Eiteljorg Native American Contemporary Art Fellowship 2019
Blurring the Line
about
blurring the line
Blurring the Line explored how Native contemporary art cannot be judged by whether there is a recognizably Native design or form integrated into the art. It blurs the line in the world of contemporary art.
blurring the line
The line that separates contemporary Native art from customary Native art does not exist. The work of contemporary Native artists today is a continuum of Native expression. It does not solely exist in the Native world or mainstream art community. Native contemporary art cannot be judged by whether there is a recognizably Native design or form integrated into the art. Native art connects to individual artists, it rejects stereotypes, it reflects today and like all art, has changed over time. It not only blurs the line; it challenges the narrow definitions assigned to contemporary Native art and overcomes them.”
Jennifer Complo McNutt Eiteljorg Curator Of Contemporary Art, 1991-2021
meet the 2019
fellowship artists
meet the 2019
fellowship artists
Matthew Kirk
Navajo
Through mark-making in pencil, chalk, and oil stick on paper or applying unusual mediums… Kirk’s compositions take on a life of their own, resembling road maps, Navajo rugs, or urban landscapes.
Dyani White Hawk
Sičangu Lakota
White Hawk combines her use of traditional Lakota mediums (such as porcupine quills or beads) and geometric patterns to her canvases to conceive intricate mixed media works.
Hannah Claus
Bay of Quinte Mohawk
Claus is a multidisciplinary artist who creates suspended sculptural installations or videos that reference time, place, elements, or bodies of water.
Demian DinéYazhi´
Diné
DinéYazhi´ is a multidisciplinary artist who does not limit their investigation into the contemporary radical Indigenous voice.
about our
Invited Artist
Rita Letendre
Abenaki
Letendre attended the École des Beaux-Arts for nearly two years before she began her career in abstract painting. She has had over sixty solo shows and her works are in the collections of numerous Canadian and American museums, including the National Gallery of Canada.
30 years of making a difference
As the Eiteljorg Museum celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2019, we are proud to be stewards of one of the most important collections of contemporary Native art in the world and to showcase fascinating, important works of Indigenous artists whose innovation and creativity have been recognized through the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship.”
John Vanausdall Eiteljorg Museum President and CEO
See How Native Contemporary Art
starts conversations
See How Native Contemporary Art
starts conversations
pave the way for
future fellowships
Help us secure a future in which Native American voices are heard through contemporary artwork. You can help by giving to the Eiteljorg, or by helping us in our search for artists for the next fellowship.
come see the 2019 fellowship exhibit
now open
- Exhibit open through February 2, 2020
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