In Our Own Words: Native Impressions 2015-16
Jul 21, 2018 – Jan 13, 2019
In Our Own Words: Native Impressions 2015-16 features a series of prints intended to highlight the life experiences of Native Americans living in North Dakota today. Daniel Heyman, whose previous work dealt with provocative social and political issues, collaborated with Lucy Ganje, who has family ties to tribal nations in North Dakota, to produce the portfolio under the guidance of master printer Kim Fink. The two artists listened to members of North Dakota’s four remaining tribal nations talk about their personal and family histories. The series of 26 prints on handmade paper is made up of twelve pairs of portraits and broadsides that include excerpts from these interviews, plus a title page and colophon.
About the Exhibition
In Our Own Words: Native Impressions 2015-16 is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Dr. Johanna Minich, VMFA’s Assistant Curator of Native American Art.
SELECTED WORKS
Daniel Heyman (b. 1963) and Lucy Ganje (b. 1949), In Our Own Words: Native Impressions 2015-2016, 2016, 26 Color woodcut prints on handmade mulberry and North Dakota native milkweed paper, 26.25 x 19.25 inches each, Courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Artists