Join guest curator Dr. Meranda Roberts and Tongva-Scottish artist Weshoyot Alvitre for a discussion on Indigenous mapping and landscapes. They will focus on Alvitre’s mixed-media textile piece, “The Original Instructions,” featured in the Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Weavers and their Legacies exhibition. Learn about Alvitre’s perspectives on the changes and enduring qualities of Indigenous mapping and unpack the deep influence basketry has on their art practices. Galleries open until 10 pm. .
Weshoyot Alvitre is a Tongva and Scottish comic book artist, writer and illustrator. She was born in the Santa MonicaMountains on the property of Satwiwa, a cultural center started by her father Art Alvitre. She grew up close to the land,raised with traditional knowledge that inspires the work she does today. Weshoyot has made a conscious choiceto work primarily within Native-owned publications and educational avenues, to further support a self-funded narrative onpast, present and future native issues.
