My artworks visualize the Navajo lifestyle and include a rotating cast of stars, corn, water, teeth, textile, Hogan, and the universe. I have observed the cosmos through the seasons and listened to stories from my grandma and parents.Creating landscapes with linoleum blocks and monoprints, I make impressions of how land erodes and changes.The ideas for all of my prints come from my community, Ganado Chapter, where satellites photography of Earth give us visuals about how the sun, land, and clouds are constantly changing from wind, weather, and growth.
In a larger sense, my prints reflect my culture, the role of women, the role of prayer, the role of time.As such, I would like to acknowledge every elder who has brought each one of us into this world. They are still teaching us, of what it means to be here, and to understand what they are passing onto us.
Artist Bio:
Duhon James was born in Tuba City, Arizona, which is located on the Navajo Nation, he is Water’s Edge clan and born for Bitter Water Clan. He is a recent Alumnus from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. James received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2014 with an emphasis in ceramics and printmaking. In 2011, he received his Associate of Arts in Fine Arts at Dine College, Tsaile, Arizona.
James has shown his works at Eggman and Walrus Gallery Emporium in Santa Fe and Balzar Contemporary Edge Gallery located on the Institute of American Indian Arts’ campus. In 2019, James did his first solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and he now resides in Ganado, Arizona.
