South Salt Lake
Sep. 28 – Nov. 8

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, UT, Russel Albert Daniels, Diné (Navajo) and Ho-Chunk, is a multidisciplinary photographer and artist. His craft places storytelling at the forefront of a documentary photography practice that aims to bring visibility to Native American communities throughout the American West. His photography projects explore how identity, place, and history illuminate buried narratives of Western expansion. Daniels’s stories about Bears Ears, Standing Rock, Two Spirit, the climate crisis on Indigenous lands, and the legacy of colonial-era Indigenous captivity and enslavement in the Southwest have sparked meaningful conversations about these complex hidden narratives.

Alongside a curated selection of his artistic black and white photographs, Daniels will unveil a series of ink drawings, a body of work he has been quietly and privately developing for the past four years. This revelation is expected to create a sense of anticipation and excitement among local audiences, offering an unprecedented look into Daniels’s artistic evolution.

In his artist’s statement for “Wild Roses,” Daniels says, “These two distinct but connected bodies of work, ink drawings and photographs, are my attempt to step into a realm beyond the one we live in. This selection of work will give viewers a glimpse into my bigger, long-term projects capturing the socio-political, historical, and spiritual connections between nature, wildlife, and humans in the American West landscape. This work is a lifelong, soul-fulfilling odyssey to understand my identity, intuition, and sense of place in the world.”

Opening reception for Russel Albert Daniels on Saturday, September 28, from 6:00-9 p.m., with an artist talk from 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Also be available for viewing on Friday, October 18, 6:00-8 p.m.,
Closing reception on Friday, November 8, from 6:00-8 p.m.
And by appointment

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2970 South West Temple, Unit B
Salt Lake City

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