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By Patricia | The Skanner News
Published: 11 November 2024

The Portland Art Museum has had the honor of co-presenting Gibson’s historic exhibition at the Venice Biennale—often called the Olympics of the art world—with SITE Santa Fe. Since its opening in April, nearly 450,000 visitors from around the globe have visited Gibson’s exhibition, about which The New York Times wrote, “Jeffrey Gibson’s history-making turn at the Venice Biennale brings the gay and Native American artist center stage with works of struggle and freedom.”

Kathleen Ash-Milby, PAM’s curator of Native American Art, is a commissioner of the U.S. Pavilion and curator of Gibson’s exhibition. She has worked with the artist for over 20 years and previously brought Gibson to the Portland Art Museum in 2022 to create his kaleidoscopic site-responsive exhibition They Come From Fire. Gibson, ​​a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, is the first Native American artist to represent the United States with a solo exhibition at the U.S. Pavilion, and Ash-Milby is the first Native American curator of a U.S. exhibition at the Biennale.

pam free day gibson med(Photo courtesy PAM)

Anthony Hudson (also known as Portland’s beloved Native drag clown Carla Rossi) will share reflections on his time in Venice as part of the Biennale opening week, and will read from his new book Looking for Tiger Lily. PAM Curator of Native American Art Kathleen Ash-Milby will lead discussions about the experience of the Biennale with exhibition participants, offering valuable insights and fostering engaging conversations. And artist Jeffrey Gibson will make a virtual appearance as a special guest.

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