All of the artists offers art educators and non-art educators a way to
explore a diverse group of Minnesota based artists. Art lessons will feature artists on this
site and will meet Minnesota Department of Education visual art standards.
Culturally Relevant Art Lessons should be available for
ALL students to express themselves in school.
Please note that there may be images that could be
inappropriate for your students,
please take care.
explore a diverse group of Minnesota based artists. Art lessons will feature artists on this
site and will meet Minnesota Department of Education visual art standards.
Culturally Relevant Art Lessons should be available for
ALL students to express themselves in school.
Please note that there may be images that could be
inappropriate for your students,
please take care.
Jovan C. Speller and son In Lottie’s Living Room traces a story that emanates from local lived experience and reveals the complex interdependence of land, community, and culture. Taking root in her family’s multigenerational stewardship of land in Windsor, North Carolina, acres once tended by enslaved ancestors, Speller’s installation addresses interwoven histories and creates a space in which new futures might be embodied. In Lottie’s Living Room marks the transition of these lands through generations, and the tremendous efforts to maintain these acres within the family. In the last one hundred years, discriminatory government policies and white supremacist violence radically changed the scale of Black land ownership – resulting in the loss of just under one million Black farmers and a 90 percent loss in their acreage. Speller’s work communicates within this context, yet expands outwards toward the continuing cultural memory that both honors these sacrifices and sustains her family, and many others. Speller and her family live in Northern Minnesota |