Michael Chiago Sr. | Gathering Curator’s Talk
February 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Curator’s Talks | Tuesday, February 24 & Thursday, February 26 | 10:00 am Free with Admission
Exhibit House Main Gallery
Michael Chaigo Sr. | GATHERING centers on a body of works Tohono O’odham artist Michael Chiago created in his Phoenix studio over the last several years along with a cycle of works he created especially for Tohono Chul’s Saguaro Discovery Trail in 2003. Each piece is brimming with visual clues and information; they tell stories of creation, everyday life, seasonal harvests, ceremonies, unity, and the preservation of land and heritage. Chiago was born on the O’odham reservation west of Tucson. His paintings depict traditional gatherings that bring his people together in friendship and prayer and are often set against a backdrop of mountains and the desert where he has lived most of his life. Complementing this survey of Chiago’s watercolors are baskets, folk art, and pottery from Tohono Chul’s Permanent Collection, selected to reflect the gathering(s) depicted in Chiago’s work.
Image: Michael Chiago Sr., Origin of the Saguaro, 2003