3 Works: Courtney M. Leonard on Water
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3 Works: Courtney M. Leonard on Water
March 17, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this live online event hosted by Chief Curator Sequoia Miller, Shinnecock artist Courtney M. Leonard will discuss three of her artworks in connection to the theme “Water”. Leonard’s current work embodies the multiple definitions of “breach,” an exploration and documentation of historical ties to water, whale, and material sustainability.
About the Artist
Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, b.1980) is an artist and filmmaker, who has contributed to the Offshore Art movement. In collaboration with national and international museums, cultural institutions, and indigenous communities in North America, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, and the United States Embassies, Leonard’s practice investigates narratives of cultural viability as a reflection of environmental record. Leonard’s work is in the permanent public collections of the United States Art In Embassies; Crocker Art Museum; Heard Museum; ASU’s Art Museum and Ceramic Research Center; Peabody Essex Museum; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art; Museum of the North; Mystic Seaport Museum; and Pomona Museum of Art.
