Left: Angélica Serech (Maya Kaqchikel, b.1982), Confrontación habitada, 2024. Vertical loom in cotton threads, natural Maguey, and Maguey dyed with natural dyes; 65 x 80 x 8 in. Denver Art Museum: Funds from 2022 Collectors' Choice, 2024.432. Right: Maya artist, northern Guatemala or southeastern Mexico. Figurine Whistle of a Woman with a Backstrap Loom, 600-900. Ceramic with post-fire pigment; 7 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art: anonymous gift, M.2010.115.16.
Maya Women: Past, Present, Future
The 24th Annual Mayer Center Symposium centers Maya women, past and present, as essential producers of art, culture, and economy while asserting female visibility and fighting against cultural erasure. Organized by Dr. Victoria Lyall (Denver Art Museum) and Dr. Michelle Rich (Dallas Museum of Art).
Sponsored by the Mayer Center for Ancient American and Latin American Art.
Tickets will be available for purchase in late August. Onsite and virtual ticket bundles will be available for 24th Annual Mayer Center Symposium, Native Arts Triennial Symposium, and Untitled: Artist Takeover. Virtual tickets will also be available for both symposia.
More details and schedule to come. Questions? Call 720.865.4483 or email Paula Contreras at pcontreras@denverartmuseum.org.
