TWO-SPIRIT STORIES April 14 – July 11, 2026

TWO-SPIRIT STORIES
Penny Kagigebi, Curator for Community Collaboration

Mary Giles Gallery
April 14 – July 11, 2026
Artist reception Thursday, June 4, 5:30 – 7 pm

Galleries are open Tuesday – Thursday, 10 am – 7 pm
Saturday + Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm

TWO-SPIRIT STORIES showcases the work of emerging Two-Spirit Native artists residing in Minnesota. In a celebration of traditional and contemporary handwork, these artists are affirming Indigenous and queer identity using themes of ceremony, community, and ancestral tradition.

Answering a call to pick up their gifts, to bring their medicine forward, TWO-SPIRIT STORIES offers craftwork and hand-built pieces that move past adornment to systems of identity, past utility into reciprocity. When we build with our hands, we invest energy and life force to be shared with relatives, loved ones and strangers alike.

Serving as Curator for Community Collaboration, Penny Kagigebi, invites Minnesota artists from tribes across the Upper Midwest to tell their stories. What is your story?

Participating Artists:
Awanaabe Syverson
Chewiemonster
Raul Aguilar Jr
Alicia de la Cruz
Tylar Larsen
Trevvy B

Header image: Flower Dreams by Alicia de la Cruz