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Matrilineal Memory, a Solo Exhibition by Mikaela Shafer
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Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory explores memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. It is a solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan), featuring paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, Shafer intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from her Hopi heritage.
Born in Berlin, Germany and now residing in the Pacific Northwest, Mikaela Shafer is an Indigenous mother, activist, and artist. She draws inspiration from her Hopi culture and personal healing journey in her creative endeavors. A self-trained artist, Shafer has been creating since her youth — sculptures, poetry, paintings, and costumes. Today, that creativity has grown into a professional practice in which she creates expressionistic, abstract paintings that explore familial relationships, cultural identity, grief, loss, reconnection, and healing.