G. Peter Jemison
(b. 1945)
 

G. Peter Jemison—an artist, curator, historian, and educator—is a foundational figure in the art history of New York City, and especially its communities of Native artists. A member of the Heron Clan of the Seneca Nation, Jemison first moved to New York in the late 1960s and served as the inaugural curator of the American Indian Community House Gallery from 1978 to 1985, where he was instrumental in fostering a vibrant scene of contemporary Native art. At the same time, he was a practicing artist himself, creating works ranging from drawings on paper bags to collages and sculptures. A selection of these, dating from the 1970s to present day, are featured in Greater New York 2021, on view through April 18, 2022, at MoMA PS1.

https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/715
https://burchfieldpenney.org/art-and-artists/people/profile:g-peter-jemison/

Sentinels (Large Yellow)
2006
acrylic, oil and collage on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.224238.html