The Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery at Weber State University is hosting the exhibition Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors. The exhibition features works by Newe, Numu, Nuche, and Diné artists from different nations and generations that share the Great Basin.
The exhibition includes diverse media such as basketry, photography, animation, and installation. Artists featured include Elsie Holiday, Mabel Lehi, Rowan Harrison, Jack Malotte, Karma Henry, and Melissa Melero-Moose. Traditional forms are reinterpreted through various lenses, such as Jack Malotte turning three baskets into wireframe diagrams and Karma Henry incorporating basket forms into landscapes.
Pyramid Lake Paiute artist Gregg Deal is featured with works that address American history and Indigenous identity. His installation includes stacked black school chairs with sharpened legs and references to boarding schools. Other artists contributing to the exhibition include Will Wilson, who pairs aerial photographs of uranium mines with land art, and Fawn Douglas, who uses flashcards to pair Southern Paiute words with images.
The collection also includes works by Judith Lowry, whose paintings in Quartet: Climate Prophecies depict elemental catastrophes, and Jacqueline Rickard, who sheathes a coiled willow basket in seed beads. Additionally, Ben Aleck is represented by his 1974 work Basket Hat Woman.
Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors is scheduled to run through Nov. 20 at the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery in Ogden, Utah.
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