Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map | Art & Artists

Apr 19–Aug 13, 2023

Exhibition works

Two horses surrounded by large swathes of blue, brown, and white.

1

"Landscape is Always Full of Movement"

A canvas entirely covered in shapes, patterns, and saturated colors. Human and animal forms are visible amongst the highly pigmented color.

2

For the Survival of Future Generations

Thick red paint with news print showing through and the figure of a snowman over the top.

3

A Post-Colonial World

A brushy black outline of a horse overlayed on top of printed details in the background including american flags, the words “War is Heck”, images of a soldier, buffalos, cows and a winged figure.

4

War is Heck

An American flag in red with newsprint showing through the pain and the words "green flag" below.

5

Green Flag

A figure with a visible skeleton is surrounded by bright shapes, textures, colors, and forms.

6

"My Existence is a Miracle”

A map of the USA covered in figures and forms in black and splotches of red, blue, purple, and yellow.

7

Survival Map

A person with a feline head stands a top a pile of materials with a twisting shape of color swirling around their head.

8

Giving Back

Faces, a dress, and two buffalo float below a rainbow.

9

Memories of Childhood

A coyote head embraced by many arms.

10

Trickster

A cover of a book entirely covered in bright colors, images of animals, and organic shapes.

11

Book Illustrations

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