Frank Buffalo Hyde

Frank Buffalo Hyde (b. 1974; Santa Fe, NM) is an Onondaga/Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) artist whose paintings examine and elevate an image of contemporary Indigenous life through a vibrant pop-sensibility with an uncompromising satirical and unapologetically Indigenous eye. His work is for Native people first. His paintings have been acquired to permanent collections such as The Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, The Hirshhorn Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The Minnesota Museum of American Art, The Weisman Art Museum and many more. Frank lives and works in Northfield, MN.

Courtney M. Leonard

COURTNEY M. LEONARD is a multimedia artist and filmmaker from the Shinnecock Nation in Long Island, New York. As a contributor to the Offshore Art Movement, Leonard’s practice investigates narratives of cultural viability as a reflection of environmental record. Her work is guided and embodies multiple definitions of “breach,” leading to exploration and documentation of historical ties to water, whale, and material sustainability. Recent solo exhibitions include her mid-career survey COURTNEY M. LEONARD: Logbook 2004–2023 at The Heckscher Museum, Huntington, (NY); a site responsive installation BREACH: Logbook 24 | SCRIMSHAW at New Bedford Whaling Museum, (MA); and BREACH: Logbook 24 | STACCATO, based on a collaborative multi-year scientific study of the life and remains of Staccato, a deceased female Right whale, at UMCA, Amherst, MA. Leonard is a current artist fellow of the Coha Nowark Art + Science Residency program at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, UC Santa Cruz. Leonard’s work is in numerous permanent collections including the Brooklyn Museum, (NY); Mead Art Museum, Amherst, (MA) Hood Museum, Hanover (NH), Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, (CA), LACMA, Los Angeles (CA), Heard Museum, Phoenix, (AZ), Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, (MA). Artist residencies include the Andy Warhol Preserve, Montauk (NY), the Robert Rauschenberg Residency (FL) and the Santa Fe Art Institute Water Rights Art Residency (NM), and The Rasmuson Foundation (AK), among many others.

Néepa Hyde

Néepa Hyde is a 15-year-old Shinnecock youth based in Northfield Minnesota. Her work focuses on the art of perception and noticing the smallest things in daily life. Hyde is a rising junior at the Knox School. Hyde is passionate about the environment and social justice and was recently inducted as a United Indian Tribal Youth Earth Ambassador, with an environmental project focusing on expanding seed sovereignty throughout native communities. She is also a member of the Indigenous Youth Ocean Congress, where she advocates for the rights of the ocean and the preservation of traditional practices.

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