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October Issue
2010
Western Carolina
University in Cullowhee, NC, Features Works by Shan Goshorn
Western
Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC, is presenting the exhibit,
Reclaiming Cultural Ownership - Challenging Indian Stereotypes,
featuring works by Native American artist Shan Goshorn, on view
at the Fine Art Museum in WCU's Fine and Performing Arts Center
through Oct. 24, 2010.
The installation exhibit includes photographs of Indian people by Goshorn and commercial and promotional objects such as clothing, toys and food containers that feature Native people and imagery.
"Shan has a highly
unique and creative expression," said Martin DeWitt, founding
director and curator of the Fine Art Museum. "The exhibit
offers a very personal and poetic statement."
Goshorn, who also visited WCU in 2009, is a member of the Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians and lives in Tulsa, OK. An artist for
more than 25 years, she has exhibited work across the United States,
Canada, Europe, China and Africa. Her work addresses contemporary
American Indian and human rights issues, including Indian stereotypes
and treaty violations. Goshorn's work is in museum and corporate
collections nationally and internationally, and in 2001 the Indian
Affairs Commission of Tulsa honored her with the Moscelyne Larkin
Cultural Achievement Award.
The exhibit is supported in part with funds from WCU's Arts and Cultural Events Series.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at
828/227-3591 or visit (www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu).
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