Relative Arts is a community hub, open studio, and storefront showcasing contemporary Indigenous fashion and design in New York City. Cofounders Liana Shewey and Korina Emmerich will moderate a conversation with Indigenous leaders, artists, and community organizers exploring weaving as a powerful metaphor for collective care, revitalization, and relational reciprocity. The discussion will highlight how these urban-based Indigenous creatives use tradition, social impact, and artistic expression to uplift and connect their communities. Featured panelists include Jeremy Dennis, Sutton King, and Patricia Tarrant.
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Korina Emmerich (Puyallup) founded EMME Studio in 2015 and cofounded Relative Arts in 2023. Her colorful work celebrates her patrilineal Indigenous heritage from the Puyallup tribe while aligning art and design with education. Her work has been featured on Project Runway; at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA PS1, the Denver Art Museum, New York University, Cornell University, RISD Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York; and in such publications as Vogue, Elle, InStyle, and New York magazine. She has presented her collections at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, Indigenous Fashion and Arts, Santa Fe Indian Market’s Couture Runway Show, and New York Fashion Week.
Jeremy Dennis is a photographer, an enrolled Tribal Member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, NY, and the founder and lead artist of Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc., a nonprofit art space and residency program on the Shinnecock Reservation dedicated to uplifting Indigenous and BIPOC artists.
Sutton King, Nāēqtaw-Pianakiw (comes first woman), is Afro-Indigenous and a descendent of the Menominee and Oneida Nations of Wisconsin. She is an Indigenous rights activist, public speaker, published researcher, and social entrepreneur dedicated to developing and scaling innovative solutions to improve Indigenous health equity across sectors. Her focus centers access and benefit sharing and culturally appropriate methodologies within technology, healthcare, and business.
Liana Shewey is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, and is the cofounder and director of programming at Relative Arts, where she organizes exhibitions, public engagement, and collaborative projects that center Indigenous creatives. Shewey’s interdisciplinary practice explores Indigenous futurism, community storytelling, and family archives. Her work spans event production, installation, and public education in pursuit of building solidarity, reclaiming visual sovereignty, preserving ancestral memory, and celebrating Indigenous joy.
Patricia Tarrant is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated tribes located on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. She is a member of the Flint Knife Clan. She is the executive director of the American Indian Community House in New York City and has led numerous discussions about expanding representation and visibility for Native Americans for various nonprofit organizations in the Tri-State Area.
Accessibility
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Major funding is provided by the Agnes Gund Education Endowment Fund for Public Programs, the Jeanne Thayer Young Scholars Fund, and the Annual Education Fund.