JASON ELLIOTT CLARK: MYTHS AND LEGENDS

PRINTS FROM THE MAM COLLECTION

SPONSORED BY MISSOULA ART MUSEUM

  • 14 prints
  • Sizes: 16″ x 20″ to 32″ x 40″
  • Approximately 100 linear feet
  • 2 crates, 100lbs
  • Available January 2024 – December 2026
  • Rental Fee: 6-weeks – $600, 7 – 12-weeks – $1100

This exhibition features a selection of work from the MAM Collection by printmaker Jason Elliott Clark. In his work, Clark explores Algonquin legends mixed with personal stories and misinformation about Native American Indian culture today.  The works in the exhibition focus mainly on Clark’s early career as a printmaker in the University of Montana’s MFA program (2004) and soon after. 

“My work is rooted in the traditional teachings and beliefs of my ancestors and the erroneous teachings and beliefs of western society about Native Americans. The subjects portrayed in my art are from personal experiences and the legends of my Algonquin heritage. I am also interested in what people are being taught about Native Americans by western culture through parents, teachers, textbooks, films, television, cartoons, consumer advertisements, products, and other transmitters of misinformation. My work deals with subjects that I have observed or experienced firsthand. These are the stories that have shaped and formed my life. They illustrate how I see the world around me and how I have learned to respect it. The images and stores in my work are reflections or parts of me.”                                                                                – Excerpted from Artist’s Statement, 2006

The exhibition showcases numerous printmaking techniques including relief, litho, monotype, and screen printing.