The Gordon Parks Gallery presents:

Kindred Spirits: Three Indigenous Artists Who Speak Through Beads

Library and Learning Center
Gordon Parks Gallery, Third Floor
645 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul

Part of the Gordon Parks Gallery series

Green, pink and yellow floral circles, dragonflies, and a turtle against a blue background with an intricate beadwork-like band across the image from top to bottom, offset slightly to the left — Sarah McRae (member of the Red Lake Nation, Madison, Wisconsin), "Before the Rain"

In observance of Indigenous Peoples month in October, three highly skilled and diverse Native artists will be featured in this group exhibit at Metro State University’s Gordon Parks Gallery. Featured artwork includes exquisitely crafted traditional garments by Walter Super LaBatte (member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), paintings and ceramics that reference time-honored Indigenous motifs by Sarah McRae (member of the Red Lake Nation) and whimsical wall art and wearables by Douglas Limón (member of the Oneida Nation).In this exhibition, seed beads are not only utilized as expressions of cultural identity, but beadwork is explored in highly individualized and unexpected ways.

Reception: Thursday, September 15, 5–7:30 p.m. (artists’ talk at 7 p.m. in Library and Learning Center Room 302)

Show dates: September 19–October 20