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What a night!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors at the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery.

The evening featured a powerful artist talk and performance by Gregg Deal and Sage Deal, bringing the exhibition’s themes of Indigenous identity, culture, and history into an unforgettable experience.

We’re grateful to everyone who came out to celebrate with us and to all of the artists whose work makes this exhibition possible. Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors is on view through Nov. 20, 2026.

Photos by Alexis Kiedaisch (@mindmisplacement).

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The Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery is proud to announce "Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors," a group exhibition bringing together the work of Newe (Shoshone), Numu (Paiute), Nuche (Ute), and Diné (Navajo) artists whose practices celebrate, honor, and critically reflect on the landscapes and histories of our shared region.

Through basketry, beading, ceramics, fiber, installation, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and quillwork, these artists explore connections to place while reflecting on environmental concerns, cultural resilience, and the lasting impact of boarding schools on Indigenous communities.

Featuring work by Ben Aleck, Neal Ambrose-Smith, Jeanne Begay, Klee Benally, Chelsea Bighorn, Fergus Bistinnie, Sally Black, Loretta Burden, Mary Collins White, Gregg Deal, Fawn Douglas, Linda Eben Jones, Rachel Eyetoo, Amanda Francom, Virginia Goodman, Alan Groves, Rowan Harrison, Karma Henry, Anthony Hernandez, Bessie Holiday, Elsie Holiday, Topaz Jones, Fannie King, Mabel Lehi, Judith Lowry, Jack Malotte, Melissa Melero-Moose, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Jacqueline Rickard, Luka Starmer, Lena Tseabbe Wright, Rose Ann Whiskers, Jane White, Susan Whyte, and Will Wilson.

Of This Place will be on view Sept. 4–Nov. 20, 2026 at Shaw Gallery in Weber State's Kimball Arts Building. The opening reception is on Friday, Sept. 4, 6–8 p.m. Artist Gregg Deal will present a lecture and performance during the opening reception.

Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors is free and open to the public. We invite you to join us for the opening and experience the perspectives, stories, and creative practices of artists connected to this place.

#OfThisPlace #GreatBasinNeighbors #ShawGallery #WeberStateUniversity #IndigenousArt #NativeArt #GreatBasin #OgdenArts #UtahArts by @wsushawgallery

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Join us for a special evening with artist Meredith Connelly as we celebrate the closing of Luminous Ecologies at Dumke Arts Plaza!

This Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m., Connelly will discuss her artistic practice, the inspiration behind Luminous Ecologies, and her exploration of the relationships between humans, technology, and the natural world.

This is a wonderful opportunity to hear directly from the artist and experience the installation before it comes to a close.

Free and open to the public! by @wsushawgallery

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Fawn Douglas (Las Vegas Paiute Tribe), Nuwu Um-buh-gah, Learn Nuwu Deck #1, Southern Paiute Language Learning Flashcards (2024) and Kwee You Its! (2019)
Artist and activist Fawn Douglas created this deck of cards and game to contribute to Nuwu (Southern Paiute) language revitalization efforts. The flash cards focus on animals, birds, insects, and weather of the Mojave Desert, as well as people and cultural items such as elders, basket, gourd, and cradleboard. Kwee You Its translates to”whirlwind” in Southern Paiute.
Northern and Southern Paiute are part of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Like many Indigenous languages, they are critically endangered. Children forced to attend boarding schools were punished, sometimes severely, for speaking their native languages. One survivor recalled having pins put in her tongue.
Students at some Nevada high schools can take Paiute language classes for credit toward graduation, and in 2019 the University of Reno developed a Paiute language program.
@nuwuart @wsushawgallery #nuwu #paiute #indigenousdesign #nativedesign #greatbasinnativeartists #languagerevitalization by @wsushawgallery

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@twotribesart / @two_tribes_pottery @wsushawgallery Rowan Harrison (Isleta Pueblo/Diné) Mythological Bird Form (2026), Untitled Vase Form (2025), Atomic Blue Deck (2026) and Warm Petal Deck (2025), and package design for @oribe in Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors, on view until Nov 20th. Rowan visited @weberstate to give a demo and talk. #greatbasinnativeartists #contemporaryart #nativeart #indigenousart #ceramics #skateboardart #pueblodesign by @wsushawgallery

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@karmasbrain (Paiute/Italian/Portuguese)
Tongobi hüdzama’ mía-wei (The clouds are moving slowly) (2025)
Pasükitü’ iona tsawu-nabuni-ti (The baskets from here are beautiful) (2024)
Kaw~aha (Remember) (2025)
Wutui-ti Taawano (Waiting for Spring) (2025)
Nüügwa io nana-wei (We will grow here) (2025)
acrylic on canvas

@wsushawgallery loan from and available @galleryhozho #painting #landscapes #contemporaryart #nativeart #greatbasinnativeartists by @wsushawgallery

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Jacqueline Rickard (Walker River Paiute), Birds, coiled willow with glass seed beads (2026) @wsushawgallery #greatbasinnativeartists #contemporaryart #americanart #nativeart #basketry …and the artist drove 10 hours to see the exhibit! 🦉 🦅 🕊️ by @wsushawgallery

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Fannie King (Diné), coiled sumac tray @wsushawgallery #americanart #contemporaryart #nativeart loan from @nevadaart by @wsushawgallery

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@greggdeal @wsushawgallery : The Place Where the Spirits Get Eaten (2026)
This towering installation visualizes the violence of assimilation. The residential “school” system was operated in a partnership between the federal government and select religious groups in the U.S. and Canada from 1879 to the early 2000s. Children were forcibly taken from their families to be “civilized” into settler-colonial lifestyles. Military institutions were the model. All cultural markers were erased: the children’s hair was cut, they wore uniforms, were subject to regimented schedules with marching and Christian worship services, were prohibited from speaking their native language, and often had no contact with their families for months or years. Abuse was rampant and many children died. Cultural genocide was the goal. As Barbara Welke explains, “the tools of civilization were themselves the instruments of acute suffering.” Mass graves are still being discovered today.

Teepugoobakwaetu Modu (Animals that Roam the Earth) (2023)
This cloak and accoutrements were created for a performance. The artist grappled with the question, What would Indigenous tradition, dress, and identity look like if Native people had been treated with dignity, respect, and trade rather than hostility and derision?
#installation #performance #contemporaryart #indigenousart #americanart by @wsushawgallery

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Topaz Jones McCoy @jonestopaz Once Upon a Time (2014) and Flowers for the Bees (2022), acrylic on canvas @wsushawgallery #contemporaryart #painting #indigenousart #nativeart #americanart by @wsushawgallery

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Linda Eben Jones (RISC Northern Paiute), Hummingbird with Flowers (2025) and Quail with Yellow Flowers (2026), deer hide, cloth, glass seed beads @wsushawgallery #greatbasinnativeartists #beadwork #americanart by @wsushawgallery

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Cinema Sundays are back at Dumke Arts Plaza! Join us under the stars for a fall lineup of classic and groundbreaking films.

Upcoming screenings:
Oct. 4 at 9 p.m. — Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. — Illusions (1982) + Diabolique (1955)
Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. — Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Bring a chair, grab your favorite snacks, and settle in for a night of cinema and community at Dumke Arts Plaza. All screenings are free and open to the public. by @wsushawgallery

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