Churchwood Gallery
North Attleborough, Massachusetts
November 2024
Integration
Paintings by Jonny Skye and Sculpture by Peter Manzella
134 Collaborative Gallery
at Mathewson Street Church
Providence, Rhode Island
October 2024
Public Reception Oct 17, 5-8pm
AS220 Project Space Gallery
Providence, Rhode Island
November 2023
oowiši
In This Direction
oowiši is a word in peewaaliaataweenki that translates to ‘in this direction’ in English. The paintings in this series are titled in the language spoken by the Peewaalia or Peoria, my paternal relatives. The images and their titles rest in the spirit of recovery. mihše neewe Tosan Wesley Farless, Peoria Language Specialist in the Department of Cultural Preservation at the Peoria Tribe and this text, myaamia neehi peewaalia kaloosioni mahsinaakani – A Miami-Peoria Dictionary, Baldwin & Costa, 2005
Thank you Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for a 2022 Make Art Grant and AS220 galleries for showing this work. All sales from this exhibition benefit the artist and AS220 galleries, an essential resource for creatives in Providence, RI.