the ages. In The Sovereign Image,
a new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’
Lloyd Kiva New Gallery and Museum Store, contemporary
Native photographers will push the Native likeness
forward, articulating the future of Native people using
the power of their own image. The exhibit opens February
27 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. with a reception and
will remain on display until April 11, 2010. The Museum
Store is located at 108 Cathedral Place, in downtown
Santa Fe, NM. All work will be available for purchase
and all sales benefit the artists and the museum.
At press time, participating artists include a mix of
Institute of American Indian Arts’ students and alumni
and both emerging and well-established artists: Rory
Erler Wakemup (Anishinaabe), Shan Goshorn (Cherokee
Nation), Dorothy Grandbois (Chippewa), John Hagen
(Aleut), Jean LaRance (Little Shell Tribe of Montana),
Jinniibaah Manuelito (Diné/Navajo), H. Clay Napie, Jr. (Diné),
Cougar Vigil (Apache), Tom Jones (Ho Chunk) and Will
Wilson (Diné/Navajo)
Many have participated in top-notch art exhibits around
the world. Tom Jones, for instance, was one of two
featured artists in Rendezvoused, an exhibit at the La
Biennale di Venezia 53rd international arts exhibition
in collaboration with the Department of European and
Postcolonial Studies, University of Ca' Foscari, Venice.
Shan Goshorn, has exhibited in York, England's
Impression Gallery, New York City’s American Indian
Community House Gallery, the Franco-American Institute
in Rennes, France, Beijing Jialuan Art Center, China and
the International Arts Alive Festival in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
For more information about this event please call Maggie
Ohnesorgen at 505.983.1666. For high resolution images,
please contact Staci Golar at 505.424.2351 or sgolar@iaia.edu.
For more information about the Museum of Contemporary
Native Arts, a center of the Institute of American
Indian Arts, please visit www.iaiamuseum.org.
About the Museum
Located in downtown Santa Fe, the Museum of Contemporary
Native Arts is dedicated to advancing the discourse,
knowledge and understanding of contemporary Native arts.
Founded in 1971, the Museum’s exhibitions, publications
and educational programs challenge pre-conceived notions
of contemporary art. The Museum of Contemporary Native
Arts is home to the largest collection of contemporary
Native art in the world. A premier shopping destination,
the Museum’s store offers the finest selection of
contemporary Native arts and gifts from both emerging
and established artists. The Museum is a center of the
Institute of American Indian Arts.
Museum hours are Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays from
November through May as well as major holidays. Adult
admission is $5; senior citizens (62 and over), students
with valid IDs and residents of NM: $2.50. Admission is
free for Native people, Museum members, youth under the
age of 16, and NM residents visiting on Sunday.
IAIA’s Mission:
To empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and
cultures through higher education, lifelong learning and
outreach
www.iaiamuseum.org
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