eNewsletter | May/June 2020
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Wednesday August 12th at 5:00 pm (MDT)
Gather VIRTUALLY for this year’s
Scholarships Shape Futures
Event. We will be LIVE streaming our event from the IAIA campus, featuring several well-known and award-winning IAIA alumni artists like
Tony Abeyta
(Navajo) '86,
Marla Allison
(Laguna) '00
, George Rivera
(Pojoaque Pueblo) '84, the
Gaussoin Family
(Picuris Pueblo/Navajo),
Shonto Begay
(Navajo) ’76, plus many more
who have graciously donated to our auction. There will be videos from our students, a couple of celebrity cameos, as well as a LIVE paddle call!
Click here
to donate directly to student scholarships and to register for updates! Remember, all proceeds from the event go to IAIA student scholarships.
Over 80% of IAIA students are in need of financial assistance
. Your donations, winning bids, and paddle calls will help to keep our students focused on their futures!
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IAIA President
Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee)
on
Native America Calling
and
POEH Talking Circle
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(Cherokee) '96,
and more in
New York Times
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Matthew Eaton Named IAIA Faculty of the Year
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PBS
Show
"Molly of Denali" Wins Peabody Award
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IAIA Academic Dean Charlene Teters (Spokane) in New Book About Heroes
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IAIA Pantry
The Institute of American Indian Arts Pantry is now open to receive monetary donations. The Pantry has been an established resource for the IAIA community through the years. Generated through student action, the Pantry provides perishable/non-perishable food, toiletries, clothing, and home supplies. 100% of donation proceeds will be used to purchase food and supplies directly given to the Pantry located on IAIA Campus for IAIA community use.
Please donate what you feel you can share as often as you would like. To donate, visit
www.iaia.edu
, choose "Give" in the top right corner, select "Give Now." Under "Designate My Gift" select "Other" and enter "IAIA Pantry." Once you have completed the rest of the information click "Submit". Any amount donated is greatly appreciated.
Loyola Rankin, Navajo
Student Success Advisor
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2020 Spring Graduating
Virtual Exhibition
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Upcoming Exhibitions at MoCNA
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Tom Jones
(Ho-Chunk),
Cultural Appropriation Study #23
, 2020, glass beads, found image, 25 x 20 in. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Tom Jones
(Ho-Chunk),
Elizah Leonard
, 2019, digital photograph with beadwork, edition 2/5. 40 x 40 in.
Image courtesy of the artist
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Tom Jones: Strong Unrelenting Spirits
June 4, 2020 - March 28, 2021
Artist Reception, August 14, 2010, 3:00-5:00 PM
Strong Unrelenting Spirits
features new works from Tom Jones' series of portraits that are rooted in his Ho-Chunk identity. The works extend the boundaries of photography by incorporating beadwork directly onto the photographs.
According to Jones, "The use of Ho-Chunk floral and geometric designs is a metaphor for the spirits of my ancestors who are constantly looking over us."
Jones' photographs examine identity and geographic place with an emphasis on the experience of American Indian communities.
The exhibition also includes recent works from his
Studies in
Cultural Appropriations
series, which explores how American Indian culture is represented through popular culture, fashion, and design -- raising questions about these depictions of identity. All
Studies in
Cultural Appropriations
use a found black and white image of a 1920s couple. Jones beaded the suit of the male figure in different Native American designs, addressing the issue of cultural appropriation especially in the fashion industry.
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Luanne Redeye
(Seneca Nation),
Like Air/I've Said Your Name When I Needed It
, 2017, Oplux Vellum paper, seed beads, thread, gel photo transfer, gouache, acrylic on watercolor paper, 19.5 x 19.5 x .75 in.
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Tamara Ann Burgh
(Iñupiat-Kawerak /Swede),
The Enculturated White Man #2
, 2014, altered found b&w photo, embroidery with cotton DMC threads, silk and cotton fabric, buttons, cotton lace, sequins, weezle tails, polychrome wood, shells, feathers, leather, bone beads, silk, beads, silver thread, cotton yarn, 83.75 x 25.25 x 17.75 in.
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Tamara Ann Burgh & Luanne Redeye: FRAMED
June 4, 2020 - January 24, 2021
Artist Reception, August 14, 2010, 3:00-5:00 PM
The exhibition
FRAMED
investigates issues of self-representation and identity and examines the "American Experience" from a Native perspective through mixed media works by
Tamara Ann Burgh
(Iñupiat-Kawerak/Swede) and
Luanne Redeye
(Seneca Nation of Indians/Hawk Clan). Both artists often include family and found portrait photos in their artworks, which they alter through overpainting and drawing. Presented in seemingly nostalgic, decorative frames, which evoke American folk art and Victorian-era Iroquois beadwork, these works invite viewers to contemplate alternate and personal histories, intergenerational trauma, and questions about authenticity.
