Indigenous Activism in Photography with Jeremy Dennis
Indigenous Activism in Photography with Jeremy Dennis
Wednesday, October 11th, at 7 pm EDT on Zoom
Join us for an enlightening artist talk and conversations with Jeremy Dennis, a talented photographer and artist hailing from the Shinnecock Indian Nation. In this captivating presentation, Jeremy will delve into the powerful intersection of photography and activism, weaving together his indigenous heritage and artistic prowess to create thought-provoking works that challenge the status quo. Through his lens, he explores themes that resonate deeply with contemporary issues, shedding light on important social and environmental concerns.
Jeremy Dennis (b. 1990) is a contemporary fine art photographer, an enrolled Tribal Member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, NY, and lead artist and founder of the non-profit Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc. on the Shinnecock Reservation. In his work, he explores Indigenous identity, culture, and assimilation.
Jeremy was among ten recipients of a 2016 Dreamstarter Grant from the national non-profit organization Running Strong for American Indian Youth. He was awarded $10,000 to pursue his project, On This Site – Indigenous Long Island, which uses photography and an interactive online map to showcase culturally significant Native American sites on Long Island, a topic of special meaning for Jeremy, who was raised on the Shinnecock Nation Reservation.
Jeremy is also known for his ongoing 2018 Rise, and Nothing Happened Here series. These works present themes of belonging, reconciliation, decolonization, and invisibility to the viewer from an Indigenous lens.
Jeremy has been part of several group and solo exhibitions, including So Spoke the Earth, the Past, and the Present at the Mason Gross Galeries at Rutgers University, NJ, Stories—Dreams, Myths, and Experiences, for The Parrish Art Museum’s Road Show (2018), Stories, From Where We Came, The Department of Art Gallery, Stony Brook University (2018); Trees Also Speak, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY College at Old Westbury, NY (2018); Nothing Happened Here, Flecker Gallery at Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY (2018); On This Site: Indigenous People of Suffolk County, Suffolk County Historical Society, Riverhead, NY (2017).
Jeremy Dennis holds an MFA from Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, and a BA in Studio Art from Stony Brook University, NY.
Read more about Jeremy Dennis.
Purchase Behind the Dance: Indigenous Portraits
Jeremy Dennis, from the series Nothing Happened Here
Jeremy Dennis, from the project Behind the Dance: Indigenous Portraits
Jeremy Dennis, from the series Sacredness of Hills
Jeremy Dennis, Nicole Dennis Banks from the Shinnecock Portrait Project
