Autumn Cavender Wilson began her art journey as an expectant mother focused on her heritage and tradition. Trained in traditional Dakota quillwork, she is now creating exploratory art she calls generative quillwork.
Art Commons, one of Canada’s largest art galleries, is currently featuring a curated collection titled Indigenous Motherhood and Matriarchy that houses an exhibit with the work of Wicanhpi Iyotan Win (Autumn Cavender-Wilson). The show opened in December 2021, and runs through the end of this week, w
Christine Utz, of Minneapolis, and Jessie Hennen, of Wood Lake, recently formed a business called Prairie Fire Wordsmiths, offering editing services and education to those with an interest in the art of the written word.
Dacian Cavender-DeMuth is capturing attention for his portrayal of traditional Dakota stories in what have been described as "deceptively simple" and appealing works that are multidimensional. There is another reason for the attention he's receiving.