Jerry Saltz Reviews Fort Marion and Beyond
Jerry Saltz emphasises the visionary art created by Nokkoist (Bear’s Heart) and Ohettoint during their incarceration at Fort Marion, in St. Augustine, Florida
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Hyperallergic on Plains Ledger Drawings
In his review of our exhibition Fort Marion and Beyond, John Yau reflects on a brutal chapter in U.S. history through the lens of Plains Ledger Drawings
Louisa Keyser Praised in the New York Times
Marc Tracy examines the outstanding mastery of Keyser’s art while highlighting the complex artist-patron relationship that enabled it
The Pioneering Art of Louisa Keyser
Louisa Keyser is highlighted in an article in the Wall Street Journal as a “pioneering modernist as finely attuned to form as any artist working in her lifetime”
Meet the Dealer: Donald Ellis Gallery at Frieze New York
Donald Ellis Gallery talks to Artspace about the works on show at Frieze New York 2019, including Ledger Art and parfleche, containers made of stiff hide and painted by Plains women
Watching the Surrealists at Work
An article in Art in America foregrounds how the works on show at Moon Dancers: Yup’ik Masks and the Surrealists might have actively influenced Surrealist thought and practice
The Surrealists’ Dance with Yup’ik Masks
Gini Alhadeff of the New York Review of Books discusses the exhibition Moon Dancers: Yup’ik Masks and the Surrealists, organized jointly by Di Donna Galleries and Donald Ellis Gallery
Yup’ik Masks Transform into Surrealist Art
Mary Ann Caws of the Brooklyn Rail argues that Moon Dancers: Yup’ik Masks and The Surrealists elucidates ‘the transformations from the mask to the sculptures, drawings, and paintings’
How Native Alaskan Culture Influenced Surrealist Masters
Margaret Carrigan of Galerie Magazine writes that Moon Dancers: Yup’ik Masks and the Surrealists sheds light on 'a long-overlooked cultural exchange’
Donald Ellis Gallery Listed as the Best Booth at Frieze
A review in Hyperallergic lists Donald Ellis Gallery first among the best booths at Frieze New York 2018
The Remarkable Creative Intersection Between Yup’ik Masks and Surrealism
State of the Arts NYC writes that Moon Dancers: Yupik Masks and the Surrealists celebrates the ‘remarkable connections between Surrealism and Yup’ik masks’
Ledger Drawings at the Fairfield University Art Museum
The New Haven Register reviews Ledger Drawings of the Plains Indians, an exhibition organized by the Fairfield University Art Museum in collaboration with Donald Ellis Gallery
Ledger Drawings Confirm that Art is Everywhere
Writing for the New York Times art critic Roberta Smith argues that the Ledger Drawings created by Oliver Good Shield 'confirm that art is everywhere'
Ledger Drawing Named One of the 10 Art Achievements of 2017
Reviewing the year in culture, Jerry Saltz names a Ledger Drawing by Koba (Wild Horse, 1848-1880) exhibited by Donald Ellis Gallery one of the 10 best art achievements of 2017
