Title: My Voice

Artist: Jearica Fountain

Tribal Affiliation: Member of the Karuk tribe as well as Nisenan , Miwok , and Pit River

Year Completed: 2022

Medium: Digital art / Painting (print) Signed by Artist, Unframed

Dimensions (HxWxD): 24 x 20

Description/Inspiration:

Being Indigenous we are born into being activists for the land, the environment, and our peoples. We inherit that duty of speaking up for human and land rights. This piece is titled, My voice, because its an abstract personal interpretation of how it feels to share my voice on these subjects, as an Indigenous person and Indigenous woman.

Artist Bio/Statement:

I am an Indigenous land protector, and activist for climate action and human rights, utilizing my art to fight the impacts of colonialism. My deep connection to the lands of Turtle Island, ancestors, and Indigenous way of life guides me in everything I do, including my art. My art focuses on 'Indigenizing' and decolonizing, with the goal to break down colonialism. Art in this way brings everyday people into a moment of experience, understanding that experience is a virtue. Looking at my work puts you inside a moment to experience the happiness, the sadness, the history, the heartbreak, the trauma, and the everyday lived occurrences shared in our Indigenous experience. All of my pieces are inspired by the Indigenous way of life even with abstract pieces because pull from my perspective as an Indigenous woman to create these pieces.

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