Upcoming Special Hours:

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe Wed., April 23 | 10 AM–4 PM

Exhibition Opening: Species Pending

  • Friday, April 18
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM MT
  • Santa Fe Railyard

Join us for the exhibition opening of 'Species Pending,' a mobile art exhibition by Jamison Chās Banks and Animkeewa White Eagle!

Species Pending Opening | Friday, April 18, 5:00–7:00 PM | Free to Attend
📍Santa Fe Railyard Shade Structure by the Farmers Market
(1612 Alcaldesa St, Santa Fe, NM 87501)

Join us for the exhibition opening of Species Pending, a mobile art exhibit by artists Jamison Chās Banks (Seneca-Cayuga Tribe and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) and Animkeewa White Eagle (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and Kiowa descent).

At the core of this work, Species Pending reimagines historical narrative based on the shuvosaurid or proto-dinosaur Effigia okeeffeae, whose name is a tribute to Georgia O’Keeffe. This animal lived on the ancient continent of Pangea during the late Triassic and was excavated in 1940s-era fossil blocks taken from Ghost Ranch in Northern New Mexico. Through an Indigenous lens of rewriting or “rerighting” history, Banks and White Eagle steer the narrative about this fossil towards an Indigenous perspective. Using imagery, sculpture, and installation reminiscent of archived historical photographs and items, they reinterpret how this fossil and animal is presented, in an installation inside and on the exterior of the Axle Contemporary Mobile Artspace.

Photograph of two people standing side by side. The person on the left is shorter and wears glasses and a light button-up shirt. The person on the right is older and wear an orange shirt. Both look straight at the camera. Behind them are green trees

‘Species Pending’ by Jamison Chās Banks and Animkeewa White Eagle

Learn more about the Mobile Artists in Residence Jamison Chās Banks and Animkeewa White Eagle, and their work in Species Pending.

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In an exciting collaboration, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is proud to partner with Axle Contemporary, an innovative mobile exhibition space.

Photos courtesy of Jamison Chās Banks and Animkeewa White Eagle.

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