Sonya Kelliher-Combs Installation Featured in 2018 Exhibition at Shiva Gallery

Sonya Kelliher-Combs presented her 2015 installation "Guarded Secrets" at the Shiva Gallery at John Jay College. The work was part of the exhibition "The Un-Heroic Act," which was documented in a photograph by Jerzy Warman. This exhibition was featured on the artcritical website on November 10, 2018. The installation view shows Kelliher-Combs' mixed-media approach, which often incorporates organic materials and addresses themes of identity and cultural heritage. Her work frequently explores the intersection of Indigenous Alaskan traditions with contemporary art practices. The Shiva Gallery at John Jay College in New York City regularly hosts exhibitions examining social justice and marginalized narratives. Kelliher-Combs, an artist of Inupiaq and Athabascan descent, creates pieces that challenge conventional museum display methods. The photograph by Jerzy Warman captures the spatial arrangement and material textures of "Guarded Secrets."