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Demian Din\u00e9Yazhi’ and Kali Spitzer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This spring, the Center for Contemporary Native Art will present an exhibition featuring the work of Demian Din\u00e9Yazhi\u2019 (Din\u00e9) and Kali Spitzer (Kaska Dena\/Jewish). Together, these artists will frame themes of gender, sexuality, and identity through the lens of their respective Indigenous cultural perspectives and traditional practices. Their work in the new Center will demonstrate their commitment to survivance<\/em>, which Anishinaabe scholar Gerald Vizenor defined as Indigenous self-expression in any medium that tells a story about an active Native presence in the world now. Survivance is more than mere survival\u2014it is a way of life that nourishes Indigenous ways of knowing. Spitzer and Din\u00e9Yazhi\u2019 will create a transdisciplinary and multimedia space that reaffirms their dedication to cultural revitalization through language and social engagement\u2014a contemporary and radical act of survivance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demian Din\u00e9Yazhi\u2019 is a Portland-based transdisciplinary warrior born to the clans T\u00f3d\u00edch\u2019\u00ed\u00ed\u2019nii (Bitter Water) and Naasht\u2019\u00e9zh\u00ed T\u00e1b\u0105\u0105h\u00e1 (Water\u2019s Edge) of the Din\u00e9 (Navajo). Din\u00e9Yazhi\u2019 received his BFA in Intermedia Arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2014, where he received the Thesis Writing Award for his paper \u201cTribal Memory: Post-Apocalyptic Landscape Representation & Indigenous Survivance\u201d and the Intermedia Department Award for his curatorial\/research-based thesis exhibition, Bury My Art at Wounded Knee: Blood & Guts in the Art School Industrial Complex<\/em>. He is the founder and director of the artist\/activist\/warrior collective RISE: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment,<\/em> which is dedicated to the education and perseverance of Indigenous art and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kali Spitzer is Kaska Dena from Daylu (Lower Post, British Columbia) on her father\u2019s side and Jewish from Transylvania, Romania, on her mother\u2019s. She is from the Yukon and grew up on the west coast of British Columbia. Having earned her certificate in Professional Photography from the Western Academy of Photography, Spitzer transferred to and is currently studying at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, under the mentorship of Will Wilson. She mainly works with film\u201435mm, 120 and large-format\u2014and has developed a newfound love for wet plate collodion process using an 8-by-10 camera. Her work includes portraits and figure studies of her people and photographs of ceremonies and cultural practices in her community. Spitzer\u2019s work focuses on cultural revitalization, whether in the medium of photography, ceramics, tanning hides, or hunting. She views all of these practices as art and as part of an exploration of self. Her work has been exhibited and recognized internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curated by Deana Dartt, Ph.D., Curator of Native American Art. The Center for Contemporary Native Art is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and generous gifts from Mr. Mark J. and Dr. Jennifer Miller, Taffy Gould, the Exhibition Series Supporters, and Anonymous.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Contemporary Native Art<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Museum\u2019s Center for Contemporary Native Art is a dedicated gallery for presenting the work and perspectives of contemporary Native artists. After its opening in Fall 2015, the Center will host two rotating exhibitions each year and feature a range of related programming. At the core of this Center\u2019s mission is the Museum\u2019s commitment to partner with Native artists in co-creating the exhibitions, interpretation, and programming for the space. The Center\u2019s exhibitions parallel the institution\u2019s larger curatorial vision of intentionally bridging the past and present through integrating more contemporary artwork into the Native American galleries. This approach allows visitors to take away a greater understanding of Native peoples as not only still living but as sophisticated, dynamic, and changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Contemporary Native Art is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and generous gifts from Mr. Mark J. and Dr. Jennifer Miller, Taffy Gould, Anonymous, and Exhibition Series Funders.<\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"ccna-dene-bahi-naabaahii","image":{"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CCNA_Spitzer_Sasha_LaPointe_II_web_8x10.jpg","id":8975,"extension":"jpg","width":576,"height":324,"filesize":46854,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"width":270,"height":270,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":13889,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CCNA_Spitzer_Sasha_LaPointe_II_web_8x10-270x270.jpg"},"small":{"width":375,"height":324,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":23781,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CCNA_Spitzer_Sasha_LaPointe_II_web_8x10-375x324.jpg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2016-03-19 08:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2016","month":"03","day":"19","hour":"08","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2016-08-28 17:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2016","month":"08","day":"28","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2016-03-19 15:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2016","month":"03","day":"19","hour":"15","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2016-08-29 00:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2016","month":"08","day":"29","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Exhibitions","slug":"exhibitions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":201,"filter":"raw","id":17,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/17","collection":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":290,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-28 10:28:29","date_utc":"2023-03-28 17:28:29","modified":"2024-03-07 10:38:06","modified_utc":"2024-03-07 18:38:06","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/venue\/portland-art-museum\/","venue":"Portland Art Museum","description":"

The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n