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Please join us in the gallery at Angels Gate Cultural Center on Saturday, October 11th from 4pm – 7pm for the Sustainers of Life public artist reception, in conjunction with the Many Winters Gathering of Elders. Co-curated by Cecelia Caro and Laurie Steelink, Sustainers of Life features seven contemporary Native and Indigenous women artists exploring intersectional themes through installation, sculpture, photography, illustration, and painting. The exhibition addresses colonialism’s impact, motherhood, and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis while also celebrating individual stories of resiliency and survival.
Artists Weshoyot Alvitre, Emily Clarke, Katie Dorame, Eve-Lauryn Little Shell LaFountain, Cara Romero, Corey Stein, and Linda Vallejo create works that depict Native and Indigenous women as multidimensional beings. Honoring women as sustainers of cultural knowledge and community healing, this exhibitions weaves together personal narratives within broader historical contexts. Through diverse media, the exhibition creates space for both mourning losses and celebrating the ongoing resilience of those who nurture and protect life.
Sustainers of Life will be on view in the gallery through December 6th, 2025 with free public visiting hours Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 10am to 5pm. Additional programming events providing opportunities for free community engagement to be announced at a future date. Exhibition developments will be available at angelsgateart.org.
Image: Katie Dorame, Our Land (detail), 2024. Inkjet print. Illustration from the book Toypurina: Japchavit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
Support for the exhibitions program is provided by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, the Perenchio Foundation, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
Accessibility
Please note that portions of Sustainers of Life are in areas of the gallery that are currently only accessible via stairs. A virtual walkthrough of the full exhibition will be available on a tablet at the front of the gallery.
