Twin Cities artists launches a program to boost young, diverse curators in the Minneapolis StarTribune
“For Buffalohead, who graduated from the museum studies program at the
University of St. Thomas and is currently Arts and Cultural Engagement Manager at the
Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) and All My Relations art
gallery, ECI is a real confidence-builder.”
MPLSART.com Interview
Juleana Enright with MPLSART.COM interviewed Alex Buffalohead about the curation of the group exhibition ‘Revitalizing Symbols,’ and her work with the Emerging Curator’s Institute.
Read the interview: https://mplsart.com/written/2020/02/first-nations-curation-an-interview-with-alexandra-buffalohead/
Image: The Greenery Mpls
Visual Arts Fund Funded Project ‘You Are On Indigenous Land’
‘You Are On Indigenous Land’ is a curated collaboration exhibition, of work by three artists presenting work that gives land acknowledgment to Indigenous North American People, specifically the Dakota, through a pop-up exhibition. This publicly engaged project will take place in Minneapolis and be accessible to the Indigenous North American urban people as well as non-Indigenous Minnesotans in September 2020, leading up to Indigenous Peoples Day in October.
For more info: https://www.midwayart.org/vaf/you-are-on-indigenous-land/
Revitalizing Symbols’ Featured in the StarTribune
Alicia Eler featured Jaida Grey Eagle’s Image of *Holy Elk and Bernie Lafferty, and wrote a short feature on the exhibition ‘Revitalizing Symbols’ curated by Alexandra Buffalohead.
Read: http://www.startribune.com/revitalizing-indigenous-symbols/567234522/
‘Transference: Printmakers in Mni Sota Makoce’ highlighted in the Minneapolis StarTribune
Read: http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-center-presents-an-all-star-show-of-native-prints-from-mni-sota/562729542/
City Pages Fall Arts Guide 2019: The 23 best events of the season
“This fall, Highpoint Center in south Minneapolis continues to show how printmakers push the boundaries of the medium, from thoughtfully fresh takes on traditional approaches to edgy political statements using new techniques. For “Transference,” the space will host a collection of work from printmakers with connections to Mni Sota Makoce, a Dakota phrase that translates to “land where the waters reflect the clouds.” Curated by Alexandra Buffalohead, the show features Native artists including Dyani White Hawk, whose works are reminiscent of textiles; Julie Buffalohead, with her animal characters that are both playful and scathing; and Gordon Coon, whose pieces boast a colorful spirituality. Jim Denomie, George Morrison, Frank Big Bear, Star Wallowing Bull, Angela Two Stars, and Andrea Carlson are among many others highlighted in this exhibition.”
Read: http://www.citypages.com/arts/fall-arts-guide-2019-the-23-best-events-of-the-season/559956831
‘Transference: Printmakers in Mni Sota Makoce’ named 10 biggest art events in the Twin Cities this fall
Read: http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-10-biggest-art-events-of-fall/559572262/
“On Fertile Ground” puts spotlight on Native artists from the Midwest
“One of the highlights of the show comes from recent Augsburg graduate Alexandra Buffalohead, whose chicken-wire sculptures hang like ghosts in front of a turquoise wall. Two of the pieces, Skinless 1 and Skinless 2, show horned figures hanging above the floor. In addition to their chicken-wire armature, the figures have heart shapes inside their chests. Though they are called skinless, the shape of these figures look more like wire stand-ins for skin, with the bodies missing bones and muscle mass. They droop, kept alive only by whatever soul keeps pushing them forward through their hearts. A third figure, called Self Portrait, is the same as the other two with the addition of brightly colored nylon wrapped around the armature. The third piece makes a gesture of seeking to cover up what's inside, perhaps, or putting on a show, even if that presentation ignores the needs of what is happening inside.”