“Unceded Kinship: Land, Place and People”. An Exhibition At The University Of Oregon June 1st-Sept. 9th

My (3) Art Prints and more will be on display at the University Of Oregon Knight Library, Circulation Lobby June 1st-September 9th 2022

🌿Thank you @melaninmvskoke for inviting me to this important engagement🌿

Click site link>>> For a more in depth conversation about this exhibition

OVERVIEW

“Unceded Kinship: Land, Place and People seeks to honor the past, present, and future of Native and Afro descendent peoples by restoring and reviving our relationship to one another and to the natural world. Through holding and regarding kinship, solidarity, and community as sacred. By refusing the narratives of erasure, dehumanization, and subjugation. Finally, by envisioning a future rooted in Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty! 

In partnership with UO Common Reading, Amber Starks (aka Melanin Mvskoke), University and Community stakeholders, and the University of Oregon Libraries, the Unceded Kinship art exhibition showcases Afro descendent and Native artists with connections to Oregon and their respective communities.  Unceded Kinship is a celebration of these artists contributions to the movements of Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty and explores the ongoing conversations within and across Afro descendent and Native communities around decentering white supremacy and settler colonialism.  The exhibition personifies ways in which Native and Afro descendant peoples have built community and invested in kinship. 

The exhibition asserts that both movements are compatible technologies of resistance and futurity, and is a reminder that Native and Afro descendent peoples have always been the authors and architects of their liberation.  Ultimately, Unceded Kinship: Land, Place and People affirms the future for both peoples outside of oppression and subjugation, a future envisioned and built for them, by them!”

 

Tea Brings Time To A Crawl

 

I rarely illustrate morbid work. 

I will not explain this drawing. 

The way I see it. It’s self explanatory. 

The problem in this country: 

Too many people are killing. 

Too many people are talking. 

Too many people are manipulating. 

Too many people are hurting. 

And nobody’s listening. 

This tragedy will be in history books. 

This will NEVER be forgotten. 

Government officials are trying to cancel truth in history. 

Not Today. 

Not Ever. 

Titled: “Tea Brings Time To A Crawl”

Medium: Premier Prismacolor Pencils, Copic Markers, LYRA Graphite, Copic Multiliner(sp), on I264 FABRIANO Toned Paper, post production with Adobe Photoshop/Typeset, Font Placement and cup shadow

©Ramon Shiloh/2022

OUR NEW BOOK DEBUTS FALL 2022

About:

Reconnect with the natural world through essays that blend science and prose. In her debut work, Josephine Woolington turns back the clock to review the events that have challenged Pacific Northwest wildlife in an effort to provide a deeper sense of place. Only then can we imagine how these imperious effects might be overcome.

Join Woolington as she sheds light on the diverse species whose populations are slowly declining from the lands, seas, and skies of the Pacific Northwest. Only by acknowledging this truth can we understand that our impact on the Earth is deeper and far more significant than we ever imagined. Through interviews with local educators, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and artists from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Haida Nation, the Yakama Nation, the Makah Tribe, and beyond, we are invited to decenter our singular perspective in favor of a more empathic, collective approach.

The flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest are resilient. As they adapt to a world far removed from its wonders, we must realize our own interconnectedness to nature and to one another. Woolington colors the rich history of the Pacific Northwest within the eye of its beholder so that society can learn to live intentionally in the land that sustains us all. From the coastal tailed frog to the sandhill crane, the yellow-cedar to the camas flower, these stories reimagine what it means to live mindfully in the colorful region we call home.

Product details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ooligan Press (November 15, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1947845365
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1947845367

About the Author 

Josephine Woolington is a writer, musician, and educator. She previously worked at several newspapers in Oregon, where her work was read by both regional and national audiences via The Associated Press. During her time at The Register-Guard in Eugene, she received an award for best education coverage from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. In addition to journalism, she's a musician and music educator. She's toured nationally and internationally with different artists, and she writes, records, and performs her own music as well. She earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Oregon in journalism and political science and received the school's highest award for excellence in journalism. Her artistic, mindful perspective and curiosity about all living things guide her creative endeavors. She lives in her hometown of Portland with her love and their fur child, Gladys the cat. Follow her musings on Instagram @josephine_antoinette_, and on Twitter @j_woolington.

About the Illustrator

Ramon Shiloh (Creek, Cherokee, Filipino, African) is an award-winning author and the illustrator of several books. In 2018 Shiloh was invited to host a Chef's Table at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. 

Shiloh focuses many of his efforts on supporting Indigenous children. He uses his knowledge of food, art, and culture to help Native youth develop a love for cooking that connects them to both good health and their histories in our ever-changing world.

 

ART THERAPY

By Ramon Shiloh

 Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury effects people differently.

Mine is complicated and unstable.

According to “American Congress Of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)”, the benefits of Art therapy:
Lowers cortisol levels
Improves focus
Can be cathartic & improve self-understanding

Help predict and make decisions
Fosters self expression; great for rehabilitation”

It seems my path will be dedicated to Art for the rest of my life Facebook Peeps.

Keep your eyes peeled for Art posts, as I try my best to navigate this newfound disability.

Be well everyone 💔

I STAND FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS

 Another tough moment in history. 

Titled: Confirmation & The Death of Roe v. Wade 
(Doodle Thoughts)
Medium: Colored Pencil, Sumi Ink, Acrylic on Pentalic Paper
©Ramon Shiloh 2020/2022

Teamed With "IllumiNative" for Mother's Day Campaign

 

Happy Mother’s Day Everyone

Artist Statement:

My mother used to say “women are “co-creators of life and keepers of time, through our bodies.”

Like all children, this youth represents purity and kindness.

She reflects in the brilliance of diversity (flower) with no bias or judgment.

In this act, she is rewarded with a memory (necklace/medallion) of her innocence and for the time of her life.

She is the promise of her generation, the hope. Instilled in this child are the qualities of respect, tolerance, strength, equality, and understanding, this is her birth right. These teachings have been passed down through all generations.

She has the honor of harmony with Mother Earth and therefore a desire to protect us all.

In her transformation, as a young adult, she reflects on herself (dancer) flourishing between tradition and modern society.

She is the bridge. Her markings, worn to face the world, represent the challenges to be heard and a constant fight for respect as an independent woman. She continues this journey throughout her coming years.

In the end, or beginning, her culmination of experiences is represented by the mother of all women (elder) who guides in purity and kindness. She watches over us and the generations to come so that we all can live a better life.

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