Project Statement
"Faces of Our Land: Decolonizing Urban Identities " (FOL) has been in development since 2020 and provides a context for American Indian people who may or may not find themselves living or working outside their tribal community. This project is devoted to exhibiting and uplifting the urban Indian’s Indigenous roots and passion for their tribal communities and heritage. Each model and collaborator has shared meaningful insight and discussion mental health, spiritual health, Indigenous values, connection with the land, connection to ancestors, connection to music, and so much more. FOL highlights Indigenous people's stories and emphasizes the amazing work our contemporary Native peoples achieving.
FOL uplifts and advances a positive social understanding of the urban Indian identity.
This project aims to:
- consult and collaborate with a cross-section of urban American Indian people,
- film, interview, and promote urban Indigenous perspectives,
- travel to and organize multiple photoshoots that will serve as source material for my contemporary artwork,
- create and manage a social media platform dedicated to the voice of urban Indian Identities,
- paint larger compositions, larger dimensions and sizes of art,
- scale art making processes,
- continue to establish connections for contemporary American Indian art-making,
- build meaningful relationships with invested audiences,
- shape significant partnerships in the contemporary Native Art field
My vision for “Decolonizing Urban Identities” is to explore the urban Indian diaspora, providing audiences with an honest, real, in-depth exposure to the urban Indian experience.
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