In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now

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 In Our Hands:
 
 Native Photography, 1890 to Now
 
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Tickets are available for Contributor+ members beginning September 25; general admission and Explorer member tickets available October 10.
Enter into the vivid worlds of Native photography, as framed by generations of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American photographers themselves. Presenting over 150 photographs of, by, and for Indigenous people, “In Our Hands” welcomes all to see through the lens held by Native photographers. 
Organized by a council of primarily Native artists, scholars, and knowledge sharers, in partnership with Mia curators, this sweeping exhibition traces the intersecting histories of photography and diverse Indigenous cultures from the Rio Grande to the Arctic Circle. Beautiful, complex, and surprising, these artworks celebrate the legacy of groundbreaking photographers and their influence on the medium today. 
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“In Our Hands” Preview Party

Opening Conversations: In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now

&#8220;In Our Hands&#8221; Member Days

The Arnold and Augusta Newman Lecture Series: Shelley Niro

Artist Talk: Jaida Grey Eagle

Be the first to see “In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now” at an after-hours party in the galleries. Experience the vivid worlds of Native photography, as framed by generations of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American photographers themselves. Enjoy live music and a cash bar. Complimentary valet parking available.
“In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now” presents over 150 photographs of, by, and for Indigenous people, welcoming all to see through the lens held by Native photographers. Organized by a council of primarily Native artists, scholars, and knowledge sharers, in partnership with Mia curators, this sweeping exhibition traces the intersecting histories of photography and diverse Indigenous cultures from the Rio Grande to the Arctic Circle. Beautiful, complex, and surprising, these artworks celebrate the legacy of groundbreaking photographers and their influence on the medium today.
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"Botticelli and Renaissance Florence" opening party at Mia.

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This is a black and white photo of a photographer in his studio and all his equipment. A man sits in the center of his studio and poses.

Haldane Studio

Tickets available September 21.
Listen and learn with the artists, scholars, and knowledge-sharers behind <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/in-our-hands-native-photography-1890-to-now">In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now</a> in three informal panel discussions. Moderated by Mia co-curators Casey Riley, Jill Ahlberg Yohe, and Jaida Grey Eagle, each conversation will explore ideas central to the art and artists involved in this pathbreaking exhibition at Mia.
Registration to this event includes a celebratory lunch in the Reception Hall from 12-1:45pm and grants free, early access to the In Our Hands exhibition between 11am-5pm on Saturday, October 21.
Tickets are free for Native guests with code NATIVEPHOTO.
<h2 class="border-top-3">Always Present: 11am-12pm</h2>
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (Seminole/Muscogee/Diné), Curatorial Council Member; Professor, and Director of the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, University of California, Davis 
Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk), Curatorial Council Member; Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz 
Sharon Day (Bois Forte), Community Council Member; Ojibwe leader and Native American activist, artist and writer 
Moderated by Casey Riley, In Our Hands Co-Curator and Chair of Global Contemporary Art and Curator of Photography &#038; New Media
<h2 class="border-top-3">Always Leaders: 1:45-2:45pm</h2>
Jolene Rickard (Tuscarora), Curatorial Council Member; Associate Professor, Cornell University 
Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate), Community Council Member; Associate Professor, St. Cloud State University 
Tom Jones (Ho-Chunk), Curatorial Council Member; Artist and associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison 
Moderated by Jill Ahlberg Yohe, In Our Hands Co-Curator and Associate Curator of Native American Art
<h2 class="border-top-3">A World of Relations: 2:45-3:45pm</h2>
Rosalie Favell (Metis), Curatorial Council Member; Artist 
Rhéanne Chartrand (Métis), Curatorial Council Member; Curator, McMaster Museum of Art, University of Toronto 
Maryam Marne Zafar (Lenape/African American/Jewish), Community Council Member; Graphic designer and visual strategist working in Minneapolis, MN 
Moderated by Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota), In Our Hands Co-Curator and Photojournalist, producer, beadwork artist, and writer
In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now opens to the public on Sunday, October 22. This exhibition is free to Native visitors.

In a vast valley is a Native family dressed in their traditional clothing. A mountain of old TV's are behind them, showing stills of "TV Indians."

Tickets available November 3. All Native guests can attend the lecture for free with the code NATIVEPHOTO.
Join Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota), co-curator of <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/in-our-hands-native-photography-1890-to-now">In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890-Now</a>, for a lecture and conversation regarding her multidisciplinary artistic practice. Grey Eagle is an internationally recognized photojournalist, producer, beadwork artist, and writer whose work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Sahan Journal, and will share her experiences in centering Indigenous voices through her work. The event will conclude in a Q&#038;A between Grey Eagle and Casey Riley, Chair of Global Contemporary Art and Curator of Photography &#038; New Media.
Jaida Grey Eagle is an Oglala Lakota artist, currently located in St. Paul, MN. She is a member of the Women’s Photograph, Indigenous Photograph, and 400 Years Project. She is a Report for America Fellow with the Sahan Journal covering communities of color in the Twin Cities. She is also researching Indigenous photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as an ongoing former Curatorial Fellow. Jaida is a co-producer on the Sisters Rising Documentary, which is the story of six Native American women reclaiming personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States and has recently received an Honorable Mention at the Big Sky Doc Festival. She is passionate about bringing awareness to Indigenous issues, especially those which impact Indigenous women. She holds her Bachelors of Fine Arts emphasizing in Fine Art Photography from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

A Native person is dressed in their cultural regalia that is a vibrant orange. They are carrying an object that holds smoke/incense.

Creator: Jaida Grey Eagle; Copyright: Sahan Journal

Reservations available October 12.
Listen to celebrated photographer and filmmaker Shelley Niro (Mohawk) discuss her career and artistic practice after a free screening of her 2019 feature-length film The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw.
Shelley Niro is a multi-disciplinary artist and a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk. Niro attended a graphic arts course for a while at Durham College in Oshawa, concentrating on photography, drawing, and art history. Years later, Niro went to Ontario College of Art in Toronto and graduated with honors. In 2019, she was given an honorary doctorate from the Ontario College of Arts and Design University. In June 2023, she received a Doctorate of Law from Western University. Niro was the inaugural recipient of the Aboriginal Arts Award presented through the Ontario Arts Council in 2012. In 2017, Niro received the Governor General’s Award for The Arts from Canada Council, the Scotiabank Photography Award, and the Hnatsyshyn Foundation Reveal Award. She became an honorary elder in the Indigenous Curatorial Collective. In 2019, Niro was the Laureate of the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Photography. Niro has recently completed production on her film, CAFE DAUGHTER, which has received support from Telefilm Canada, the Indigenous Screen Office, Ontario Creates and The Northern Ontario Film Office. Niro’s visual works on canvas, paper, and film tackle the misconceptions or stereotypical portrayals of Native women.

Two people are on a lake with a family of trees behind them. They are dressed for the chilly weather as they look at each other and smile.

In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now

In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now

October 22, 2023 - January 14, 2024Target Gallery General Admission $20; Contributor Member+ Free (additional tickets $16); Youth 17 and under Free

October 22, 2023 - January 14, 2024
Target Gallery
General Admission $20; Contributor Member+ Free (additional tickets $16); Youth 17 and under Free