Artists ReceptionDate: February 4, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center at 212 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802 |
Gallery ViewingDate: February 4 - March 31, 2023 / Monday - Friday
Time: Between 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: 202 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Please call the front desk and ask if the gallery space is available for viewing before your visit. 218-722-7225, |
Exhibit coming to an end on March 31
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About the Exhibit |
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AICHO Galleries is hosting an art exhibition featuring photography by Nedahness Greene, a Leech Lake Band Ojibwe tribal member and digital artwork by Caitlin Newago, a Bad River Ojibwe tribal member. “Aanjitoon: Anishinaabe Art Through a Contemporary Lens” showcases a cultural reclamation and connection to Anishinaabe seasonal life and traditions and contemporary Ojibwe florals.
Funded in part by The McKnight Foundation.
Funded in part by The McKnight Foundation.
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About the Artists |
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Nedahness Rose Greene a BIPOC photographic artisan from Leech Lake who creates her work by highlighting the beauty and symmetry in people, places and things that the average eye does not see. The camera, various lenses and selecting the right setting are all essential in producing her art. Nedahness captures emotion in her subjects that prompts a visceral reaction in her viewers. Nedahness artwork can create emotion and understanding. She specializes in the photographic genres of portraits, wildlife and wetlands, black and white, silhouettes, and creative beauty images. Photography is her art form because it is an extension of who she is. The camera is her heart beat and the lenses are her eyes. Nedahness says her photos make time stand still and give a lifetime of memories for people to cherish and hold close. The people that are captivated by her photos motivate her to continue creating and mastering her craft - to influence and change perspectives as well as lives. Nedahness artwork is becoming public and well known around the Indigenous community.
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Caitlin Newago is a disabled single mother, artist, and tribal member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. An artist from birth, she has dabbled in many mediums throughout her life. Learning this craft at only 8 years old, she is also a beader, and incorporates that knowledge into her work. Currently, she is focusing on modernizing traditional Ojibwe floral designs and mediums with her work. By taking modern technology, she creates digital art with traditional Ojibwe designs into new contemporary pieces. She uses these designs, porcupine quills, and wiigwaas (birchbark) as a way to reconnect with her Anishinaabe culture and learn more of her traditions. She hopes to share this knowledge with her community to aid in cultural revitalization. Creating these pieces and reconnecting with her passion for art has been a vital part of her healing journey. She hopes she can promote this healing and connect with and uplift other survivors in the process.
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