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Listening to the Land

January 31, 2026 - February 21, 2027
Jeffrey Morby Family Gallery | Floor 2

This section of the exhibition grounds the project and serves as the conceptual heart around which the other areas radiate. The myriad artworks on display underscore Indigenous ecological knowledge of diverse types, which have modeled care, respect, and protection of the land for millennia. Indeed, the understanding that life forms belong to and coexist with the natural world is a foundational aspect of Indigenous thought and precedes concepts of ecofeminism, environmentalism, and sustainability. Listening to and extending Indigenous ecological practice and experience is vital for the future well-being of life on Earth. As artist Rose B. Simpson has stated, “We are on a precipice right now, and everything we do will impact the land.” The exhibition endeavors to inspire audiences to envision that edge and carefully navigate away from it. Jeffrey Gibson’s mural The Land Is Speaking, Are You Listening? inspires the title of this section, which features over fifty First Nations artists from Australia, the United States, Canada, and South America.

This section is part of the exhibition INTO THE TIME HORIZON.

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IMAGE 1: Gloria Tamerre Petyarre, Leaves, 2002. Synethic polymer paint on canvas, 70 7/8 x 157 ½ in. (180 x 400 cm). Seattle Art Museum. Gift of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, in honor of Virginia and Bagley Wright, and in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum. Image courtesy Seattle Art Museum. Photo: Scott Leen; IMAGE 2: Ken Family Collaborative (Tjungkara Ken, Yaritji Young, Freda Brady, Maringka Tunkin and Sandra Ken), Seven Sisters, 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 60 in. (198 x 152 cm). Collection of Martha Hesse Dolan and Robert E. Dolan. Image courtesy Nevada Museum of Art; IMAGE 3: Rose B. Simpson, The Four, 2021. Ceramic, jute, and grout, dimensions variable. Nevada Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Hoppe/Deming Art Acquisition Fund. © Rose B. Simpson. Courtesy the artist and Jessica Silverman. Image courtesy Nevada Museum of Art; IMAGE 4: Cannupa Hanska Luger, Department of the Interior, 2023. Ceramic, steel, synthetic hair, hand blown glass, repurposed speakers, repurposed industrial felt, and paint, 84 x 96 x 36 in. (213.4 x 243.8 x 91.4 cm). Nevada Museum of Art, the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Art the Greater West Collection Fund. © Cannupa Hanska Luger. Courtesy the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York. Photo: Wendy McEahern. IMAGE 5: Jeffrey Gibson, The Land is Speaking Are You Listening, 2022. Mural, dimensions variable. © Jeffrey Gibson. Courtesy of Sikkema Malloy Jenkins, New York

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