A group show exploring the visual, linguistic, and cultural currency of “X” as a potent symbol of intersectionality & social change.
After an afternoon spent at Park Point–the gorgeous six-mile beach in downtown Duluth–my partner, our kids, and friends of ours sneakily changed from swimsuits into dry clothes on the side of the road then proceeded to go to the opening reception at the Prøve Gallery where my piece Convergence was one on display as part of a group exhibition.
The show was so fun, filled with art from about a dozen different artists all exploring the theme of “X” as a symbol of intersectionality and social change. For my piece, I chose to tell the story of my experience joining others at Oceti Sakowin camp to help stop the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, and used Xs to mark the spot that the pipeline ended up being drilled under the Missouri River.
Being in this group show and seeing how all the other artists represented the theme was really incredible. What’s more, my biggest surpise of the night was seeing that my friend Jesus Barazza and his partner Melanie Cervantes who are both established artists with the Just Seeds Collective had pieces in the show! I cannot even begin to describe what it feels like to have a piece of my art in the same show as these two incredibly talent artists and my brain is still trying to take that it!
The show’s going to be up at Prøve Gallerythrough mid-August! The gallery hours are on their website, so go check it out if you’re in the area!