Rachel Martin – Wild at Heart
Press Release →November 10th, 2022 – January 21st, 2023
We are thrilled to welcome Rachel Martin for her inaugural solo exhibition at the gallery. On view are a series of new drawings depicting themes of tribal identity through images of traditional lifeways, matriarchal figures, landscapes and sea creatures with humorous undertones and layered symbolism. Connections between the human, animal, and spirit worlds evoke a sense of familiarity and discovery.
Rachel Martin (Tlingit, Dakl’aweidí clan) is an enrolled Tlingit artist who works and lives in Queens, NYC. She is of the Tsaagweidei, Killer Whale Clan, of the Yellow Cedar House ( Xaai Hit’) Eagle Moiety. In her work, she focuses on themes of Indigenous sovereignty and tribal identity through images of traditional lifeways, matriarchal figures, landscapes and sea creatures with humorous undertones and layered symbolism. Some of her artworks delve into the harms wrought by colonization, while others consider connections between the human/animal/spirit worlds. Working primarily in sculpture and drawing, her compositions employ readymade materials and pop-cultural motifs that evoke a sense of familiarity and discovery.
Rachel’s work has attracted the attention and support of several notable private galleries, collectors, and public institutions, across America, including the Anchorage Museum in Alaska and the Forge Project in Up-state New York. Her work is currently included in the notable Gochman Family Collection and the Forge Project permanent collection.
