Exhibition catalog for "Connective Tissue : New Approaches to Fiber in Contemporary Native Art," showing July 7, 2017-January 21, 2018 at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142).
Contents:
Artist Statements, Biographies and Artworks (Natalie Ball, Ashley Browning, Kelly Church, Melissa Cody, Velma Kee Craig, Wally Dion, Anita Fields, Nicholas Galanin, David Gaussoin, David Hannan, Merritt Johnson, Brian Jungen, Marlowe Katoney, Sonya Keliher-Combs, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Amy Malbeuf, Melissa Melero-Moose, Meghann O'Brien, Mark Preston, Charlene Vickers, Marie Watt, and Tania Willard). Tania Willard-- Essays-- Shifting : The Immateriality of Cultural Continuity / Manuela Well-Off-Man-- Connective Tissue's Material Threats / Lara M. Evans and Amber-Dawn Bear Robe-- Fibrous Futures : Beyond Erasure in the Works of Brian Jungen, Velma Kee Craig, and Ashley Browning / Molly McGlennen-- Shifting : The Immateriality of Cultural Continuity / Tania Willard-- Artist Statements, Biographies and Artworks (Natalie Ball, Ashley Browning, Kelly Church, Melissa Cody, Velma Kee Craig, Wally Dion, Anita Fields, Nicholas Galanin, David Gaussoin, David Hannan, Merritt Johnson, Brian Jungen, Marlowe Katoney, Sonya Keliher-Combs, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Amy Malbeuf, Melissa Melero-Moose, Meghann O'Brien, Mark Preston, Charlene Vickers, Marie Watt, and Tania Willard).
Summary:
"This exhibition catalog features contemporary Native American artists who integrate various forms of fiber art media and methods to make their statements and to attain their visions ... The contemporary artists in Connective Tissue are respectful of the rich traditions and history of this art form and medium."--Patsy Phillips (from Introduction of Connective Tissue : New Approaches to Fiber in Contemporary Native Art).
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