Shelley Niro : 500 year itch
Shelley Niro, Melissa Bennett (Curator, Contributor), Greg A. Hill (Curator, Contributor), David W. Penney (Curator, Contributor), Shelley Falconer, Tobi Bruce (Contributor), Madeline Lennon (Contributor), Lori Beavis (Contributor), Nancy Marie Mithlo (Contributor), Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Contributor), Adriana Greci Green (Contributor), Sally Frater (Contributor), Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont) (Publisher, Organizer, Host institution), National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) (Organizer, Host institution), National Gallery of Canada (Host institution), Vancouver Art Gallery (Host institution)
Shelley Niro is widely known for her ability to explore Traditional Stories, transgress boundaries, and embody the ethos of her matriarchal culture. A member of the Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, she uses a wide variety of media, including photography, installation, film, and painting to bring greater visibility to Indigenous women and girls. Pushing the limits of photography, Niro incorporates imagery from Traditional Stories to focus on contemporary subjects with wit, irony, and parody. Throughout her work -- in her portraiture, sculptures, landscape paintings, photography, and film and video work -- Niro challenges common preconceptions about gender, culture, and Indigenous Peoples -- Publisher's statement
Print Book, English, 2023
First edition
Art Gallery of Hamilton ; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Hamilton, ON, New York, NY, 2023