Dana Claxton - From the MJM&AG Permanent Collection

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Dana Claxton, “Cabri Lake 1,” 1995-2021

c print, 48.5" x 56.5" (photograph by Rob Bos)

The work of Hunkpapa Lakota artist, Dana Claxton, is critically acclaimed, being based in film, video, photography, single/multi- channel video installation, and performance art. Her practice is known for its investigation of indigenous beauty, the body, the socio-political and the spiritual. Her work often alludes to the destructive legacy of colonialism, while it also celebrates the resurgence of First Nations’ presence and contemporary identity, resulting in powerful works of great conviction and beauty. Featuring the video installation, Sitting Bull and the Moose Jaw Sioux, and a newly acquired work, photographic triptych, Cabri Lake 1, 2, 3, Claxton’s works in the MJM&AG Permanent Collection speak to a spiritual connection with place and with the history of the Lakota people in Moose Jaw and Wood Mountain.