Friday, November 4, 2022 9am to 5pm
About this Event
1467 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045
#KUVISARTS“The Heart is a Fist” presents recent works by artists from Haskell Indian Nations University and Sydney Pursel. The title comes from Joy Harjo’s poem, Break My Heart, in which she writes, “The heart is a fist / It pockets prayer or holds rage.” Accordingly, artwork in this exhibition “pocket prayer” and “hold rage,” some featuring the red hand of solidarity for missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). The works also present careful examinations of other issues that matter to Indigenous Americans, such as ancestral connections, boarding schools, native stereotypes, and humor.
Let each work and the accompanying text lead the way into thoughtful meditation and remembrance of American histories that haunt as well as exalt us." -David Titterington, Instructor of Art, Haskell Indian Nations University
Exhibition Dates: OCT 12 - NOV 4, 2022 | M-F, 9am-5pm
Reception: SUN, OCT 23 | 2pm-4pm with Panel Discussion at 3pm
Artists:
Molly Adams Cherokee
Alia Ballou Navajo & Cherokee
James Benson Cherokee Nation
Miranda Bradford Citizen Potawatomi
Dominique Brown Navajo
Jana Burnett Osage
Mia Chamberlin Cherokee
Michael Conard Mvskoke Creek Nation
Kaya Friday Northern Arapaho
Ransom Garza Kiowa
Arianna Green Cheyenne and Arapaho
Alyssiana Gonzalez Ihanktonwan Nakota
Alexandra Holder Oglala Lakota, Winnebago, Sauk & Fox, Wichita, Northern Cheyenne
Uriah Little Hoop Oglala, Sicangu Lakota, Dine
Sylvester Luther Wichita and Kiowa
Tanay McKinney Citizen Potawatomi
Reice Morgan Muscogee
Jay P. Pewenofkit Absentee Shawnee, Apache, Comanche
Olivia Jett Rodriguez Cheyenne & Arapaho
David Tah Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Yvonne C. Trujillo Taos Pueblo
Chante Wallette Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Alexis Whitehorn-Coriz Three Affiliated Tribes
**This exhibit was made possible by the Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery Fund.
If interested in supporting , please visit www.kuendowment.org/heap**