Representation matters. Giving any community an opportunity to see work from a community they may not know much about helps not only expand that understanding, but enrich the visual language that accompanies that community. Indigenous Voices is meant to be an exhibition that showcases local Colorado contemporary artists, their work and their voices, giving insight into the rich tapestry of ideas that comes through modern art by living artists that are also Indigenous. Political, cultural, social and artistically driven, Indigenous Voices showcases artists that embody possibility through the art they create.
Curated by Gregg Deal.
Artists Included:
Gregg Deal (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe)
Sage Deal (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe)
Diego Florez-Arroyo (Teocalli Tepeyollotlan)
Chelsea Kaiah (White River Ute and White Mountain Apache)
Skye Little Cloud (Yankton, Samoan)
Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand (Sicangu Lakota, Cherokee)
Rafael Maldonado Bad Hand (Mexica)
Alicia Trujillo (Detribalized, Colorado, New Mexico & Mexica Regions)
Steven J. Yazzie (Diné, Pueblo of Laguna)
Gregg Deal, (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe) is a multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and “disruptor.” His work is informed by his Native identity and includes exhaustive critiques of American society, politics, popular culture and history. Through paintings, murals, performance work, filmmaking, spoken word, and more, Deal invites the viewer to confront these issues both in the present and the past tense.
