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This event features a lecture and conversation with Becky Hill (Pamunkey) and Siera Hyte (Cherokee), highlighting the dynamic landscape of contemporary Native art in Virginia. Focusing on the work of Indigenous artists across the state and the recently launched Virginia Native Artists Alliance (VNAA), the discussion will spotlight collaborative efforts by organizations like the VNAA, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), and others to expand opportunities for Native artists. The event will also offer a preview of the upcoming virtual exhibition, Virginia Native Artists, hosted by VCU’s Cabell Library.

About the Speakers

Rebecca Hill (Pamunkey) graduated from Radford University with a BS in Art and pursued graduate studies in Museum Studies at Hampton University. She has spent decades working as a professional photographer, starting with an internship at NASA's Langley Research Center. Rebecca serves in multiple roles for the Pamunkey tribal government, including as a newly elected tribal council member. She is also a founding member and Executive Director of the Virginia Native Arts Alliance, dedicated to preserving and promoting Virginia Native culture, art, and artists. (Photo credit: Corey Miller Photography)

Siera Hyte is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. She is the inaugural Schiller Family Curator of Indigenous American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Hyte formerly held the role of Manager of Programs and Fellowships at the Lunder Institute for American Art and Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Colby Museum in Waterville, Maine. Her background in education includes working as a museum educator at the Missoula Art Museum, as a Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, and as a K-6 art teacher. (Photo credit: Noemi Gleeson-Hyte, Cherokee Nation.)