Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Duo (Tonto and Lone Ranger), 2002, acrylic on canvas

through June 28, 2008

The Grace Museum is opening an exhibit April 12 that features the work of internationally-known American Indian artist, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith.

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Made in America includes more than 30 pieces by Quick-To-See Smith, who is known around the world as an artist, curator, lecturer, activist and spokesperson on behalf of contemporary American Indian art.

"Quick-to-See Smith is one of the most acclaimed American Indian artists today," said Grace Curator of Art & Exhibits Judy Deaton. "She has had more than 80 solo exhibits in the past 30 years and has done printmaking projects nationwide.  She has also organized and/or curated more than 30 Native exhibitions, lectured at more than 185 universities, museums and conferences internationally, most recently at five universities in China.

"Deeply connected to her Flathead Salish, French-Cree, and Shoshone heritage, Quick-to-See Smith uses humor and satire to examine the myths and stereotypes of her ancestors in the context of current American culture. Her politically charged subject matter ranges from cowboys and Indians to consumerism, reservation life, and war. This exhibition features prime examples of her work over the last decade in painting, drawing, printmaking, and mixed-media installation."

Quick-To-See Smith's art is in many private and public international collections, including The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; The Museum of Mankind, Vienna, Austria; The Museum of Modern Art, Quito, Ecuador; and The Museum of Modern Art, NY. Among other honors, she has received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters Grant, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Caucus for the Arts, the College Art Association's Committee on Women in the Arts Award, the 2005 New Mexico Governor's Outstanding New Mexico Woman's Award, the 2005 New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, a 2007 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, and was a National Woman's History 2008 women in the visual arts honoree.

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Made in America opens April 12 in The Grace's second floor Galleries B and C, and will be on display until June 28.

The Grace Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday evening after 5 p.m.

For more information, call 325-673-4587.

	Dodge Hubbard Mishi and Sandip Mathur Gail and Howard Tobin