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Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) | The Armory Show
September 5 - 8, 2024
Javits Center, Booth #117
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they would prefer to be a cloud, fastened to the rock, 2013-2022acrylic, graphite, Xerox transfer on panel board16 x 16" each panel
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Elizabeth Leach Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in The Armory Show with a joint presentation with Cristin Tierney Gallery showcasing works by multidisciplinary artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos). This collaboration at the art fair coincides with the opening of a solo exhibition of Siestreem's works at Cristin Tierney Gallery.
Sara Siestreem, an Oregon-based artist and member of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, engages the ceremonial traditions of her ancestors and blends them with contemporary artistic practices. Siestreem’s work spans painting, photography, printmaking, weaving, and large-scale installations, standing at the intersection of social and ecological justice, education, and Indigenous feminism.
Rooted deeply in her Oregon homeland and tribal community, Siestreem’s art showcases the unbroken continuum of Indigenous culture and knowledge. While her work has been exhibited in museums and featured in prestigious collections nationally, this September marks her first solo presentation in New York, introducing her practice to a global audience.
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New Paintings
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un-ring bells, 2024acrylic, graphite, Xerox transfer on panel board72 x 96"
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On view at the New York Armory Show, the joint presentation debuts a selection of the artist’s newest paintings and sculptures. The booth is anchored by a selection of the artist’s large multi-panel artworks. Inspired by Indigenous weaving patterns, Siestreem’s painting practice features dynamic black and white geometric shapes overlaid by gestural paint and juxtaposed with xeroxed photo transfers of extinct Indigenous oyster shells and a basket woven by the artist, offering a tribute to the Indigenous worldview that plants, animals, and the elements are our relatives.
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oh but the key note (ROSES), 2024acrylic, graphite, Xerox transfer on panel board72 x 48"
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“I make abstract paintings based in the ceremonial traditions of my ancestors combined with contemporary modes of making. My process is based on observations of Nature combined with a formal structure and improvisational practice. In the same way we receive an energetic charge from contact with the land, other animals or a natural event, I intend these paintings to affect the viewer.
— Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)
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foxes on the moon, 2024acrylic, graphite, Xerox transfer on panel board49 x 72"
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rockefeller dance apron for Andy, 2024acrylic, graphite, Xerox transfer on panel board48 x 48"
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Baskets in the Round
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[chevy], 2022slip cast ceramic basket (unique)8.75 x 8.25 x 8"
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glass bat, 2024acrylic, graphite, Xerox transfer on panel board81 x 65"
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Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)
skyline, 2024seven glazed slip cast ceramic baskets
installation: 8.75 x 81 x 8"
each 8.75 x 8.25 x 8"
Edition 1/3, 2 AP -
Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)
milk and honey, 2024glazed slip cast ceramic basket
8.75 x 8.25 x 8"
Edition 1/10
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Minion Series
Another highlight at the Armory Show will be a new work from her ongoing minion sculpture series, consisting of slip-cast ceramic dance caps adorned with meticulously strung (Indigo-dyed cotton) strands of red, luminous glass beads, abalone (commonly seen throughout Indigenous regalia), and found buttons. Through this series, Siestreem ruminates about social justice, specifically as related to gender equality and women’s rights. She sees these works as protectors that simultaneously uplift the good and punish the bad.
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M(sweet)16, 2024four glazed slip cast ceramic dance caps, Salmon vertebra, Abalone, plastic buttons, Czech white heart beads, Indigo dyed Diné Wool, woven industrial cotton cording, canvas and threadapprox:
72 x 8 x 11" each
72 x 92 x 11" overall -
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Dance Caps
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transtemporal dance cap (ARETHA FRANKLIN, reigns supreme), 2022
3D printed scan of a hand woven dance cap (Nylon 12 Powder)
5 x 8 x 6 in. / 12.75 x 20.25 x 15.25 cm.
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Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)
copper penny, 2024glazed slip cast ceramic dance cap
5 x 8 x 6"
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Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)
the night sky, 2024glazed slip cast ceramic dance cap
5 x 8 x 6"
Edition of 10, AP 1/2
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resist resist resist resist, 2018acrylic, graphite, color pencil and China Marker on panel20 x 20"
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3/15/2020 minion, 2024Glazed Slip Cast Ceramic Dance Caps, Czech Glass Beads, Dentalium, Salmon Vertebras (2023), Student Gifted Bone, Shell, and Plastic Buttons (2010), Abalone Buttons, Indigo Dyed Cotton Thread, Industrial Cotton with Fresh Indigo Dye (Linton) Woven Skull Capsapprox:
72 x 8 x 11" each
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Works on Paper
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looking for the land///found the weather, 2022acrylic, graphite, logging crayon, gesso on BFK Rives papertriptych: 70 x 126" paper
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Exhibition Informaiton
The Aromry Show
Javits Center, Booth #117
429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001
September 5 - 8, 2024milk and honey
Cristin Tierney Gallery
219 Bowery Floor 2, New York, NY 10002
September 6 - October 19, 2024Opening reception: September 6, 6 - 8 pm
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