Label Type
Tombstone LabelLabel
Melanie Yazzie
Diné (Navajo), b. 1966
Animal Family, 2012
Monotype
Collection of the C.N. Gorman Museum, UC Davis. Gift of the artist.
Melanie Yazzie embraces the ethos of living in beauty in harmony. While Yazzie’s work once confronted issues related to Navajo dispossession, she later shifted to depicting elements of beauty in the world. According to the artist, her new approach draws in people who are more open to learning and listening to the stories and perspectives of the Navajo people.