This preview page shows a portion of the works in The Homelands Collection, 3rd Ed.  Exhibition opening at the gallery on May 11 will include the collection in its entirety.

The third year of The Homelands Collection expands the concept of Indigenous artists from across North America creating ledger-style, narrative artwork on antique maps to include a body of work representing Indigenous artists from across the Earth.

Artists from North America are joined by those from Peru, Nepal, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Northern Scandinavia, and the Torres Strait of Australia.

Formally designating this year’s collection as Decolonizing the Map is a bit of a misnomer as the previous two editions had this very concept at their foundation. Using the title this year better illuminates how we brought together people world-wide in a singularly focused art exhibition. To our knowledge, a project of this nature has never been attempted.

This year’s edition will offer 88 works from 28 artists. Due to institutional purchases from the 1st and 2nd editions—Harvard University, The Newberry Library, University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library and Cartographic Center)—along with a feature, interview article about the 3rd edition that Native American Art Magazine has in their current April/ May issue, we have high hopes this year’s release will be as well received as the previous two.

After the private, collectors-only first showing on Thursday, May 11, the 3rd edition will be on display in the gallery May 12th to June 1st. The collection will be available on-line and at the Gallery for purchase beginning at 12 Noon, Friday, May 12. We kindly ask that purchased pieces remain until the end of the exhibition, June 1. 

Enjoy the preview!

First to Arrive! by Heather Johnston, Unangan Alutiiq, on 1657 map of the Polar Regions from Nicolas Sanson, Royal Cartography, Paris. 15" x 21" 

 

Ancestral Lodge by Travis Blackbird, Omaha, on 1835 Celeistial map from Elijah H. Burritt, New York.  20" x 14"

 

Speaking to Star Beings by Dolores Purdy, Caddo-Winnebago, on 1846 Celestial map from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful of Knowledge), London       11" x 11"

 

Gift of the Sun (depicts the Great Medicine Wheel in Wyoming) by Terrance Guardipee, Blackfeet, on 1683 map of North America by Alain Mallet, Paris 4" x 6"

 

Cheyenne Indians Bison Hunt by George Curtis Levi, Southern Cheyenne and Arapahoe, on 1854 Transverse map (modern day Memphis area to Los Angeles area) from Lt. Ariel Weeks Whipple, U.S. Pacific Railroad Surveys.  38" x 8"

 

A, Chahta sia (I am Choctaw) by Karen Clarkson, Choctaw, on 1825 map of Mississippi from Jean A. Buchon, Paris  25" x 19"

 

SÁRVA (Moose) by Elina Nygard North Sami of Sweden, on 1844 Celesitial map from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), London.  Note: This work depicts a traditional Shaman's drum design by her people. 11" x 11"

 

Medicine Man's Sand Painting by Shawn Kee, Navajo, on 1861 map of Western United States and Territories from Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh. 22" x 16"

 

Batfwa by Tutu Mkhabela, Swati of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), on 1758 map of Southeast Africa from Jacques-Nicholas Bellin, French Royal Cartographer, Paris 10" x 10" Note: 'Batfwa' is the Siswati name of the San who were an ancient people of this region.

 

Kachinas' Territory by Wilmer Kaye, Hopi, on 1862 map of the American Southwest from A.J. Johnson, New York 25" x 16"

 

 Kumālē Ra Spinara (Potter and Spinner) by Chandra Tamrakar, Newar of Nepal, on 1817 map of the World from John Thomson, Edinburgh 21" x 19" 

Ka Moana Pakipika (The Pacific Ocean) by Brook Kapūkuniahi Parker, Kānaka maoli/ʻōiwi on 1844 map of the Pacific from from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), London.  16" x 13"  Note: Featuring the Polynesian triangle Hawaii, Aotearoa (NZ), and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and honoring a seafaring people.  

