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 ancestors. 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.