Tacoma photographer Roxann Murray has an exhibition of eight photographs at the Washington State History Museum titled “Matriarch: Portraits of Indigenous Women in the Pacific Northwest Fighting for our Collective Future.” The exhibition will be on display until May 20, 2024 in the community gallery. The exhibition is free to access during regular museum hours of Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. A closing reception commemorating Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Month will take place on May 16 from 6-8pm. Roxann will give an artist talk and answer patron questions. Masks are highly encouraged to protect Elders and immunocompromised patrons including the artist.
The exhibit includes portraits of eight Indigenous women who are leaders in their communities. The women include Carolyn Christmas (Mi’kmaq), Mariana Harvey (Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation), Sweetwater Nannauck (Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida), Paige Pettibon (Bitterroot Salish), Nancy Shippentower (Puyallup, Tulalip), Janene Hampton (Snpink’tn, Syilx) Lisa Fruichantie (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma), and Elizabeth Satiacum (Quileute). The women were invited to participate in the project based on their leadership in environmental and social justice movements in their communities.
