Kudos to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire for mounting the first major solo museum exhibition by a notable Indigenous artist. The exhibition, “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai: Living Light,” tells stunning visual stories of Indigenous people in ways that convey the allure, strength and complexity of contemporary Native life. “I am deeply committed to making work that addresses Native American social issues and changes the way people perceive us in contemporary society,” the noted photographer said. Her images are both serious and playful as she explores such issues as the border wall, the hyper-sexualization of Native women in photography, the environmental destruction of Native lands and stereotypes of Indigeneity in pop culture. “As an Indigenous photographer, I embrace photography as a tool to resist Eurocentric narratives and as a means for opening … [Read more...] about THE SPIRIT OF LIGHT AT THE HOOD