Jackson Polys

November 7, 2018 7PM

Theresa Lang Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 W 13th Street, Room I-202, New York NY

Jackson Polys is an artist from Tlingit territory, living and working between what are currently called Alaska and New York. His work examines negotiations toward the limits and viability of desires for Indigenous growth.  Polys holds an MFA from Columbia University and in 2017 received a NACF Mentor Artist Fellowship. His individual and collaborative works have appeared at the Alaska State Museum; the Anchorage Museum; Artists Space; Burke Museum; Images Festival; Sundance Film Festival; and the Whitney Museum of American Art.