Luanne Redeye's
Frame Series
weaves together personal narratives and family relationships to explore larger themes that affect Native communities. Redeye's works analyze her relationships with her family, how these relationships impacted who she is, and what events helped shaped her family.
Through textile, beadwork, and mixed media, she incorporates cultural items that she created and uses as a device to represent larger themes that effect Native communities and families.
Tamara Ann Burgh's
works from
The Enculturated White Man
series explore the idea of what would have happened, "if early America had embraced the "noble savage" instead of attempting to destroy them." The works use found turn-of-the-twentieth-century black and white photographs of Caucasian individuals, which Burgh gave a make-over with color pencils. She manipulated the photographs by applying Native attire, hairdos, and face paint. The altered portraits are encased in Burgh's custom-made wooden "shrines" painted in colonial colors, and matted in various fabrics and needle-work. Her intention for this body of work is to offer an alternate vision of an America where invading Europeans adopted Native cultures and beliefs instead of trying to destroy them. Burgh's works explore the question, "What if the Indians had won?"
FRAMED
also presents quilted fabric art from her
Healing Intergenerational Trauma
series. Burgh began working on this series during her "Equal Justice" residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute (2017-2018). Studies indicate how trauma and shame is embedded in Indigenous peoples' DNA and can take up to seven generations to heal. In her portraits of colonial leaders and family members (oil on canvas), embroidery, and quilting Burgh visualizes how shame infused DNA can be healed.
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Tony Abeyta (Navajo) ’86 and Del Curfman (Crow) '17 on
byutv.com
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Students, Alumni, and Mentors of the
IAIA Low Rez MFA Program
continue to make waves throughout the literary world. Click on the
red
headline for the story.
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MFA CW Alumni and Mentors participate in Fundraiser for COVID-19 Relief for Navajo and White Mountain Apache Communities.
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The mission of IAIA is “to empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and cultures through higher education, life-long learning, and outreach.” You can designate your gift by giving to one of the Foundation’s major funds:
Scholarships.
Needed by more than 80% of our students to help pursue their studies at IAIA.
Academic Programs.
IAIA needs support for visiting artists, student interns, artists in residence and innovative equipment to keep IAIA at the forefront of educational offerings.
Student Emergency Fund.
The fund provides crucial assistance when a student has a sudden emergency with no available resources or funds.
General Operating Support.
This helps IAIA take advantage of sudden opportunities to enhance the student experience.
Planned Giving.
Please consider IAIA in your estate planning.
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Et cetera contains information about happenings in the IAIA community - be it on campus, at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), or elsewhere.
Click on the
red
headline for more of the story.
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Casita and Student Parking Lots Upgraded
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Peter Romero
and his team in Facilities recently finished some work in the parking areas for the Casitas and Student Housing. Great job!
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IAIA and MoCNA Happenings
Wed, June 3–Thu, September 3
Sat, August 22, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
MoCNA Exhibitions
Tue, January 1, 2019–Thu, October 1, 2020
Mon, July 29, 2019–Sun, July 11, 2021
Mon, August 5, 2019–Tue, June 30, 2020
Thu, February 13–Sun, January 3, 2021
Thu, June 4, 2020–Sun, March 28, 2021
Thu, June 4, 2020–Sun, January 24, 2021
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IAIA's mission is to empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning and outreach.
Visit the IAIA website at
www.iaia.edu for up-to-date information, or for questions and inquiries please contact us at
by email here.
Institute of American Indian Arts
(505) 424-2300
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IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA)
(505) 983-1666
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For over 50 years, the Institute of American Indian Arts has played a key role in the direction and shape of Native expression. With an internationally acclaimed college, museum, and tribal support resource through the IAIA Land Grant Programs, IAIA is dedicated to the study and advancement of Native arts and cultures and is committed to student achievement and the preservation and progress of their communities. IAIA is accredited by both the Higher Learning Commission and the National Association of Schools of Art & Design. Learn more about IAIA and our mission at
www.iaia.edu
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Newsletter writer, editor, and contributing photographer:
Eric Davis
Contributing photographer: Jason S. Ordaz
Contributing editor:
Nicole Lawe (Karuk)
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IAIA Radio Show - Currently On Hold Due to COVID-19
The IAIA Radio Show
Through Our Eyes
airs on alternate Wednesdays from 6:00-6:30 pm, on KSFR, 101.1 FM, Santa Fe Public Radio. It is an IAIA-produced show examining a wide variety of issues relating to the Native American community. Hosted by
IAIA Director of Marketing and Communications Eric Davis
, the show features conversations with Native American Scholars, Artists, Tribal Leaders, and more. You can listen to the show live on the radio or stream it on your computer at KSFR.org. Past shows are podcast on their website, so you can listen any time you'd like at the following link:
www.throughoureyes.libsyn.com
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