Through the perspectives of four collaborating artists—Andrea Carlson (Grand Portage Ojibwe), Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-E-Wish Band of Pottawatomi), Nora Moore Lloyd (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), and Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi) —Woven Being will explore confluences that have shaped and continue to shape Indigenous creative practices in the region. The place now known as Chicago is a critical nexus for Indigenous art and art histories that impact the larger Great Lakes Region and beyond. The artists are partnering with the Block team to create constellations of their own artwork and historical and contemporary artworks by Indigenous artists to shape the exhibition’s content.
Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland
Andrea Carlson (Grand Portage Ojibwe), The Indifference of Fire, 2023. [installation view] Oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, color pencil, and graphite on paper approximately 46 x 182 inches (overall), 11.5 x 30 inches (each of 24 elements), Gochman Family Collection. ©Andrea Carlson, courtesy Bockley Gallery and JAMES FUENTES
Kelly Church (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Pottawatomi, Ottawa), Sustaining Traditions—Digital Teachings, 2018. Black ash, sweetgrass, copper and Rit dye; medicine pouch containing sage, tobacco, sweetgrass, and cedar; glass vial containing emerald ash borer and isopropyl alcohol; USB flash drive, 7 3/4 × 4 in. ©the artist, Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Nora Moore Lloyd (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Angie DeCorah (Ho Chunk), 2007/2008. Digital photo scanned from original negative, 8x10 inches. © the artist.
5. Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), Negos Gkéndaswen, 2023. Hand sewn muslin, hand dyed with indigo and RIT dyes, float copper, vintage glass beads, and artificial sinew. Customed constructed and painted frame. © the artist.
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