Visual Voices feat. G. Peter Jemison

Join us for our artist talk series celebrating diverse perspectives and practices in studio arts. This series aims to foster dialogue, connection, and inspiration through the lens of contemporary visual artists. Our upcoming event will feature ceramic artist G. Peter Jemison discussing his career, works, and providing a hands-on demo.

Artist Bio: G. Peter Jemison’s career spans decades across a wide swath of diverse accomplishments with a worldwide impact. Through his art, Jemison has explored a variety of topics, from creating political works that portray contemporary social commentary to those that reflect his relationship with the natural world. Widely shown and collected, Jemison’s works are rooted in the framework of Native American arts. Known for his naturalistic paintings and series of works done on brown paper bags, his art embodies Orenda, the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) belief that every living thing and part of creation contains a spiritual force. His paintings, videos, and mixed media works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany. He is also an esteemed administrator, curator, editor, and writer. In 2004, he was elected Board Member at Large of the American Alliance of Museums (formerly the Association of Museums) and was the founding director of the American Indian Community House Gallery in New York City. Jemison’s works are included in such significant collections as: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Heard Museum, Phoenix; The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe; The Denver Art Museum, Denver; The British Museum, London; and the Museum der Weltkultern, Frankfurt, Germany.

ASL Interpretation will be provided.

This series is supported by Rochester Area Community Foundation.