Experience the rich and dynamic cultures of Native-Indigenous America as expressed through art in the Bristlecone Atrium Gallery this fall on the WNC Carson City campus.
Celebrate all of the diversity of Native-Indigenous Nations as the Many Faces of Native America exemplifies that Native Peoples are still here, they are culturally diverse, and thriving artistically and poetically through voice, song, faces and generational connection.
Each person is born with design, colors and spirituality, which compels and guides the individual throughout their lifetime, said exhibit coordinators Lorraine Plympton and Sylvia Verdugo.
Plympton and Verdugo said that visitors may find some of the artwork thought-provoking and even painful.
The Indigenous history is not for the faint of heart. We are resilient nations that have persevered against genocide, they said.
Many Faces of Native America will be shown through Dec. 31.
Indigenous students, staff and alumni of WNC contributed artwork expressing themselves in mediums such as painting, printmaking, digital media, photography, graphic art, ceramics, sculpture, book art, mixed media, song, bead work, star quilts, poetry and more.
Artists who have already submitted artwork to the exhibit are Bretta Guzzetta of the Chippewa/Choctaw Nations, Tera Kannan of the Washoe Nation, Karter Conway of the Washoe Nation, Dr. Myrton Running Wolf of the Blackfeet/Wasco Nations, Emily Smuda of the Washoe Nation and Lyndah Steele of the Washoe/Oneida Nations.
Karter was recognized as Best of Show for his painting, Pieces of Me.
Exhibit coordinators Plympton and Verdugo will be accepting art submissions from Native-Indigenous artists throughout the length of the exhibit.
For more information or to contribute to the exhibit., email lorraine.plympton@wnc.edu or sylvia.verdugo@wnc.edu.