Luzene Hill, a Native American multimedia artist and citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. In this presentation she will explore themes of trauma and shame produced by various types of violence enacted against women and indigenous cultures and the transformative healing powers of art. Combining performance with installation to reflect acts of violence against women, she uses lyrical abstraction to approach difficult topics.
Ms. Hill is best known for her 2011-2015 work, Retracing the Trace, an installation about the prevalence and pain of sexual assault seen through the lens of Hill’s own experience.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Luzene Hill was born in Atlanta, GA. She received her bachelor of fine arts and master of fine arts from Western Carolina University. She lives and works on the Qualla Boundary, Cherokee, NC. She has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Russia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Awards she has received include: Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellowship, Eiteljorg Museum Fellowship, and First Peoples Fund Fellowship. She has had recent residencies at IAIA, MoCNA Social Engagement Residency; the Anderson Ranch Arts Center; and a Township 10 Residency. Hill’s work is featured in Jeffrey Gibson’s book, An Indigenous Present; the anthology, Gender Violence, Art and the Viewer, edited by S. Caldwell; Art, Activism and Sexual Violence, edited by S. Kitch and Gilpin, as well as on the PBS Documentary, Native Art NOW!
Please join us for a discussion exploring the intersection of culture, art and sexual abuse.
Frances V. Dillon, MSW and Eric Dammann, PhD, Co-Directors, the Artist Study Group and Ernesto Mujica, Ph.D., Director Sexual Abuse Study Group and Service