Virtual Artist Talk: Michael Namingha

Michael Namingha (Tewa/Hopi) discusses his artwork Altered Landscape 14 and his art-making practices. He was raised, and currently lives and works, in New Mexico. Through his photography, Namingha merges realism and abstraction. His two-part Altered Landscapes series documents the fire seasons of 2020 and 2022 in New Mexico. In 2020, the American West experienced one of the worst fire seasons on record with a total of 8 million acres burned and 13,000 buildings destroyed at a cost of $2.7 billion. One of four talks held in conjunction with the exhibition Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always. Visit event page on Zimmerli website for all details, including Zoom registration.