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FAAM No. 43

Cover art by Salisha Old Bull (Bitterroot Salish/Crow)

Issue No. 43, Summer 2024
(July–September)

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Features

  • Foreigners Everywhere: Indigeneity at the 60th Venice Biennale
    By Andrea L. Ferber, PhD, 24–33
  • Katsina Carving in the Art World: Reflecting on a Century of
    Evolving Styles and Techniques
    By Mark Bahti, 34–41
  • Wild Horses: Ron Toahani Jackson and the Indigenous
    Horse Nation Protector Alliance
    By Ruthanne Johnson, 42–47
  • From the Skin of the Tree: New Directions in Birchbark Etching
    By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 48–55
MAHU mural at the Venice Biennale

The façade of the central pavilion of the Giardini at the 60th Venice Art Biennale) painted by the Brazilian artist collective MAHKU (Huni Kuin Artists’ Movement). Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (CC BY 2.0).

Artist Profiles

  • Shonto Begay: Diné Painter
    By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 56–61
  • Karma Henry: Owens Valley Paiute Painter
    By Jill Ahlberg Yohe, PhD, 62–67
  • Salisha Old Bull: Bitterroot Salish/Crow Beadwork Artist & Painter
    By Staci Golar, 68–73
  • JJ Otero: Navajo/Hopi Jeweler, Musician & Woodworker
    By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 74–79

Departments

  • Recent Developments, by Staci Golar and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 11–17
  • Seven Directions | Rachelle B. Pablo (Diné), 19–23
  • Art+Literature
    • Mona Susan Power: Yanktonai Dakota Author
      By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 96–99
    • Holly Young (Standing Rock Dakota)
      By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 99
  • Opinion | Originality vs. Subversion
    By Matt Jarvis (Osage), 100–01
  • Spotlight | Spotlight: Norval Morrisseau’s Astral Guide I and II
    By David J. Harris, 102–04
  • Calendar, by Abby Mikalauskas, Staci Golar, and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 110–12

Reviews

  • Exhibition Reviews, 80–93
  • Film Review, 94

Memorials

  • Norma Howard (Choctaw Nation/Mississippi Choctaw/Chickasaw, 1958–2024)
    By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 105
  • Terrol Dew Johnson (Tohono O’odham, 1971–2024)
    By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 106
  • June Lee (Seminole Nation, 1933–2023)
    By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 107
  • Jeffrey Veregge (Port Gamble S’Klallam, 1974–2024)
    By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 108