7 New York Exhibitions That Embody Indigenous Survivance
In shows coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day, artists including Jeremy Dennis, Shelley Niro, and Sarah Sense chart Native history and futurity.
1. In New York City, seven exhibitions celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day showcase Native art and history through diverse perspectives, emphasizing survivance.
2. Cannupa Hanska Luger's "American Traditional" exhibition at Garth Greenan Gallery, 10 Greene Street, SoHo, Manhattan, runs through October 24. The artist, representing Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, and Lakota ancestry, employs matte-black works made from ironstone clay, sumi ink, and flame to critique colonialism's distorted narratives.
3. Shelley Niro's "In Her Lifetime" at Hales Gallery, 547 West 20th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, continues through October 31. Focusing on the Turtle Clan of the Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation, Niro's mixed-media photographic works reflect on identity, nationhood, memory, and stereotypes with humor and personal references.
4. The exhibitions at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College and the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook also contribute to the celebration, highlighting Indigenous art and history while rejecting narratives of dispossession and irrelevance.
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