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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art acknowledges it resides on the ancestral territory of the Osage, Kaw, and Otoe-Missouria, among other tribal nations forcibly moved to the region such as the Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware, Potawatomi, Sac and Fox and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) nations. We recognize and support the continued vibrancy of Native communities and cultures today who continue to thrive, as well as the inherent sovereignty of tribal nations. We are compelled to serve and advocate for these communities in accordance with our public mission.

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Joiri Minaya

Kemper Museum Streetcar

Learn more about the Kemper Museum Streetcar

Details of Joiri Minaya's work Shedding are featured on the 2024 Kemper Museum Streetcar. Minaya is a New York-based artist working across video, installation, and performance, often using botanical and landscape imagery as a means to reclaim agency and visibility. Patterns in the work Shedding reference the a visit to the Quindaro Townsite, a historically significant area of the abolitionist community in Kansas City, Kansas. 

Shedding was part of a major commissioned installation for Kemper Museum's 2020 Atrium Project, Joiri Minaya: Divergences.

Artist Talk | Joiri Minaya

On View: An Artist Who Uses Plants as Camouflage

‘A Right to Remain Opaque’: Watch Artist Joiri Minaya Pose and Camouflage Herself Into Her Surroundings

Joiri MinayaDominican-American, born 1990