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A large crowd attended the artists’ reception at the Ucross Art Gallery on Friday, April 17, for the artists that are a part of the current exhibit, Resilience, now on display in the Ucross Art Gallery.
Exploring the resiliency of Indigenous artists across generations, the new exhibition features artwork from the 2025 recipients of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Artists, including sculptor Gina Herrera (Tesuque Pueblo) of Bakersfield, California; writer Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) of Cherokee, North Carolina; mixed-media artist Wade Patton (Oglala Lakota) of Rapid City, South Dakota; and visual and performance artist Sarah Ortegon HighWalking (Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho) of Fort Washakie, Wyoming.
This exhibition is curated by Ucross alumnus Marwin Begaye (Navajo) of Norman, Oklahoma. He talked about how he chose the artwork for the exhibit.
He said he chose the theme first, which allowed him to talk to the artists, and they responded to the theme. He talked about his artwork as well.
A working artist, Begaye has several pieces in the exhibit, a large wood block print, and two smaller mixed media art pieces. He added this about being at Ucross.
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, who is a writer but also displayed photos of the making of traditional Cherokee pottery, she talked about how the process helped in her writing. She also talked about what she appreciated about her time at Ucross.
Mixed-media artist Wade Patton is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, talked about his artwork.
Sculptor Gina Herrera (Tesuque Pueblo) of Bakersfield, California, talked about what Resilience mean to her.
She also added that her experience in Ucross helped her work through grief.
There was a collaborative performance between Begaye, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Sarah Ortegon HighWalking, to create a new woodprint, which echoed the one displayed on the wall.
HighWalker, who performed the Jingle Dress Dance on the wood block print that Begaye created, while Clapsaddle read an original poem.
HighWalker said she liked when she was a fellow at Ucross because she could meet other artists and to feel that she is not so alone as an artist.
Resilience will be in the art gallery until May 15. The exhibit is free, and the art gallery and Ucross Cafe is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Last modified: April 19, 2026