Shifting Boundaries
Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship | 2021
Native Art Is An Energy
The boundaries of Native art, particularly contemporary Native art, are shifting. This shifting, like tectonic plates, is exciting to experience because like the forces of Earth, Native art is an energy. This energy is growing, bold and free from confinement. Contemporary Native art does not ignore its origins nor does it exclude. The artists in the 2021 Fellowship epitomized this dynamic shift, taking their mediums beyond a 180-degree turn, taking them past any boundaries.
![Sonny Assu (Ligwiłda’xw of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nations) Pay No Attention to that [Band Council] Behind the Curtain! Digital intervention on an Emily Carr painting (Indian House Interior with Totems, 1912-13), 2020 Archival pigment print, Edition 3 / 5 Loan from the artist and Equinox Gallery, Vancouver](https://contemporaryartfellowship.eiteljorg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Assu_Pay-No-Attention-2.jpg "Assu_Pay-No-Attention-2")
Opening Events
Thursday, November 11
5:00 To 8:30 P.M.: Fellowship Awards And Celebration
Celebrate the Fellowship Exhibition’s official opening. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner and a cash bar.
Friday, November 12
2:30 To 4:00 P.M.: Virtual Fellowship Discussion Panel
Join us for a discussion panel with the 2021 Fellows led by students and alumni from IUPUI.
Saturday, November 13
9:00 To 10:00 A.M.: Members-Only Coffee And Conversation.
Join Eiteljorg Museum staff for a morning of coffee and conversation with our Fellowship Artists.
Saturday, November 13
10:00 A.M. To 12:30 P.M.: Shifting Boundaries Gallery Tour
Hear about the art in Shifting Boundaries from the artists themselves on this Public Tour and Q&A.
Jennifer Complo McNutt
In Memoriam
As we mourn the passing of Jennifer Complo McNutt, curator of contemporary art, we also celebrate her many accomplishments during an incredible 30-year tenure at the Eiteljorg Museum. During that time, Jennifer curated more than 50 exhibits and contributed to numerous publications. Among her crowning achievements was her vision and leadership in creating and growing the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. Her indelible contributions to the field of contemporary Native art will be felt forever.
Meet The
Artists (Fellows)
Sonny Assu
Ligwiłda’xw of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Catherine Blackburn
Dene, English River First Nation
Thornhill, British Columbia, Canada
Athena Latocha
Húŋkpapȟa Lakota / Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Steven Yazzie
Diné / Laguna Pueblo
Denver, Colorado
The work I make signifies a continuum of thought, knowledge, and the essence of who we are as indigenous people living in a modern, chaotic, and challenging world.
Anita Fields, Osage, (Invited Artist)
Experience Native Art
Beyond Any boundaries
Athena LaTocha, Winterkill
Catherine Blackburn, Tth’i konarıdıɁ̨̨́ú (Can you say it again?)
Steven Yazzie, Nature Doesn’t Give a Shit About You, But it’s Sure Nice to Look at
Anita Fields, What the Earth Knows
Sonny Assu, Skoden, aight, STOODIS! Digital intervention on an Emily Carr painting (Skedans, 1912)
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.