Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds: Honor Song - Hock E. Aye Vi Edgar Heap Of Birds

Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds (b. 1954, Kansas) is a multidisciplinary artist and citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation. He is the recipient of numerous awards, has participated in over 200 national and international exhibitions since the early 1980s, and his works are housed in museum collections worldwide. For thirty years, Heap of Birds was a professor of Fine Arts and Native American Studies, serving as visiting lecturer in over fourteen countries. nPablo N. Barrera (Wixáritari) is Adjunct Curator at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center and has independently curated shows in London, Seoul and New York. n n n nAnna Vittoria Pickett is Director of Exhibitions at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. She is a nonprofit professional experienced in education and a visual artist with a practice encompassing ceramics, printmaking, and installation. n nDavid Levi Strauss (b. 1953, Kansas) is an American poet, essayist, art and cultural critic, and educator. He is the author of a book of poetry, four books of essays, and numerous monographs and catalogues on artists. He was Chair of the graduate program in Art Writing at the School of Visual Arts in New York City from 2007-2021. n nSuzan Shown Harjo (b. 1945, Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation/ Hotvlkvlke Mvskokvlke, Nuyakv) is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands. Among her many positions over the last fifty years, she served as Congressional Liaison for Indian Affairs under President Carter and later as President of the National Council of American Indians. Currently, she is the President of the Morning Star Institute. n nKiona Millirons is a visual and teaching artist. She is passionate about art and its impact on human development and positive change. Kiona holds a BFA from Oklahoma City University and a MFA from the University of Oklahoma. n nShanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds (Diné/Navajo) is an art historian, writer, and independent curator focused on contemporary Native American/Indigenous visual artists and performance studies. She has taught at the University of Oklahoma, Norman and at the University of Tulsa and is currently on the board of Spiderwoman Theater Company (the longest running Native American feminist theater group in the USA).n