North Star Journey: How to build a legacy - The late artist Jim Denomie at Mia and beyond

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August 28, 2023
Alex Cipolle - Reporter, Cathy Wurzer - Host, Jim Denomie - Profiled Subject and Speaker, Maggie Thompson - Interviewee, Diane Wilson - Interviewee, Nicole Johns - Interviewee, Andrea Carlson - Interviewee
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MPR’s Alex V. Cipolle presents a profile of Jim Denomie, an Ojibwe painter who died in 2022. Cipolle visits Minneapolis Institute of Art to view “The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie,” which has transformed into a posthumous survey of the latter half of the famous colorist’s career; one that skewered mainstream histories and purveyors of injustice, from Fort Snelling to Standing Rock, while championing the joy and resilience of Native communities.

“The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie” was originally planning a mid-career exhibit with the Minneapolis Institute of Art; his work primarily focused on social injustices and Native communities, and the posthumous exhibit has now become a comprehensive tribute to his legacy.

Denomie was an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band. Born in Hayward, Wis., he grew up in south Minneapolis. In many interviews and talks, he recalls how he knew he wanted to be an artist since he was a little kid, but he dropped out of high school when a counselor discouraged him from pursuing art.

Awarded:

2024 MNSPJ Page One Award, first place in Coverage - Arts & Entertainment Reporting (big) category [one of three Cipolle reports receiving this honor]

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