Kimberly Fulton Orozco: Whatever the Ravens Say, She Understands (Generational Chatter): Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Opening Reception:
Saturday, Nov 25, 2023, 2 - 4 PM
659 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1R2
This is the first solo exhibition of Kimberly Fulton-Orozco. Kimberly pursues, in-depth, a reconnection with her Kaigani Haida heritage and the ancestral knowledge base passed on by her father and grandmother. This deeply personal exploration of Orozco's identity touches on themes of knowledge transfer, power dynamics, truth in self-expression, and the cultural loss at the hands of assimilation. The exhibition features artworks in various media, including works on paper, paintings on canvas and linen, hand-finished giclée prints, and repurposed objects. Using a blend of figurative formline design and abstraction, Orozco attempts to navigate the complexity of remaining clearly connected to her past during an increasingly fraught and confusing present.
Kimberly Fulton Orozco is Raven from the Yahgw'laanaas clan and received the name Sáandlaanaay, which, put simply means "first sunrise," referring to a Haida origin story. Kimberly works as an artist, photography producer, and writer in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a BFA in Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking from Georgia State University, and she is an MFA Studio Arts student at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
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Díi k’ángkwdanggang (I Am Hopeful) Sold
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Hal Ýadahld’ugán dluu, 'láag t’aláng tlaayd’ugán (When They Fell, We Helped Them) Sold
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Náanang aa hl gúusuugang (Talking to My Grandmother//An Embrace From My Ancestors)
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Subtle Syncopation (Purpose and Drive||Purpose and Drive) Sold
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What's Important Will Follow
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Subliminal Self Portrait Sold
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Disjointed Raven (Time is a Mark And Nothing More) Sold
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Kugaan Jaad Emerges (Be Still and Listen) Sold
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Sgáan hlgán (The Dorsal Fin Tears the Water to Balance the Being) Sold
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Fully Formed Thought (Consciousness Resonates) Sold
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Her Bruised Chest is Under Shirt. Her Bruise is Only in Her Mind Sold
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(She Carries a) Heavy Heart (Wearing a) Beautiful Mask (Rinsing Her Bloodied Face) Sold
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Kimberly Fulton Orozco, Insecure Mix, Mystery Story, 10, Falling Into Blue Velvet (Dark Inside), 2023
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Kimberly Fulton Orozco, Insecure Mix, Judgment Story, 11, Looking Past the Mask. Excavating the Substance, 2023
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Insecure Mix, Love Story, 12, Soul Shakin’ (Major Crush)
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Kimberly Fulton Orozco, Insecure Mix, Love Story, 13, Man With Brown Eyes (Love Moves Me), 2023
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Insecure Mix, Mending Story, 14, Maybe Memphis (Put Another Song On The Playlist//Blank Slate)
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Insecure Mix, Qaao Qaao Story, 16, The Big Raven Makes His Mind Strong. (Despite Your Judgment of Her Vision)
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Insecure Mix, Existential Reclamation Story, 40, Gám áa uu díi gyaahlangáay is’anggang (This is Not My Story) Sold
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Insecure Mix, River Bottom Story, 41, As Water Passes over Me, My Edges Smooth. It Hurts Less When I Move
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Insecure Mix, Two Winds Story, 42, Southeast Facing, Looking Black. Better Turn Back
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Insecure Mix, Two Stones Story, 43, A Crying Loon. A box within a box within a box within a box within a box
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Insecure Mix, Glinting Sea Story, 44, The Sky Will Warn You of Its Intentions, Southeasterly Shadows Aren’t Your Mind’s Inventions
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Insecure Mix, Weathering Story, 45, A Copper Umbrella Will Wear Out Your Arm Sold
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Insecure Mix, Cloud House Story, 46, We Were Together in the Sky When You Promised You’d Care for Me Forever (Remembering a Time Long Ago When I Believed in Promises) Sold
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Insecure Mix, Mending Story, 47, Maybe Memphis (Put Another Song on the Playlist) Sold
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Insecure Mix, Language Learner, 48, Níijaangw hl k’udlán-gang (I Am Painting a Mask)
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Insecure Mix, Clear Mind Story, 49, Salt on My Brow, Keep Moving, Now
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Insecure Mix, Evaporation Story, 50, Still Coming Up Salty (Sea of Love Gone Dry)
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Insecure Mix, Visual Sovereignty Story, 51, Loo Taas & Iljuwas, Wave Eater Carried Hope across Mirrored Water
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Insecure Mix, Tropical Heart Story, 52, Born into the Cold (Blood Runs Hot)
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Insecure Mix, Warp Story, 53, Hanging in the Back of My Mind (Mother Love)
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Insecure Mix, Messenger Story, 54, Each Word Is A Canoe That Carries My Meaning To You Sold
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Insecure Mix, Kiidk’yaas Story, 55, T’suuwii Means “Heart of a Tree” (Protect What Is Ancient and Golden)
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Insecure Mix, Skin Story, 56, k'ál, Cascara, Speckled Identity (Dark and Light)
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Insecure Mix, Skin Story, 57, Integrating and Imbricating
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Insecure Mix, Patination Story, 58, As the Elements Change Me, I Acquire Depth, I Don’t Look Back, I Don’t Forget Sold
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Insecure Mix, Twilight Sky Story, 59, I’ll Be Soft For You, If You Want Me To (Magnetic Susceptibility)
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Insecure Mix, October Story, 60, Asters and the Blue Sky (Picking Over Your Bones) Sold