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Join us for a screening and discussion with former HRC Karenne Wood Artist in Residence Ethan Brown, Pamunkey Nation, who will premiere his new documentary, Pamunkey Portrait, in honor of Indigenous People's Day.

Using recently uncovered archival family footage, Ethan Brown (Pamunkey) paints a portrait of his great-grandfather Edward Bradby at 85 years old as he tells childhood stories about growing up on the Pamunkey Indian Reservation making a living hunting and fishing.

About the Speakers

Ethan Brown (Pamunkey) is a Virginia artist working in multiple media including Gourd art, Oil Painting,  Sculpture, and Filmmaking. He is a Pamunkey Tribal Citizen and a resident of the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in King William, Virginia. A self taught artist— Ethan’s work is inspired by Pamunkey history and culture, Virginia’s flora and fauna, dreams, intuition, and spirituality. He has completed visual art commissions for the Big Ideas Company in London, England; the King William Historical Museum; Chesapeake Bay National Parks; and Reclaiming the Monument, among others. Ethan has had multiple pieces purchased by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for their permanent collection. As a filmmaker, Ethan has co-directed and edited the experimental short film Tsenacommacah (2020), and contributed additional photography to the EMMY Nominated documentary Connecting Currents-Pamunkey River: Lifeblood of our People (2020).