A Shawl Dancer

Exhibited in the PEACE LOVE ART showcase and sale hosted by Arts + Causes, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Dream Catcher Foundation.

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Year: 2023

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 20 x 16 inches

I spent my college years in Oklahoma, and had the chance to attend the Comanche Nation Fair in Lawton, Oklahoma around 2017. (Note: I am not an Indigenous American.) There were many performers competing in a wide range of Indigenous dance competitions, including the women's Fancy Shawl Dance depicted here. This painting captures a brief moment of rest amid an otherwise vigorous and highly athletic performance, a pause wherein the long fringe of the dancer's shawl continues to dazzle with its rippling, polychromatic motion.