The Town of Vail attempted to cancel Danielle SeeWalker but public officials only managed to amplify the Denver-based artist’s voice and work.
Denver-based artist Danielle SeeWalker created “G is for Genocide” in February 2024 for an art show in March. The Lakota artist said the piece draws parallels between the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and Native Americans in America. The Town of Vail revoked her summer residency after “concerns arose around the potential politicizing of the public art program.
In short, leaders in Vail were OK with SeeWalker’s activism through art until they disagreed with the message. “I don’t regret putting that piece out there,” SeeWalker said. “The most shocking part is that we couldn’t even have a conversation about it … the feedback from the Jewish community has been that they feel I’m aligning myself with Hamas and that’s just not at all close to any kind of truth.”
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