Talk: SAR Humanities Festival: Edgar Heap of Birds

Spirit Citizen, Indigenous Public Art and Studio Practice with Edgar Heap of Birds

Online Event

This virtual presentation with images and video offers the priorities represented in my diverse methods of art practice as well as historical and traditional values of our tribal understanding as Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation of Oklahoma Indian Territory. These themes speak to our ongoing challenges for human and Sovereign rights in the survival and struggles with the U.S. Republic.
–Edgar Heap of Birds

Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds is an artist and an advocate for Indigenous communities worldwide. His work includes multidisciplinary forms of public art messages, large scale drawings, Neuf Series acrylic paintings, prints, works in glass, and monumental porcelain enamel on steel outdoor sculpture. The tribal elder serves as an instructor/painter in the traditional Cheyenne Earth Renewal Ceremony at Concho, Oklahoma and is one of the leaders of the Cheyenne Elk Scraper Warrior Society.