Nationality
American, Spirit Lake Dakota, Mohegan, Muscogee
Preview
Date of Work
2024
Medium
Giclee print on watercolor paper
Signature
Bottom left
Height
24"
Width
20"
Collection/Provenance
Contemporary Indigenous Art Collections: Student Government Collection
Status
Displayed
Location
Memorial Union Gallery
Artist Bio
Marlena Myles is a self-taught Native American (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee) artist located in St Paul, Minnesota. Her art brings modernity to Indigenous history, languages and oral traditions while using the land as a teacher. Growing up on her traditional Dakota homelands here in the Twin Cities, she enjoys using her artwork to teach Minnesotans of all backgrounds the Indigenous history of this place we call home.
Her professional work includes children’s books, augmented reality, murals, fabrics, animations and has shown her work in fine art galleries such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Museum of Russian Art, Red Cloud Heritage Center and the Minnesota Museum of American Art to name a few. Her first permanent site-specific augmented reality public art installation known as the Dakota Spirit Walk is available on the Revelo AR app.
In 2021, she opened her own Dakota publishing company called Wíyouŋkihipi (We Are Capable) Productions to create a platform that educates and honors the culture, language and history of Dakota people.
Additional Information
A woman wearing a shawl stands with her back to the viewer as she faces the sunset in the background of the scene. There are stylized flowers reflecting Dakota culture.
Condition
Excellent
