⚡️ Join us this week in Alumnae Lounge at the Aidekman Arts Center in Medford for our artist’s talk and celebration of Véxoa: We Know. ⚡️

Exhibiting artists Daiara Tukano (member of the Yé'pá Mahsã Indigenous people) and Denilson Baniwa (member of the Baniwa Indigenous people from the state of Amazonas) will discuss their work as it relates to Indigeneity in Brazil, in conversation with guest co-curator Claudia Mattos Avolese (SMFA at Tufts faculty). In its conception, Véxoa aims to challenge predominant aesthetic categories surrounding Indigenous art in Brazil—and beyond—through its emphasis on art as a central vehicle for activism and cultural agency. Organized by Naine Terena (member of the Terena Indigenous people of the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul) for the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Véxoa is made possible at Tufts by Teiger Foundation.

Portrait as Place / Place as Portraiture features recent acquisitions into our permanent collection that articulate our broad community of artists and share a common interest in understanding the capacious nature of personal and communal identities. Featuring artwork by David Antonio Cruz, Julia Csekö, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Dell Hamilton, Annette Lemieux, Helina Metaferia, Evelyn Rydz, Lorna Simpson, Taravat Talapesand, Margaret Rose Vendryes, and Suara Welitoff.

Portrait as Place / Place as Portraiture is made possible by the Tufts Acquisition Committee (TAC) and generous supporters, and is currently on view in the Slater Concourse at the Aidekman Arts Center in Medford.