Clyde on the Move in Indian Territory #2 by Bobby C Martin, Muscogee, on 1888 map of Indian Territory from George F. Cram, Chicago  22" x 16"

 

Traditional Dancer I by Raymond Nordwall, Pawnee & Ojibwe, on 1855 map of the United States from Joseph Colton, New York 26" x 16"

 

Untitled by Gordon Coons, Chippewa/Ojibwa, on 1799 Celestial map from Neuester Himmels-Atlas, Weimar, Germany 11" x 8"

Viracocha Kamay TIticaca (Lake Titacaca Origin Story) by Willian Mamani Loayza Andean-Incan of Peru, on 1756 map of South America from George Rollos, London 8" x 12"

 

Tearing Up the Territories on a Modified Indian by Julia Arriola, Mescalero Apache/ Mayo, on 1856 map of Utah & New Mexico Territories from J.H. Colton, New York        16" x 14"

 

Salish Sea Kller Whale by John Marston, Stz'uminus Band of Coastal Salish, on 1797 of the Pacific Coast--Monterey, CA to Mt St Elias, AK--from La Perouse (Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse), Paris 19" x 27"

 

Dhari by Tommy Pau, Torres Strait Islander of Australia, on 1819 map of The World from Archibald Constable, Edinburgh, Engraved by Sidney Hall 16" x 10"

  

Ancient Herd by Shawn Kee, Navajo, on 1851 map of United States Western Territories & California from Thomas Cowperthwait, Philadelphia 12" x 15"

 

Feeding My Spirit by Loretta Gould, Mi'kmaq, on 1827 map of Nova Scotia Region from Philippe Vandermaelen, Brussels 22" x 17"

 

Bowlance Carrier by Joe Pulliam, Oglala Lakota, on 1865 map of the Upper Plains and Rockies from A.J. Johnson, New York 17" x 23"

 

Isuqwiq Pisuraa (Hunting Seals) II by Heather Johnston, Unangan Alutiiq, on 1827 map of Upper Aleutian Islands from Philippe Vandermaelen, Brussels 20" x 18"

 

Get Your Motor Runnin' Head Out on the Highway by Dolores Purdy, Caddo-Winnebago on 1855 map of the United States by Joseph Colton, Philadelphia   26" x 16"

 

Diné Universe by Shawn Kee, Navajo, on 1846 Celestial map from SDUK, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London 10" x 11"

 

 

Emigrant Indians #4 by Bobby C Martin, Muscogee, on 1780 map of Colonial Southern States Region from Rigobert Bonne, Royal French Cartographer, Paris 8" x13"

 

Tribute to the Missing Murdered Indigenous Women by Cheryl Grunlose, Colville Tribes, on map of 1856 Oregon & Washington Territories from J.H. Colton, New York 16" x 14"

 

Anti Tuta Hanaq Pacha (Andean Night Sky) by Willian Mamani Loayza Andean-Incan of Peru, on 1853 Celestial map from Carl Flemming, Germany 17" x 14"

 

Indian Land by Julia Arriola, Mescalero Apache/ Mayo, on 1850 map of Western Territories from Carl Flemming, Germany 13" x 17"

 

RÁIDU (When you travel with the reindeer in a long row following each other) by Elina Nygard North Sami of Sweden, on 1756 map of Europe from Claude Buy de Mornas, Paris 25" x 15"

 

Warriors Heart by Travis Blackbird, Omaha, on 1827 map of North America by Philippe Vandermaelen, Brussels 25" x 20"

 

Saints and Their Words by Nathi Tembe, Swati of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland, on 1787 map of the World from Rigobert Bonne, Paris 10" x 14"   Note: inscribed on this work is an original poem--a poem of protest and refutation written by Natie-- that speaks to The Colonization of Africa.  

 

Crude Vignettes from Primitive Peoples Načá by Dwayne Wilcox, Oglala Lakota, on 1851 map of Western Hemisphere from John Tallis, London 14" x 10"

 

Untitled by Gordon Coons, Chippewa/Ojibwa, on 1827 map of Southcentral Ontario Canada Region from Philippe Vandermaelen.  22" x 19"

 

Traveling the Hanging Road by George Curtis Levi, Southern Cheyenne/ Arapahoe on 1846 Celestial map from SDUK, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London 11" x 11"  Note: The work depicts Cheyenne People reuniting with loved ones on the other side. The Hanging Road is the Cheyenne name of the Milky Way.

