Join us at the Walker Art Center as we tour Dyani White Hawk‘s art exhibit, "Love Language" with a special guide.
Rooted in intergenerational knowledge, Dyani White Hawk’s art centers on connection—between one another, past and present, earth and sky. By foregrounding Lakota forms and motifs, she challenges prevailing histories and practices surrounding abstract art. Featuring multimedia paintings, sculpture, video, and more, Love Language gathers 15 years of the artist’s work in this major survey. The exhibition unfolds across four sections named by the artist to speak to Indigenous value systems: See, Honor, Nurture, and Celebrate.
See introduces visitors to White Hawk’s worldview. Opening with early pieces that combine quillwork, beadwork, and painting, the artist examines, dissects, and reassembles elements of her own Sicá?gu Lakota and European American ancestries.
In Honor and Nurture, White Hawk uplifts family, ancestors, and community. Her acclaimed Quiet Strength series honors the labor of Indigenous women by referencing Lakota quillwork in the form of large abstract paintings.
The exhibition’s final section, Celebrate, marries traditional techniques with outsize scale, paying homage to small gestures that hold great meaning. Featured here are a new series of glass mosaics, beaded sculptures, and White Hawk’s monumental Wopila/Lineage paintings.
Though the Walker does not have docents, we will have the special experience of being guided by Marne Zafar, a Native artist who is friends with Dyani White Hawk. Ms. Zafar recently spoke at MCC and previously took a group of our members on an acclaimed tour of Native art at MIA.
We will meet at the Walker at 10:20 am; the tour begins promptly at 10:30 and is limited to 12 participants. Cost: $16 for Seniors, payable at the door; free to Walker members.