Jane

Roe

Natani Notah

A digital artwork part of F&S's fifth zine issue, I'm Sorry.

Natani Notah (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist working in a range of media, such as sculpture, collage, & installation. She received her BFA with a minor in Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies from Cornell University & an MFA from Stanford University. She has exhibited her work nationwide & she is currently a 2021-2023 Tulsa Artist Fellow.

"My new works explore connections between bodies, objects, & landforms. Central to the work is the concept of harmony & important questions surrounding contemporary existence & legality. How do we find beauty or balance in a chaotic & often violent world? What kinds of attacks are being waged & how do we survive them? My various series collage fragments together to provide space for alternative bodies & thoughts to exist simultaneously. Familiar & unfamiliar figures float, reach, & walk toward someone or something else. In a similar vein, my sculptures reference abstract limbs that are both human & nonhuman. Each piece is adorned with brightly beaded patches that look like freckles & tumors, while tufts of artificial fur allude to mammals or new life forms. In all, my practice highlights where history, politics, land, & human rights converge."

Cheslea Kaiah is the editor of Femme Salée's fifth zine issue, I'm Sorry.

Chelsea Kaiah (she/her) is a passionate activist for Native rights, awareness, & sustainability. Her practice involves adapting customary materials & techniques, such as pine needle weaving, porcupine quilling, & hide work, to address resilience, mental health, system reformation, & means of healing. Kaiah is White River Ute & White Mountain Apache/Irish settler, born on the Northern Ute reservation. She earned her BFA at Watkins College of Art & Design in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2022, Kaiah was awarded the Native Arts & Cultures LIFT grant for early career support & is the Native Arts Artist-in-Residence at the Denver Art Museum, November 2022-February 2023. She was also invited to participate in Redline’s Artist-in-Residency program for emerging, contemporary Colorado artists. She currently resides in Denver.

I'm Sorry

Contents

#link:hover { color: #F2942F; } I. Introduction by Chelsea Kaiah

#link:hover { color: #6BC09C; } II. SMAD Peach by Sumer Mohsen

#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } III. Please leave a message 001 by Brandyn Busico

#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } IV. NO MORE STOLEN SISTERS by Mahalia Hunt
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } V. Violin Landscapes by Joshua Jauregui
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } VI. Remembering by Iako'tsi:rareh Amanda Lickers
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } VII. Roses Soft by Cherish Marquez
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } VIII. Untitled by Holly Nordeck
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } IX. Jane Roe by Natani Notah
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } X. Crater by Rowan Hynds
#link:hover { color: #F35C18; } XI. Bridges We Burn by Carmen Selam