WAMPUM/OTGOÄ exhibition - Artist Talk with G. Peter Jemison
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 05/13/2023
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Monthly Artist Talks Series Featuring G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan)
Each month of the WAMPUM/OTGOÄ exhibition we will highlight a contemporary artist featured in the exhibit. Admission to the Artist Talks Series is included with admission to the Seneca Art & Culture Center. FREE for Friends of Ganondagan Members.
"Art helps people to see not just a particular piece of art but to see the world about you with fresh eyes.
The best of art opens our eyes to see beauty even in things we scarcely noticed previously. " ~ G. Peter Jemison
Join us at the Seneca Art & Culture Center for a discussion of why wampum continues to inspire Haudenosaunee art with G. Peter Jemison. This talk will include a gallery tour of the contemporary Haudenosaunee pieces in the gallery.
The illustrious career of G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan) spans decades across a wide swath of diverse accomplishments with an immeasurable worldwide impact, including that of being the founding site manager of Ganondagan State Historic Site. Through his art, Jemison has explored a variety of topics, from creating political works that portray contemporary social commentary to those that reflect his relationship with the natural world.
Widely shown and collected, Jemison’s works are rooted in the framework of Native American art. Known for his naturalistic paintings and series of works done on brown paper bags, his art embodies orenda, the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) belief that every living thing and every part of creation contains a spiritual force. His paintings, videos, and mixed media works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany. He is also an esteemed administrator, curator, editor, and writer.
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