Contemporary Indigenous American Artworks from the Travois Collection

Blending tradition and history with commentary and aesthetics, the 12 artists in the exhibition Going Home represent potent affirmations of identity, community, and reclamations of Indigenous place.

Two of the artists – Mona Cliff (Lawrence, Kansas) and Tom Farris (Tulsa, Oklahoma) – discuss their work, inspirations, backgrounds, and careers in the context of Native American identities in a conversation moderated by Kansas City-based painter David Titterington. They’ll also talk about collecting and collections, and the past, present, and future of Native American contemporary art and culture.

Kansas City-based Travois, a company with a focus on affordable housing and economic growth in Indigenous communities, loaned the Library more than a dozen works for Going Home, including painting, printmaking, and photography.