Her artistry fused traditional carving, weaving, and beading techniques that she learned from family members and ancestors.
Obituaries
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Richard Mayhew, Painter of “Mindscapes,” Dies at 100
Mayhew examined place, identity, emotion, and connections to the natural world in his vibrant, abstract artworks.
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Pioneering Body Expansion Artist Rebecca Horn Dies at 80
She leaves behind a six-decade oeuvre that explores the human body through versatile mediums.
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Abstract Expressionism Scholar David Anfam Dies at 69
The art historian’s legacy includes a large body of writing on Clyfford Still and his celebrated Mark Rothko catalogue raisonné.
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Dereck Stafford Mangus, Beloved Baltimore Artist and Museum Guard, Dies at 46
The local art community is mourning the loss of Mangus, who was also a union leader and an award-winning art writer.
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Alex Janvier, Indigenous Painter of Evocative Abstractions, Dies at 89
The artist and residential school survivor created vivid works that meld Denesuline iconography with modern and contemporary styles.
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Bill Viola, Who Helped Make Video an Art Form, Dies at 73
The artist helped cement new media technology as a means of expression in works that explored life’s universal questions.
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June Leaf, Artist of Allegory and Motion, Dies at 94
“I am a painter who had to have a tactile experience with the world,” Leaf told Hyperallergic in a 2016 interview.
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Dutch Avant-Garde Painter Jacqueline de Jong Dies at 85
Provocative, candid, political, and unmistakably feminist, de Jong gained international appreciation in recent years.
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Anton van Dalen, Devoted Chronicler of New York’s East Village, Dies at 86
“[I] have always worked from the perspective of starting with home, then street, neighborhood, city, world,” the artist told Hyperallergic critic John Yau.
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Trailblazing Photorealist Audrey Flack Dies at 93
At the tail end of her seven-decade career, she developed a new style she called “Post-Pop Baroque.”
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Artist Chaim Peri Among Four Israeli Hostages Confirmed Dead
Peri, who reportedly died in Hamas captivity, is remembered for his volunteering work and commitment to the visual arts.