Jane Ash Poitras: Ghost Dance 2020

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Jane Ash Poitras, (l-r) "6 FEET APART," mixed media on canvas

30" x 48"; "SHAMANIC OUTLOOK," mixed media on canvas, 18" x 15"; "LOST HORSE CULTURE," mixed media on canvas, 24" x 36"

“Ghost Dance 2020 is an echo of the original Ghost Dance of the late 19^th century, but with a difference.  Originally a Messianic cultural movement,the Ghost Dance was introduced in the late 1800s as a means to challenge forced assimilation, loss of lands and loss of culture among Indigenous tribes  in North America.  Wovoka, a Paiute Holy Man, envisioned the reclamation of his culture by dancing continuously to rid the people of this oppression. Today the dance continues, but it is danced for reconciliation.”   - Jane Ash Poitras

View a video interview with Jane Ash Poitras speaking about this exhibition, GHOST DANCE 2020.