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Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art

Dates: January 2025–December 2027

Opening January, 2025

Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art is co-curated by representatives from four Native Nations connected to Knox County: Cherokee Nation, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The two-year exhibition will open in January 2025 and feature contemporary works by 17 Native artists. 


Featured Artists

Lucy Alfaro (Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana)
Atsei Cooper (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
Vivian Garner Cottrell (Cherokee Nation)
Landon Daigle (Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana)
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Betty Frogg (Cherokee Nation)
John Henry Gloyne (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians/Osage/Pawnee)
Aaron Lambert (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
Eli Langley (Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana)

Jane Osti (Cherokee Nation)
Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee Nation)
Mary Smith (Muscogee)
Rhiannon Skye Tafoya (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians & Santa Clara Pueblo)
Dana Tiger (Mvskoke, Seminole and Cherokee descent)
Jerome Tiger (Mvskoke, Seminole)
Jon Tiger (Muscogee)
Loretta Williams (Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana)

 


Sponsors

Support for Homelands is provided by The Henry Luce Foundation and The Terra Foundation for American Art.

Lead sponsorship provided by

Henry Luce Foundation logo shows "Luce" in red text

Terra Foundation for American Art

 

Interested in sponsoring Homelands?

Contact Claudio Gómez to explore partnership opportunities: claudio@utk.edu or 865-974-2144.


Due to the preference of our Native partners, we respectfully request that no photos of the Mound be taken or circulated. The Museum will not provide photos of the Mound and we request that no photos be sourced for any usage in relation to press or publication regarding the exhibition. If you have questions, please reach out to Emily Reichard, McClung Museum Communications and Annual Giving Professional, at ereichar@utk.edu.

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