Art of the Week: Where Leaves Speak — Artist and Plant-Namer Abel Rodríguez on the Language of the Amazon
Artist “Abel Rodríguez is a sage of the Nonuya people, who live in the Amazon rainforest. He is known as a ‘plant namer’ because of his astonishing ability to remember …
Art of the Week: Joy Harjo’s Once the World Was Perfect – Lessons on Living with Each Other
“Harjo draws on First Nation storytelling and histories, as well as feminist and social justice poetic traditions, and frequently incorporates indigenous myths, symbols, and values into her writing. Her poetry…centers …
State Names Obscured in Native American Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s Collage
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, State Names, 2000, oil, collage and mixed media on canvas representing political treatment of Native people. By Alexandra Isham, Alliance Intern from the Ohio State University ‘25 …