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by tammy on February 15, 2007

New Exhibit Highlights Innovative Direction in Native Jewelry
WHAT:
"Shared Images: The Jewelry of Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird" Opens February 17, 2007
Innovative design and flawless technical skill distinguish the jewelry of Yazzie Johnson, Navajo, and Gail Bird, Santo Domingo/Laguna. Their masterful designs are the featured in the exhibition "Shared Images: The Jewelry of Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird," opening February 17, 2007, and on view through July 8, 2007 at the Heard Museum.
Johnson and Bird have been working as a creative team for more than 30 years. "Shared Images" presents elegant earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces and belts. Also on view, shown together for the first time, are the artists' best-known work: a series of thematic belts created for the Santa Fe Indian Market. Since 1979, one belt has been designed and debuted each year.
Their jewelry that has been described as "frequently dramatic, always wearable, and compositionally arresting," according to exhibition curator Diana Pardue. "Shared Images" takes a chronological look at the artists' work and process.
The new catalogue, "Shared Images: The Innovative Jewelry of Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird," by Diana Pardue is available, priced at $45, at the Heard Museum Shops.
For images, contact Nicole Haas at 602.251.0283 or nhaas@heard.org.
WHERE:
Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Ariz.
COST:
$10 General Admission; $9 for seniors (65+); $5 for students with ID; $4 for children 6-12; children under 6, members of the Heard Museum and American Indians with proof of tribal enrollment are free.
INFO:
To learn more, call 602.251.0283 or visit www.heard.org.
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