Inaaband Mitigwaki – “Woodland Vision”
Robert DesJarlait, Painter/Illustration
EXHIBIT February 15 – April 11, 2025
RECEPTION Saturday, February 15 from 5 to 7pm. Reception will open with hand drum ceremony with DesJarlait’s son Miziway Migizi.
EXHIBIT STATEMENT
My art in the Inaaband Mitigwaki exhibition depicts, documents, and defines the life of the Ojibwe people as I perceive it visually. It engages the viewer in a visual language through which cultural diversity is the message. – Robert DesJarlait
“Art is an expression of the soul-spirit made visible.”
Artist Bio
Robert DesJarlait (Endaso-Giizhik) is from the Red Lake Ojibwe Nation and belongs to the Bear Clan. He is a visual artist, muralist, writer, historian, and educator. His career in art spans over four decades.
His paintings and illustrations focus on Ojibwe family life, cultural traditions, and origin stories. He has served as a cultural mentor and advisor on community art projects and has illustrated curriculum units for American Indian Education Programs and American Indian agencies and organizations in Minnesota.
His award-winning work is in numerous private and public collections. Robert is listed in Who’s Who in American Art (Marquis) and Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian.
This exhibit made possible with support from the McKnight Foundation.
