Artist Talk with June Carpenter: Balancing Injustice, Identity, and Understanding
@ Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, August 26th, from 2PM - 3PM
June Carpenter (Osage) discusses her recent and ongoing projects, from a pair of beaded bullet-proof vests to a series of shawls embroidered with the text of devastating American Indian Supreme Court cases. This work aims to raise awareness about and promote change in the racist, colonial systems of the United States and to encourage understanding and healing through the processing of emotions and trauma. Carpenter’s bullet-proof vests are on exhibit as part of The Futures in the Making: Contemporary Works by Indigenous Artists in the Third Floor Gallery at Harold Washington Library Center through September 15, 2023.
June Carpenter is an Osage Nation tribal member and a self-taught, mixed-media artist who was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She addresses systemic injustices against Indigenous Peoples and explores connections to community and nature through artwork, primarily consisting of embroidery, beadwork, and hand-cut paper. Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Science from Tulane University, and a Juris Doctorate and Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma. She has worked as a NAGPRA Assistant for the Osage Nation and in museums as a Collections Manager and Registrar. Now based in Chicago, she works as a Repatriation Specialist. Through her artwork and museum work, she seeks to meaningfully represent and honor Indigenous Peoples and to create work that is relevant, informative, and healing.
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Chicago Authors Room, 7th floor
(Image provided by June Carpenter: June Carpenter with Your Other is My Cousin)
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