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Darby Raymond-Overstreet (Diné)
Feb - April
“As a Diné artist I find that working with patterns is the most illuminating way for me to explore and expand my understanding of the world. Much of my work is about identity. I’m interested in how cultural practices of art influence and inform collective identity, and additionally, how our relationships to our ancestries, our contemporaries, and our descendants culminate to define personal identities and perspectives.”
Darby Raymond-Overstreet is an award winning digital artist and printmaker. Born in Tuba City Arizona, and raised in Flagstaff Arizona, she is a proud member of the Navajo Nation. She received her B.A.s in Psychology and Studio Art and graduated with Honors from Dartmouth College in 2016. She currently resides in Chimayó, NM and through her work she studies, works with and creates Navajo/Diné pattern designs that materialize through portraits, landscapes, and abstract forms. Her work is heavily inspired by and derived from Traditional Diné/Navajo textiles, with particular interest in pieces woven in the late 1800’s-1950’s.
Prior shows
Amanda Beardsley (Chocktaw Nation, Laguna Pueblo, Hopi)
Nov 2 - Feb 1
Amanda Beardsley's work contrasts traditional settings with modern objects to emphasize traditional values and the acceptance of change. Beardsley style is unique in that it contains cultural motifs with pop culture images, graffiti media, historical photographs, graphic design, and some appropriation. “I find the surprise of using cultural motifs in my work interesting. I use pop to connect my audience to mainstream culture and I work with graffiti media such as spray paint, markers and stickers for a sense of freedom. I appropriate other artists because it helps me to learn different techniques that make it possible to reach my goal of creating unique art.”