Visual artist Terran Last Gun shows how the patterns, designs, and cosmology of his Piikani forebearers inspire and inform his striking contemporary artworks
The painted lodges of the Piikani (Blackfeet) Nation are masterpieces of art and design. Terran Last Gun gives us a brief history and explanation of their significance and meaning and shows how his art has been inspired by them. Through a chronological presentation of his some of his work, Terran shows how his work ‘explores the relationships between color, land, cosmos, cultural narratives, and experiences.'
About the speaker
Terran Last Gun, Saakwaynaamah’kaa (Last Gun), (b. 1989, Browning, Montana) is a Piikani (Blackfeet) citizen and visual artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Piikani of Montana are one of four nations that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy and are
collectively referred to as the Niitsitapi (Real People). Last Gun’s work draws influence from color, shape, land, cosmos, cultural narratives, and experiences. He works with various media, including printmaking, painting, photography, and ledger drawing.
Last Gun received his BFA in Museum Studies and AFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2016. He has received awards from the First Peoples Fund 2020 Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship, Santa Fe Art Institute 2018 Story Maps
Fellowship, and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 2016 Goodman Fellowship. Last Gun was named one of the 2022 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now in Southwest Contemporary.
Photo by Anson Stevens-Bollen / Santa Fe Reporter
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