23/08/2021
Even if curator Nina Sanders (Apsáalooke) hadn’t approached SFR with a possible feature idea shortly after she returned from a rather impressive stint at the Field Museum in Chicago, we probably would have wanted to cover the 11 Indigenous artists contained herein.
In a photo shoot produced by Sanders and executed by photographer Garret Vreeland, a veritable who’s-who of young talent shines, and the shot is not solely impressive for its volume, but that every artist contained therein managed to be in one place at one time while maintaining disparate practices.
In Sanders’ words, they came together to “celebrate and rep their connection and commitment to Native art and Indian Market, each with prodigious talent, a legacy to draw from and protect and a community of Native people to support them.”
“In a time when our young people are faced with the insurmountable task of protecting the land and water, with bringing justice to Indigenous women and children and defending our cultures, we are forced to ask if they are up to the challenge,” Sanders says of these 11 artists. “I believe we are in good hands.”
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