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Shelley Niro : 500 Year Itch / co-curated by Melissa Bennett, Greg Hill, David W. Penney.

Shelley Niro is widely known for her ability to explore Traditional Stories, transgress boundaries, and embody the ethos of her matriarchal culture. A member of the Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, she uses a wide variety of media, including photography, installation, film, and painting to bring...

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Other Authors: Bennett, Melissa, 1980- (Curator, Contributor), Hill, Greg A., 1967- (Curator, Contributor), Penney, David W. (Curator, Contributor), Falconer, Shelley (writer of foreword.), Bruce, Tobi (Contributor), Lennon, Madeline (Contributor), Beavis, Lori, 1956- (Contributor), Mithlo, Nancy Marie (Contributor), Tsinhnahjinnie, Hulleah (Contributor), Green, Adriana Greci (Contributor), Frater, Sally, 1974- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hamilton, ON : New York, NY : Art Gallery of Hamilton ; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Niro, Shelley, > 1954- > Exhibitions.
Niro, Shelley, > 1954- > Expositions.
Niro, Shelley, > 1954-
Indigenous art > Canada > Exhibitions.
Indigenous peoples > Art > Exhibitions.
Indigenous peoples in art > Exhibitions.
Indian artists > Canada > Exhibitions.
Art, Canadian > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, Canadian > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art autochtone > Canada > Expositions.
Autochtones dans l'art > Expositions.
Artistes autochtones > Canada > Expositions.
Art canadien > 20e siècle > Expositions.
Art canadien > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Artistes des Peuples autochtones > Canada > Expositions.
Indigenous art.
Canada.
Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous peoples in art.
Indian artists.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
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Summary:Shelley Niro is widely known for her ability to explore Traditional Stories, transgress boundaries, and embody the ethos of her matriarchal culture. A member of the Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, she uses a wide variety of media, including photography, installation, film, and painting to bring greater visibility to Indigenous women and girls. Pushing the limits of photography, Niro incorporates imagery from Traditional Stories to focus on contemporary subjects with wit, irony, and parody. Throughout her work -- in her portraiture, sculptures, landscape paintings, photography, and film and video work -- Niro challenges common preconceptions about gender, culture, and Indigenous Peoples --
Item Description:Includes fold-out page (pages 221-224).
"First edition published on the occasion of the travelling exhibition, Shelley Niro: 500 year itch" -- Colophon.
Exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Hamilton with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and with curatorial support from the National Gallery of Canada, curated by Melissa Bennett, Greg Hill, and Dr. David W. Penney.
The exhibition was held at Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY, May 27-December 31, 2023; Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, February 10-May 26, 2024; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, June 14-August 18, 2024; and, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, September 21, 2024-February 2, 2025.
Physical Description:318 pages : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781897407356
1897407351

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