Artist: G. Peter Jemison; Photo: Kevin Vickers
Buffalo is now home to one of the first Native American-owned art galleries in the United States and perhaps the only commercial gallery to exclusively showcase contemporary Native art.
K Art is located in a newly-renovated brownstone building at 808 Main Street that was purchased by gallery founder, owner and art collector Dave Kimelberg about a year ago. Kimelberg is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians (Bear Clan) and the former CEO of Seneca Holdings.
“I think when people think of Native art, they see it through a historical lens, and they tend to think of turquoise and silver, which is great, but there’s so much more,” Kimelberg said.