About

Peter Blum Gallery is pleased to present a solo presentation of recent work by Nicholas Galanin (b.
1979 Sitka, Alaska). Examining the complexities of contemporary Indigenous identity, culture, and representation,
Galanin works from his experience as a Tlingit artist. Embedding incisive observation and reflection into his
oftentimes provocative work, he aims to redress the widespread misappropriation of Indigenous visual culture,
the impact of colonialism, as well as collective amnesia. Galanin reclaims narrative and creative agency, while
demonstrating contemporary Indigenous art as a continually …