Two boys smiling while rowing a boat on a calm waterway, surrounded by trees.

Mervyn Bishop, Cousins Ralph and Jim Richardson, Having fun at Gundawera, a Sheep farm Located on the Darling River, near Brewarrina, New South Wales, 1966. Gift of the Artist.

Close-up of lips and chin featuring a stylized, inked beard design in black and white.

Aimee Ratana, Tuhoe, 2008.

A man in a black suit stands beside a red classic convertible car on a light background.

Dana Claxton, Daddy's Got a New Ride, 2008.

Towering white icebergs reflect in calm blue water under a clear sky.

Namen Inuarak, Iceberg and Reflection on Eclipse Sound, 2007. Gift of the Artist.

A woman in traditional clothing gazes towards misty mountains under a cloudy sky.

Shan Goshorn, Muscogee Woman in the Mountains, from the Earth Renewal Series, 2006. Gift of the Artist.

Visual Sovereignty:
International Indigenous Photography

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Join us for a weekend of dialogue highlighting Indigenous photography. The gathering and exhibition brings together 34 Native American, First Nations, Inuit, Aboriginal and Maori photographers. 

  • Joe Allen (Lakota)
  • Walter BigBee (Comanche)
  • Mervyn Bishop (Brewarrina)
  • Lori Blondeau (Cree/Saulteaux/Métis)
  • Franco Buscemi (Inuit)
  • Richard Castaneda (Salt River Pima)
  • Dana Claxton (Hunkpapa Lakota)
  • Jennie Ross Cobb (Cherokee)
  • Brenda Croft (Gurindji)
  • Nizhoni Ellenwood (Nez Perce/Apache)
  • Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee)
  • Dorothy Grandbois (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)
  • Benjamin A. Haldane (Tsimshian)
  • Namen Inuarak (Inuit)
  • Carm Little Turtle (Apache/Tarahumara/Mexican)
  • Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Inupiaq)
  • L.Frank Manriquez (Tongva/Ajachmem)
  • Lee Marmon (Laguna Pueblo)
  • Kimowan McLain (Cree)
  • Larry McNeil (Tlingit/Nisga’a)
  • Da-ka-xeen Mehner (Tlingit/Nisga’a)
  • John Miller (Ngaitewake-ki-uta/Uritaniwha, Ngati Rehia hapu of Ngapuhi)
  • Sam Minkler (Diné)
  • Shelley Niro (Bay of Quinte Mohawk)
  • Aimee Ratana (Ngai Tuhoe: Ngati Haka Patuheuheu/Ngati Raka)
  • Jolene Rickard (Tuscarora)
  • Natalie Robertson (Ngati Porou/Clan Donnachaidh)
  • Valentina Sireech (Northern Ute)
  • Rochelle Huia Smith (Nga Puhi/Ngati Whatua)
  • Richard Throssel (Cree/Scottish/adopted Crow)
  • Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Seminole/Muscogee/Diné)
  • Lehuanani Waipā Ah Nee (Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian)
  • Richard Ray Whitman (Yuchi)

 

Schedule of Events


Welcoming and Exhibition Opening
Apr. 3 from 5-8pm


Artist Panels:

Apr. 4  

9:30-11:30

 

Establishing Visual Sovereignty
Mervyn Bishop, Lee Marmon, John Miller, San Minkler, Mique'l Askren (presenting B.A. Haldane)

12:30-2:15

 Political Perspectives
Aimee Ratana, Larry McNeil, Lori Blondeau, Jolene Rickard, Da-ka-xeen Mehner

2:30-4:15
 

 Indigenous Studio and Portraiture
Dana Claxton, Kimowan McLain, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Shelley Niro, Valentina Sireech
   
Apr. 5
  
10-11:45
 		 Visioning Landscapes and Communities
L. Frank Manriquez, Namen Inuarak, Rochelle Huia Smith, Joe Allen, Natalie Robertson
12-1:45
 		 Altered Realities
Carm Little Turtle, Dorothy Grandbois, Walter Bigbee, Richard Ray Whitman, Shan Goshorn
Sponsors
  • FORD FOUNDATION
  • UC Humanities Research Institute
  • UC Davis Humanities Institute
  • UC Davis Campus Community Relations
  • UC Davis Consortium for Women and Research
  • UC Davis Staff of American Indian Descent
  • Yocha De He Endowed Chair
  • Peet's Coffee & Tea