The Eiteljorg Museum’s nationally renowned Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship has been integral to increasing awareness of and an appreciation for Native contemporary art. The relationships, publications, exhibitions and collection resources that have been developed through it are unparalleled.

We\’re excited to unveil our new exhibition: Blurring the Line: The Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship on Saturday, November 16. This exhibition features five fellowship artists: Rita Letendre (Abenaki), Hannah Claus (Bay of Quinte Mohawk), Demian DineYazhi (Dine), Matthew Alan Kirk (Navajo) and Dyani White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota).

“The line that separates contemporary Native art from customary Native art does not exist. The work of contemporary Native artists today is a continuum of Native expression. It does not solely exist in the Native world or mainstream art community,\” said Jennifer Complo McNutt, Eiteljorg curator of contemporary art.

Hannah Claus (Bay of Quinte Mohawk, born 1969), water song: peemitanaahkwahki sakaahkweelo, 2019
Digital imagery printed on acetate film (Durachrome UV ink on Jetview film), thread (Gütermann Scala 60), PVA glue
240 x 168 x 15 in.
Museum Commission: Eiteljorg Fellowship