Finding Others Like Herself I and II from the series Flying Woman,
1994 · Gelatin silver prints, printed 2024
Each approx. 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Shelley Niro
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Shelley Niro works across photography, video, and installation to examine Indigenous identity, representation, and cultural continuity. Born in 1954, her practice engages with family archive, documentary testimony, and the politics of visibility within Native American communities. Her work moves between intimate portraiture and expansive video narratives, consistently questioning who holds the authority to depict and define Indigenous experience.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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