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Two Artists Withdraw From Smithsonian Symposium
Nicholas Galanin and Margarita Cabrera said the decision to make the event private is a form of silencing participants amid Trump’s attacks on the institution.
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Lorraine O’Grady and Nicholas Galanin Named Guggenheim Fellows
The two are among 68 visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, and art scholars receiving the prestigious prize.
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Nicholas Galanin Looks Past Trauma to Recovery
Galanin takes the notion of creation in the service of care seriously, and the theme serves as a through line in his retrospective at SITE Santa Fe.
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Calling for Gaza Ceasefire, Artists Withdraw Work From National Gallery of Art
Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson asked the federally funded museum to remove their sculpture, citing the US's support of Israel's attacks on Gaza.
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A New Brooklyn Sculpture Turns Pop Art on Its Head
Nicholas Galanin’s 30-foot artwork in Brooklyn Bridge Park references an iconic Robert Indiana artwork to enact a critique of settler colonialism.
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MassArt’s Graduate Programs Welcome Visiting Artist Nicholas Galanin for a Public Livestream Lecture
The March 3 event is a collaboration between the MassArt Art Museum and the college's Office of Justice, Equity, and Transformation.
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In the Time of Social Distance, Galleries Go Digital
As galleries transfer programming online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve noted exhibitions worth checking out.
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Nicholas Galanin Suggests We’re Ready to Fight Back
Galanin, a Tlingit-Unangax̂ artist, addresses climate change and its connection to white supremacy, as well as the commodification of indigenous cultures.
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As Dakota Access Pipeline Leaks, Native Artists Examine Contested Landscapes
In My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying, artists grapple with forcible resource extraction on indigenous lands.
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Artists Join the Fight to Protect Standing Rock
In North Dakota and beyond, Native American artists and their allies are creating work in support of the water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Exploring the Terrain of Contemporary Native American Art
Where are the indigenous stories, communities, and artists within “American” contemporary art?
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Nicholas Galanin Is Part of a Generation That Is Redefining "Native"
SAN FRANCISCO — How would you describe the art of Native Americans? If you were unfamiliar with the field of Native American contemporary art then you might muse on woven rugs in rich hues, ceramic vessels, silver jewelry inlaid with turquoise, petroglyphs etched or painted on sandstone walls, and c