About

Multidisciplinary artist Nicholas Galanin works at the intersection of conceptual and material practice, rooted in his Lingít and Unangax̂ background and his relationship to Land. Working in diverse media, he celebrates Indigenous cultural continuum, refuses the legitimacy of colonization and occupation, and fights cultural erasure.

In the exhibition, The persistence of Land claims in a climate of change, Galanin reflects on the distance between peace and justice by centering the enduring Indigenous protection of Land in the face of expansive extraction. He relates: “We can sharpen our vision …