Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera: Opening Conversation
@ The Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, September 27th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
On view through Sunday, December 3rd
In these images, as in all my work, I see the photograph as a performance space, where identity is constantly worked and reworked, represented, and perhaps hidden. – Rosalie Favell
Rosalie Favell (b. 1958) is a photo-based Métis artist from Canada whose work is inspired by her Indigenous heritage. Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera presents an extensive portfolio of black and white portraits that speak loudly of the broad diversity of Indigenous people engaged in the arts and cultural community. The exhibition draws from the artist’s monumental archive, “Facing the Camera,” consisting of more than 500 photographs taken between 2008 and 2018 in North America and Australia, as well as a selection of new portraits showcasing the vibrant and thriving community of Indigenous artists based in and near Chicago.
In this opening conversation, artist Rosalie Favell will be joined by Ryan Rice, Executive Director and Curator, Indigenous Art, at the Ontario College of Art and Design’s Onsite Gallery, and Janet Dees, Block Museum of Art Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, to reflect on the exhibition’s contributions to expanding the visibility of contemporary Indigenous artists and arts professionals.
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