Dana Claxton: Headdress - Shadae (2019)
From AGA Listening Lab by Art Gallery of Alberta Listening Lab
April 28, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
This episode features an audio description of Dana Claxton's artwork 'Headdress - Shadae', exploring themes of Indigenous beauty and resilience.
An audio description for Dana Claxton's 2019 work "Headdress - Shadae" Transcription: Dana Claxton. Headdress – Shadae. 2019. Photographic transparency. Light box. AGA Collection. Dana Claxton is a critically acclaimed artist working in film, video, photography, and performance art. Her practice investigates Indigenous beauty, the body, the sociopolitical, and the spiritual. Dana Claxton is a professor and head of the Department of Art, History, Visual Arts and Theory at the University of British Columbia. She is a member of Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation located in southwest Saskatchewan and she resides in Vancouver, Canada. Dana comments: “I am grateful for all of the support my artwork and cultural work has received. I am indebted to the sun and my Sundance teachings. Mni Ki Wakan. Water is sacred.” This photograph is one of a series of artworks made in the years 2018 through 2019, highlighting the beauty and resilience of Indigenous women through their personal effects. The photograph measures 60 by 40 inches and is printed on colour transparency. It is mounted on an LED light box, giving it an ethereal effect to the image. The image includes a three quarter length…
People in this episode
Guest: Dana Claxton
Topics covered
- Indigenous art
- photography
- cultural identity
- women's resilience
- sociopolitical issues
Keywords
- Dana Claxton
- Headdress - Shadae
- Indigenous women
- photographic transparency
- art description
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of British Columbia
Books & works: Headdress - Shadae
Places: Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation, Vancouver, Canada
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