The C.N. Gorman Museum will host an artist conversation, "George C. Longfish and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Partners in Art and Resistance," with co-moderators Moira Roth, Trefethen Professor of Art History, Mills College, and Carlos Villa, of the San Francisco Art Institute, at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 16, Room 1150, Hart Hall at the University of California, Davis.
This will be a very critically provocative dialogue as Longfish and Quick-to-See Smith have watched, listened and participated in the continued development of contemporary Native American art since the early 1970s. They are known not only for their abilities as artists, but also for their efforts to push the "cutting edge" of the art world to include Native American artists. They have augmented their artist roles by curating exhibitions and writing about contemporary Native American art.
Moira Roth, art historian, has worked extensively to create an art history that is inclusive of artists of color. Roth's work as a feminist also has been directed toward breaking down the color line of the American feminist movement.
Carlos Villa, artist and professor of art, is widely known for his multimedia art that reflects his Filipino culture and community. Villa also teaches a class on multicultural arts titled "Worlds in Collision," and has recently published a book by the same name. Roth and Villa have collaborated for a number of years. One of their most creative and aggressive collaborations was a six-year symposia titled "Sources of a Distinct Majority: Multicultural Arts."
The talk coincides with the ongoing exhibit "Partners in Art -- George Longfish and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: a 22-Year Visual Conversation," at the Gorman Museum. The exhibit continues through March 28.
The C. N. Gorman Museum is part of the UC Davis Native American studies department, and is dedicated to Native American artists and other artists whose works address cultural, social and political issues of the Americas.
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