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Dyani White Hawk

Artist Talk | Dyani White Hawk

VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK
Artist Dyani White Hawk presented a virtual artist talk in conjunction with her exhibition Dyani White Hawk: Speaking to Relatives, on view at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art February 18, 2021—May 16, 2021. Recorded March 4th, 2021.

Dyani White Hawk and Carmen Hermo in Conversation

A CONVERSATION WITH DYANI WHITE HAWK & CARMEN HERMO
Artist Dyani White Hawk and Curator Carmen Hermo discuss the exhibition Dyani White Hawk: Speaking to Relatives. Dyani White Hawk is a Minneapolis-based artist who works across cultures in a variety of media to expand notions of abstraction within art history and bring attention to Native contemporary culture. Carmen Hermo is the associate curator for Elizabeth A. Sackler Center For Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Her essay in the exhibition's catalogue, "Dyani White Hawk: Accumulating Collective Power", explores feminism and collective care in White Hawk’s work. Recorded May 13th, 2021.

Speaking to Relatives Talk and Tour: Perspectives

VIRTUAL TALK & TOUR
Enjoy a casual talk and tour of the exhibition with Executive Director of the Kansas City Indian Center, Gaylene Crouser as she discuss Native culture and symbolism found in Dyani White Hawk: Speaking to Relatives. Gaylene Crouser is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Hunkpapa/Ihanktonwana/Oglala) and has served as the Executive Director of the Heart of America Indian Center since 2012. She previously served on its Board of Directors and volunteered as a youth camp counselor. Crouser is dedicated to working collaboratively within the community to increase visibility of American Indians, advocate on behalf of American Indian youth and families, and toward the continuity and revitalization of Indigenous traditions. Recorded April 7, 2021.

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Dyani White HawkSičáŋǧu Lakota, born 1976