Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists (Pearce)

The visual art of contemporary artists with epilepsy.

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders encountered in clinical practice, aVecting approximately 1 of 50 children and 1 of 100 adults in developed countries, with a higher prevalence in developing countries. Epilepsy is called a hidden disability because people with the condition usually appear normal between seizures. Yet, ironically, the appearance of someone having a seizur...

Artists’ Long-term Process for Making Art

For creative experts such as artists, their goal is not just to acquire the skills or techniques of their particular fields. It is also important for them to continue to produce high-quality new and unique works using those skills and techniques. How they become able to do this is a question that needs to be explored. With regard to creating new ideas or concepts, some researchers have suggeste...

Native Artists: Livelihoods, Resources, Space, Gifts

Native American artists face special challenges in making a living from their work. This paper explores Native artists training, mentoring, earnings, entrepreneurship and access to resources and markets based on interviews with dozens of Ojibwe artists and gatekeepers (managers of space and resources). In addition to the challenges of racism and geographic isolation (even in cities), Native art...

Women Artists in the Collection

Oppression, Sexual Violence and Their Effects on Native American Women

This paper is a response to the chapter “Sexual Violence as a Tool of Genocide” in Andrea Smith’s book Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide. Smith argues that U.S. colonial culture strategically uses sexual violence against Native women as a weapon to ensure the oppression and marginalization of Native people. This paper details and examines Smith’s argument and also considers...