Luzene Hill
editLuzene Hill, is a multi-media artist and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She is best-known for conceptual installations that address violence against women and for illustrations for language books that teach Cherokee language and culture. She earned both her BFA and MFA from Western Carolina University. Hill lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her awards include the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation National Artist Fellowship in 2016,[1] the Eiteljorg Museum Fellowship in 2015,[2] and the First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship in 2015.[3]
In 2007, Hill illustrated the book "Spearfinger" based on the figure Spearfinger from Cherokee legend,[4] and has worked with Western Carolina University's Cherokee Studies program. Her work is also featured in Susan Power's book, "Cherokee Art: Prehistory to Present" (2007) and in Josh MacPhee's book, "Celebrate People's History!: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution" (2010).
About her work, the artist says:
"Vulnerability is a recurring theme in my work. Transformations, both physical and psychological, interest me. The process of change - voluntary or imposed, subtle or wrenching - is, paradoxically, a constant in life. I explore this fluid experience through media that are tentative, fleeting, easily altered or destroyed. The materials I employ - paper, ink, charcoal, beeswax - are fragile and capricious, qualities that define my view of life."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Luzene Hill - Native Arts and Cultures Foundation". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Meet 2015 Fellow Luzene Hill". www.eiteljorg.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Luzene Hill". First Peoples Fund. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "WCU produces second book in Cherokee language series - WCU News". WCU News. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Luzene Hill". First Peoples Fund. Retrieved 2018-10-11.