The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities is excited to announce that the Lead Artist/Curator and one contributing artist in the Work of Sovereignty will participate in the exhibit’s corresponding symposium on April 1.
Carly Treece will participate in the Representing Sovereignty panel at 9:30 a.m. on April 1. A citizen of Mvskoke Nation and of Cherokee descent, she works in multimedia with a focus on cold wax and oil. Currently, her artwork is focused on abstract Native landscapes that explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual connection between land and Native people. She continues to be an advocate for land and body sovereignty.
Kalyn Fay Barnoski (Cherokee Nation, Muscogee Creek descent) will participate in the Native Futures panel at 2 p.m.
on April 1. They are a songwriter, musician, interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator from Oklahoma. Centering Indigenous methodologies, their work focuses on self-location, community-building, collaboration, and empathy through the use of music, storytelling, and contemporary craft. They facilitate space for themselves and others to pursue multitudes. Kalyn holds an M.F.A. from University of Arkansas (2021), an M.A. from The University of Tulsa (2016), and a B.F.A. from Rogers State University (2012). Kalyn is currently an NACF LIFT Fellow, an MAAA Artist Leadership Fellow, and the Assistant Curator of Native Art at Philbrook Museum of Art.
You can find several of their pieces in the “Work of Sovereignty” exhibit at 101 Archer. The gallery is open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturdays.
Registration for the Symposium is now open. Click here to reserve a spot. For more updates, including keynote speaker announcements, visit our website and Facebook page.