Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always
Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always marks the largest editorial endeavor in the late artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s career and emphasizes her pivotal role in bringing forth a living Native Art history. Indigenous-led, the publication reproduces over 100 works from all media—a breathtaking celebration of contemporary Native American art.
Including media from beadwork and jewelry to video and painting, the highly illustrated Indigenous Identities foregrounds the significance of identity in artmaking through the diverse practices of ninety-seven artists, representing more than fifty distinct Indigenous nations and tribes across the United States. Included are essays by Native American scholars and artists that range from an overview of Native art to spotlights on different media: photography, new art, poetry, sculpture, ceramics, painting, jewelry, and fashion. The book also includes an interview of the artist and curator Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation) by Neal Ambrose-Smith and a statement by each artist.
Featured artists include Norman Akers, Kay WalkingStick, Emmi Whitehorse, Alan Michelson, New Red Order, and Zoë Marieh Urness.
Editor: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, with essays by Mario Caro, Lou Cornum, Heid E. Erdrich, Lara Evans, Chelsea M. Herr, Anya Montiel, Stacy Pratt, and Jennifer Woodcock-Medicine Horse.
288 pages / 103 color illustrations / 10.87 x 8.27 in.
© 2025
ISBN: 9783777445366
$55
Copublished with Hirmer Publishing and distributed by the University of Chicago Press