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S.D. Nelson and Gregory Bryan, the men behind two South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum exhibits of American Indian story illustrations, will speak on Sept. 12 at 5:45 p.m. during the 5-7 p.m. closing reception for S.D. Nelson: Sharing My Vision and A Life鈥檚 Work: Paul Goble Illustrations of American Indian Stories. The public is invited to a book signing from 4-5 p.m. followed by a free reception with light appetizers and refreshments. Nelson and Bryan will speak from 5:45-6:30 p.m. These exhibits both close on Sept. 15.

Jodi Lundgren, South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum curator of exhibitions, displayed these two exhibits at the same time in order to highlight the connections between Paul Goble and S.D. Nelson鈥檚 artwork and books.

鈥淪.D. Nelson is an important Lakota artist and author who was inspired by Paul Goble鈥檚 illustrations and retellings of traditional American Indian stories in children鈥檚 books,鈥� Lundgren said. 鈥淣elson brings his own style and life experience to his books and art and we鈥檙e excited to share that with our visitors. Having the Paul Goble life works retrospective traveling show on view at the same time and being able to host Gregory Bryan, Goble鈥檚 biographer and the co-curator of this exhibit, is icing on the cake.鈥�

S.D. Nelson: Sharing My Vision

This is the first time Nelson鈥檚 works have been on display at South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum. S.D. Nelson: Sharing My Vision presents a selection of original artworks spanning Nelson鈥檚 career. Nelson鈥檚 fluid style and traditional Native American imagery combines movement, color, and form into a visual celebration of life.

After working with the museum鈥檚 staff to compile this body of works, Nelson offered to donate the entire exhibit to the museum鈥檚 permanent collection.

鈥淲e are so honored that S.D. Nelson would entrust these works to us and as stewards of the art treasures of South 啵啵直播秀, we will preserve and share them with visitors, students and researchers for the years to come,鈥� said Lynn Verschoor, director of the South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum.

An award-winning author and illustrator, Nelson is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North and South 啵啵直播秀. His paintings offer a fresh contemporary interpretation of traditional Lakota images. Nelson creates ledger drawings in ink and colored pencil and paintings with acrylics, which he brushes, sponges, splatters and sprays. In addition to this work, he has painted extensively on 啵啵直播秀 skins and bone and has crafted traditional rawhide drums and leather beadwork.

Nelson鈥檚 artworks appear in books, greeting cards and CD covers, and are held in both private and public collections. He has served as the author and illustrator for 11 children鈥檚 books. His books have received the American Indian Library Association Honor Book 啵啵直播秀 in 2016; the Spur 啵啵直播秀 from Western Writers of America in 2004, 2006 (Finalist 啵啵直播秀s 2005, 2011, 2016); the Notable Book 啵啵直播秀 from the American Library Association 2001, 2011 and the Bluebonnet Master List 啵啵直播秀 from the Texas Library Association in 2011. He has lectured at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and was the keynote speaker for Read North 啵啵直播秀 in 2010 (North 啵啵直播秀 Humanities Council).

After graduating in 1968 from North High School in Fargo, North 啵啵直播秀, Nelson went on to earn a B.S. in Art from Minnesota State University at Moorhead. He taught art for a year in the Wahpeton public schools in North 啵啵直播秀 before going on to teach for twenty-seven years  in Flagstaff, AZ. He is a 2012 inductee of the North High School Hall of Fame.

Gregory Bryan and A Life鈥檚 Work: Paul Goble Illustrations of American Indian Stories

Gregory Bryan wrote Paul Goble, Story Teller based on his extensive interviews with Paul Goble and his family, friends and people influenced by Goble, including S.D. Nelson. Bryan鈥檚 book was published by the South 啵啵直播秀 Historical Society shortly after Goble鈥檚 death, Jan. 5, 2017. His book received the Midwest Book 啵啵直播秀s Best Biography medal from the Midwest Independent Publishing Association.

Bryan is currently a professor of education at the University of Manitoba, specializing in literacy education and children鈥檚 literature. Born and raised in Australia, he lives in Winnipeg with his wife and their two children.

A Life鈥檚 Work: Paul Goble Illustrations of American Indian Stories is a traveling exhibit developed by South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum and co-curated with Bryan. It has been on display at The Journey Museum in Rapid City and the Museum of the South 啵啵直播秀 State Historical Society in Pierre. It is back at South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum for the first time since its launch in 2017. The exhibit closes here on Sept. 15 and becomes available for other museums to display.

Although Goble鈥檚 artwork is scattered throughout the world in private and public collections, the primary resource for access to works representative of his career is the South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum. The museum鈥檚 extensive Paul Goble Collection consists of over 500 watercolor, gouache and ink illustrations.

Visitors to South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum will always see a rotation of Goble works on display, usually tied to a specific theme or character. In contrast, A Life鈥檚 Work presents a chronological view of his work with pieces representing books from different stages of his career. The exhibit is designed as a celebration of the remarkable talents and career of Goble. Visitors are invited to enjoy Goble鈥檚 paintings and to witness for themselves the products of a scholarly commitment to accurate research, an abiding passion for art and deep love for the people and cultures of America鈥檚 Great Plains.

Taylor McKeown, South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum鈥檚 curator of collections, was one of three 2016 summer interns who worked closely with Bryan and then-curator of collections, Lisa Scholten, to prepare the traveling exhibit.

鈥淲orking as closely as I do with the museum鈥檚 Paul Goble Collection, it鈥檚 wonderful to have the opportunity to share this full arc of Goble鈥檚 life works,鈥� explained McKeown. 鈥淢oreover, collaborating with Greg Bryan has been so rewarding because Greg has such an intimate knowledge of Paul Goble鈥檚 life and it makes working with the Goble Collection so much richer and more meaningful.鈥�

About South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum

South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum is located at 1036 Medary Avenue in Brookings and is open daily except for upcoming holiday closures: Native American Day (Oct. 14), Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28). Admission to the museum is free. Parking is also free in the museum鈥檚 reserved lot just west of the museum on Harvey Dunn Street. For more information, visit the South 啵啵直播秀 Art Museum, call 605-688-5423 or email.