Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch

May 27, 2023–January 1, 2024

New York, NY

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch celebrates more than a half century of Shelley Niro’s paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, and films. Accessible, humorous, and peppered with references to popular culture, Niro's art delves into the timeless cultural knowledge and generational histories of her Six Nations Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community to provide purpose and healing.

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Shelley Niro (Six Nations Reserve, Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Turtle Clan, b. 1954), The Rebel, 1987. Hand-tinted gelatin silver print. Collection of the artist.

Shelley Niro (Six Nations Reserve, Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Turtle Clan, b. 1954), The Rebel, 1987. Hand-tinted gelatin silver print. Collection of the artist.

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Organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Hamilton with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and with curatorial support from the National Gallery of Canada. Major support for the project is provided by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Terra Foundation for American Art, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

Terra Foundation for American Art
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs