Project Description

A member of the Kanyen’kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, she uses a wide variety of media, including photography, installation, film, and painting to bring greater visibility to Indigenous women and girls. Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch brings together 215 reproductions from Niro’s expansive oeuvre, including work published here for the first time. Also included in this career retrospective are three major essays about Niro’s work by Melissa Bennett, Greg Hill, and David W. Penney, as well as texts from seven guest artists, scholars, and curators.


Title: Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch

Publisher:  Art Gallery of Hamilton

Author/s: Melissa Bennett, Greg A. Hill, David W. Penney

Year: 2024

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Publication Type: Catalogue

Quantity: 1

ISBN: 9781897407356