SeeWalker had been approved as the town’s first artist-in-residence before a pro-Palestinian piece spooked town officials.
Denver artist Danielle SeeWalker holds her painting “G is for Genocide.” Her work draws parallels between the plight of the Palestinian people and Indigenous Americans. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is suing the town of Vail over its dismissal of artist Danielle SeeWalker from an artist-in-residence program, following an April complaint about SeeWalker’s past work. in U.S.
SeeWalker is an Indigenous artist and muralist, and a citizen of the Standing Rock Tribe of South Dakota. Her Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta heritage informs her work, and the piece in question,in May. “There seems to be an article or an interview about it almost every day, so I’m continuing to get feedback,” SeeWalker told The Denver Post earlier this year. “For the most part, they are positive responses.
The suit claims SeeWalker is entitled to monetary relief and “declaratory, and injunctive relief for Vail’s violation of her First Amendment rights.” The latter would compel Vail officials to acknowledge that her rights were violated and to prevent a politically minded cancellation from occurring in the future.Keeler: CU Buffs’ Shedeur Sanders got robbed by Big 12 refs.
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