To learn more about Post Pilgrim Gallery, Jennifer White and the artists on display, visit the gallery in person, check out her website and head over to the gallery’s Facebook Page. The gallery also does a version of First Fridays by holding it on the last Friday of the month (Last Fridays) in which a new exhibit is up for display. “It’s a space for visionaries who care about the community to gather.” “I really love having art & music right next to each other,” says White. Next door to the gallery is where The White Wall Sessions are housed, which is a venue for local musicians to showcase their talents. “I think our future is more important than dwelling on the past, and we are looking at the future for children.” “There is no blood quantum to show work here,” says White. There are many ideas as to what makes Native art inherently Native, but White would prefer not to place that pressure on other artists. Native American art can be a contentious topic much like many facets of life in the Native community, but White does not let that prevent her from pursuing her passion. I am proud to be a woman gallery owner, and I will work very hard to do right by the people I love.” - Jennifer White via South Dakota Arts Council. We are going to continue to evolve and conquer our fears I chose to do it through my art. Our culture is more than what we have been told, our culture is more than what we expect from ourselves. “I believe it is crucial – especially in these crazy times – to speak as loud as we can as Native people of this country.
Address: 2121 E 10th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, USA. Recently, the South Dakota Arts Council named her one of the 50 South Dakota Artists to Watch: Last Stop CD Shop: Record store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The arts in Sioux Falls is witnessing White’s vision of what it means to be a modern Native American artist, while trying to keep the Native arts community alive and thriving. “Young Native kids especially are blown away.” “All kinds of people come in here,” said White. Since its opening, the gallery has caused quite a stir in the community. Prairie Star closed late August of last year, and Sioux Falls witnessed the loss of its most coveted places to buy and sell Native art for the past 20 years.Īt the moment, seven artists including White are on display at the gallery: Paul High Horse of Omaha, NE Galen LaRoche of Pine Ridge, SD Donald Montileaux of Rapid City, SD Dwayne Wilcox of Rapid City, SD Melanie Kae Ratzlaff of Parker, SD and Robert Martinez of Riverton WY. “Once Prairie Star went away, I realized the necessity for a place for Natives to show their work.” “I never knew I wanted to do something like this,” said White. Post Pilgrim Gallery, located in the lower level of Last Stop CD Shop on East 10th Street, is operated by Native American painter Jennifer White. Sioux Falls, SD - A new art gallery in Sioux Falls has emerged as a place for contemporary Native American artists to showcase their talents and broaden the scope of the Sioux Falls arts community.
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