 

Choctaw Super Hero by Karen Clarkson, Choctaw, on 1833 map of Lower Mississippi River Region from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), London 16" x 13"

 

Ancestral Flight (Red Eagle and Human) by John Marston Stz'uminus Band of Coastal Salish on 1827 map of Southwestern Canada Coast from Philippe Vandermaelen, Brussels 24" x 20"

 

Makwa Mishkiikii (Bear Medicine) by James 'Bud' Day, Bois Forte Band Ojibwe, on 1854 map of Minnesota Territory from Young, Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler, Philadelphia, PA  16" x 13"

 

Lakhey (Newari Cultural Dance) by Chandra Tamrakar, Newar of Nepal, on 1827 map of Nepal Region from Philippe Vandermaelen, Brussels 23" x 20"

 

Identity by Nathi Tembe, Swati of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), on 1683 map of Africa from Alain Mallet, Paris 4" x 6"

 

Battle of Wolf Creek (1838) by George Curtis Levi, Southern Cheyenne/ Arapahoe, on 1852 map of the Country Upon the Upper Red River from United States War Department, D.C. 34" x 16"  Note: Depicts Cheyenne and Arapaho attacking camps of confederated Kiowa, Comanche, and Plains Apache.  

 

We Are At Peace by Loretta Gould, Mi'kmaq, on 1824 map of Canada from Anthony Finley, Philadelphia 11" x 8"

 

Zugubau Mabaig (Star Man) by Tommy Pau, Torres Strait Islander of Australia, on 1847 Celestial map from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), Edinburgh 13" x 13"

 

Children of the Sun by Terrance Guardipee, Blackfeet, on 1669 map of the Western Hemisphere (titled Atlantis Insula) from Nicolas Sanson, Paris and Royal Cartography to King Louie the Great (XIV)  22" x 16"

 

Blanket Toss by Heather Johnston, Unangan Alutiiq, on 1886 map of the Northern Hemisphere from Bradley & Bros., Philadelphia  24" x 17".  This work received a Blue Ribbon (Division) at the 2022 Heard Museum Indian Market.

 

EANANEAIGGÁT (Landlords .. rightful owners of the land) by Elina Nygard, North Sami of Sweden on 1827 map of Northern Scandinavia from Philippe Vandermaelen, Brussels 20" x 20"

 

 

Antikuna Kinsa Willka (Sacred Trilogy of the Andes) by Willian Mamani Loayza Andean-Incan of Peru, on 1757 map of South America from Robert de Vaugondy, Paris 23" x 19"

 

Conquest for Blackbird's Domain by Travis Blackbird, Omaha, on1866 map of Central Plains-- Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado--from Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia 14" x 12"

 

the holes at the back of our knees tingle by Mbongeni Dlamini, Swati of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), on 1786 map of Africa from Jean-Baptiste Louis Clouet, Paris  22" x 13"

 

Bright Teeth and The Great Bear by Julia Arriola, Mescalero Apache/ Mayo, on 1856 Map of The Constellations, July to September, from Elijah Burritt, New York 13" x 13"

 

Traditional Dancer II by Raymond Nordwall, Pawnee & Ojibwe, on 1872 map of Central & Northern Plains from Augustus Mitchell Jr, Philadelphia 20" x 14"

 

The Protector by Terrance Guardipee, Blackfeet, on 1847 map the Western Territories from Olney's School Atlas published by Pratt, Woodford, & Co., New York 17" x 10"

 

Six maps from Alain Mallet's Description de L’Universe, Paris, published in 1683.  Each page is approximately 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", the size of the maps on each page varies. Representing the six inhabited continents, the artists are Indigenous to that region of the Earth.  Sold only as a set.   

 

Prārthanā cakra saṅga tibbatī mahilā (Tibetan Woman with Prayer Wheel) by Chandra Tamrakar, Newar of Nepal, 1844 Celestial map from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), Edinburgh 13" x 13"

 

Bounty of the Sea by Heather Johnston, Unangan Alutiiq, on 1827 map of Upper Aleutian Island Archipelago from Philipe Vandermaelen, Brussels 24" x 20"

 

Granny in North America by Bobby C Martin, Muscogee (Creek), on 1848 map of North America from Samuel Mitchell, Philadelphia 13" x 16". Note: this work is on a wood panel and utilizes the encaustic wax medium.

 

Decolonizing the Map by Tommy Pau, Torres Strait Islander, on 1840 map of Australia from SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), Edinburgh 16" x 13"

 

Teachings from the Stars by James 'Bud' Day, Bois Forte Band Ojibwe, on 1756 Celestial map from Claude Buy de Mornas, Paris 25" x 15"