Tamarind highlights lithograph by Dyani White Hawk
Understanding II, 2013. The four-color lithograph was printed with the collaboration of Tamarind printer Emily Diehl. Dyani White Hawk (Sičangu Lakota) creates intricate, exactingly-executed paintings that often combine the Lakota art of quill work with strong lines that echo blanket and moccasin patterns. She uses abstraction to bring American Indian tradition into a dynamic contemporary context. Her Tamarind lithographs are examples of her remarkable skills as an artist. She says, “As a woman of Lakota and European ancestry my life experiences have been a continual negotiation of both We...