Suzanne Husky Exhibition Opening and Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 5pm
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Little Hall, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA
Join us for the opening reception of Suzanne Husky's exhibition For alliances with the beaver people at 4:30pm, followed by a panel discussion on beaver ecologies and the future of their watersheds with Husky, Patti Smith (Naturalist at the Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, writer, and certified wildlife rehabilitator), Neil Patterson Jr. (Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment), and Colgate Professor Mike Loranty (Professor of Geography; Director of the Environmental Studies Program).
For alliances with the beaver people features an 11 meter-long embroidered tapestry that illustrates key moments in the history of beaver-human relationships, tracing how rivers evolve through collaborations between these two species. An explicit reference to the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry that depicted 58 unique scenes of battle, Husky’s work uses this tapestry form to visualize cross-species mutuality and regeneration rather than battle. The exhibition also features a documentary film about the Vermont naturalist Patti Smith, who takes us into her world of beaver friends and teachers.
In collaboration with Picker Art Gallery. Co-sponsored by Colgate Arts Council, University Studies, Environmental Studies, Film and Media Studies, Biology, Romance Languages and Literatures, Geography, and History
Please note: Husky will also be exhibiting a textile work entitled La Noble Pastoral in Picker Gallery's A Thought Is A Thread: Contemporary Artists Reworking Textile Traditions, on exhibit February 21 through May 18.
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