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SUMMARY:Online Artist Talk - John Willis and Austin Bryant
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for an artist talk with John Willis and Austin Bryant\,
  whose works are on display as a part of the Manifest Destiny
  exhibition. 
 
 In his projects A View from the Rez and Mni Wiconi\, John Willis
  showcase his long-term engagement with the land of Pine Ridge and
  Standing Rock by revealing how the landscape itself becomes both
  witness and participant in the struggles and continuities of Native
  life. Across both projects\, Willis shows that land is not simply a
  place to stand but a relationship--one defined by stewardship\,
  struggle\, and the unbroken connection between people and the places
  that sustain them. 
 
 Austin Bryant's project Where They Still Remain serves as a memorial
  to the African American and Wampanoag indigenous communities on the
  island of Martha's Vineyard. These two groups have had their histories
  intertwined on the island as they have faced centuries of displacement
  and oppression--often finding stability only in each other and the
  land on which they persist. Through his photography alongside archival
  photographs and texts\, Bryant aims to evoke the countless lives and
  stories lost to time and systematic erasure. 
 
 About the artists:
 
 John Willis (MFA R.I.S.D.\, 1986\, Professor of Photography\,
  Emeritus\, Marlboro College) co-founded the In-Sight Photography
  Project and Exposures Cross-Cultural Youth Arts Program. Community
  engagement and volunteer work are central to Willis's personal
  photography and teaching\, as he explores various ways of
  collaborating with subjects in the tradition of socially concerned
  photographers. John has taught students of all ages\, from
  kindergarteners to nursing home residents. George F. Thompson Press
  has published five books of John's work. 
 
 Willis's awards include a 2010 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and an
  Open Society Institute Community Engagement Grant\, among many others.
  His work is represented in numerous public collections worldwide. 
 
 Since Marlboro College closed in 2020\, John has split his time
  between teaching at various institutions--including R.I.S.D.\,
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, UMASS Dartmouth\, and ME Media
  and working with non-profits that collaborate with indigenous
  communities in the Dakotas and Khmer youth in Cambodia. 
 
 Austin Bryant is a photographer and writer based in Boston\,
  Massachusetts. His work concerns communities of color and the
  landscape on which they remain. Through intimate connections with both
  people and place\, he aims to memorialize the histories that have been
  forsaken or systematically erased.
LOCATION:https://griffinmuseum.org/event/online artist talk john willis and
  austin bryant/
URL:https://griffinmuseum.org/event/online-artist-talk-john-willis-and-aus
 tin-bryant/
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