Article in UNM Art Museum Journal, “Q&A with Marcella Ernest of Collective Constructs,” shares how the group came to be and their contributions to the exhibition.
The team is headed by Assistant Professor of Native American Art History, Marcella Ernest, Marina Perez, UNM Ph.D. student in Art History, Francis Reynold and Anna Rotty, UNM MFA candidates in Studio Art.
“Hindsight Insight 2.0: Portraits, Landscapes, and Abstraction,” from the UNM Art Museum is a hybrid project space and exhibition devoted to complicating existing narratives about racism, decolonization, and gender stereotypes within museum collections while de-centering curatorial authority and institutional voice. Created and curated by museum staff and collaborators, the exhibition features over 60 portraits, landscapes, and abstract artworks from the UNM Art Museum collection.
View the full Q&A with Marcella Ernest at >
https://artmuseum.unm.edu/qa-marcellaernest/
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