Indigenous Teen Art Show
Collage by Mer Young, featuring photograph of Solomon Adera
About the Project
Where: The Vera Project, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
When: February 3 - 28, 2019
Connect: theveraproject.org / teensintacoma.com
Curated by Aiyanna Stitt (Choctaw) alongside Moe’Neyah Holland and Michael Anderson of Teens in Tacoma, the yəhaw̓ Indigenous Teen Art Show aimed to recognize the artistic abilities and talents of young people in our communities. While young Indigenous creatives are under-represented in the mainstream art world, this show highlighted their capabilities. The exhibition featured work by artists between the ages of 13 and 20, from many tribal affiliations, working in a variety of art forms including music, poetry, visual art, and more.
Read about the show and hear the curators’ perspectives in the Seattle Globalist.
Artists
Elise Andrew (Kiowa, Age 14)
Namaka Auwae-Dekker (Mixed Native Hawaiian, Age 17)
Sonrisa Barron (Choctaw, Age 20)
Nataanii Nez Cottier (Sicangu Lakota / Oglala Lakota, Age 19)
Ayanna Fuentes (Apache / Mayan / Tiano, Age 14)
Morgan Greene (Muskogee Creek, Age 15)
Miles Vahn Justice Hart (Choctaw / Cheyenne, Age 20)
Sylver Hart (Choctaw / Cheyenne, Age 14)
Dayton Lopez (Turtle Mountain Chippewa / Zapotec / Michif, Age 13)
Maya Lopez (Turtle Mountain Chippewa / Zapotec / Michif, Age 14)
Inanna McCarty (Makah, Age 20)
Priscidia McCarty (Makah, Age 17)
Analisa McCloud (Puyallup, Age 14)
Alexander Melrose (Blackfoot / Sioux, Age 16)
Gabriel Rambayon (Turtle Mountain Chippewa / Ilokano / Michif, Age 15)
Leonardo Rambayon (Turtle Mountain Chippewa / Ilokano / Michif, Age 13)
Macario Rambayon (Turtle Mountain Chippewa / Ilokano / Michif, Age 13)
Elijah Ramirez (Snoqualmie, Age 14)
Jonathan Schooner (Nuxalk / Tsimshian Nations, Age 14)
Aiyanna Stitt (Choctaw, Age 19)
Eli Tail (Northern Cheyenne / Lakota / Cherokee, Age 20)
D'Viek Washington (Nooksack, Age 15)
Amber Wilson (Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone, Age 20)
Learn more about the artists and their work in our online gallery at yehawshow.com/artists.
photos by Mel Carter
Teens in Tacoma
The Indigenous Teen Art Show was organized in partnership with Teens in Tacoma.
Teens in Tacoma is an organization that hopes to reveal the artistic potential of teenagers in Tacoma while extending expression to artists who are not expressed in a holistic way. Teenagers are not always highlighted or included in artistic projects, or viewings. With their blog, they hope to build connections with teen artists, extend networks, change the perception of an art museum’s audience, and to inspire others to build ideas for Tacoma. Go to teensintacoma.com to learn more.
About the Teen Curators
Aiyanna Stitt (Choctaw) is a senior in high school and a visual artist interested in pursuing art therapy and studies in health. Moe’Neyah Holland, a senior at Curtis High School, is the Executive Director at Teens in Tacoma. Michael Anderson is the Assistant Executive Director and Social Media Director at Teens In Tacoma, and is currently a junior at Bellarmine Prep.
photos by Nicole Pasia, left to right - Michael Anderson, Aiyanna Stitt (Choctaw), Moe’Neyah Holland