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We were brought up to believe that we live in the greatest country in the world, but until a few years ago millions and millions of us had no access to health insurance at all. You know, before 2014 if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was, there was a good chance you’d never be able to get health insurance because you had a preexisting condition. You were born with a preexisting condition and if your parents didn’t have medical insurance you might not live long enough to even get denied because of a preexisting condition. If your baby is going to die and it doesn’t have to, it shouldn’t matter how much money you make.Whatever your party, whatever you believe, whoever you support, we need to make sure that the people who are supposed to represent us, people who are meeting about this right now in Washington, understand that very clearly. Let’s stop with the nonsense. This isn’t football. There are no teams. We are the team. It’s the United States. Don’t let their partisan squabbles divide us on something every decent person wants. We need to take care of each other
Gregg Chadwick, "Salish Sea," 2014, oil on linen, 30 x 24 in. Sandra Lee Gallery |
Gregg Chadwick, "Calle," 2014, oil on linen, 24 x 18 in. Sandra Lee Gallery |
Gregg Chadwick, "Revenant," 2014, oil on linen, 24 x 18 in. Sandra Lee Gallery |
Gregg Chadwick, "The Station Agent," 2014, oil on linen, 40 x 40 in. Sandra Lee Gallery |
Gregg Chadwick, "Mulholland Blue," 2014, oil on linen, 24 x 30 in. Sandra Lee Gallery |
Gregg Chadwick, "Grand Central," oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in. |
Gregg Chadwick, “Il Poeta di Milano,” oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in. |
Gregg Chadwick, “I Canti (The Cantos),” oil on linen, 80 x 60 in. |
Gregg Chadwick, “The Time Between,” oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in. |
Gregg Chadwick, “Three Secrets,” oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in. |
Gregg Chadwick, “Proserpina,” oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in. |
.@MuseumModernArt @curiousoctopus installing the flag designed by #GilbertBaker, which is part of MoMA's collection thanks to @michellemfisher's efforts. pic.twitter.com/IIxNh2lWrB— Gretchen Scott (@gretchen_scott) April 1, 2017
Gregg Chadwick The City Drifts (San Francisco) 18"x14" oil on linen 1999 from San Francisco solo exhibition - A History of Light 1999 |
The New York Times Just Released This EPIC Anti-Trump Ad To Air At The Oscars pic.twitter.com/OTm1r9FtUr— RogelioGarcia Lawyer (@LawyerRogelio) February 26, 2017
I often think about the rivers, lakes, towns and cities we have named after the original Americans. The absence of most of their culture in our increasingly mini-malled landscape points to the brutal erasure of Indian tribes across the United States. The dominant culture in America seems to continually romanticize, while at the same time ostracize, the rich history of Native Americans.
Gregg Chadwick Salish Sea 30"x24" oil on linen 2014 |
The Business of Fancydancing leads Gene Tagaban (Aristotle Joseph), Michelle St. John (Agnes Roth), and Evan Adams (Seymour Polatkin), with writer/director Sherman Alexie.photo by Lance Muresan Courtesy Washington State Magazine |
"Canoe Journey gatherings are rich in meaning and cultural significance. Canoe families travel great distances as their ancestors did and participating in the journey requires physical and spiritual discipline. At each stop, canoe families follow certain protocols, they ask for permission to come ashore, often in their native languages. At night in longhouses there is gifting, honoring and the sharing of traditional prayers, drumming, songs and dances. Meals, including evening dinners of traditional foods, are provided by the host nations.When Europeans began exploring the region, the tribes were used to meeting and welcoming strangers who arrived by boat. Sadly, the Europeans did not understand the hospitality culture of the coastal tribes as the tribes were displaced over the next two centuries. The canoe culture, as practiced by the Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest, had all but disappeared until the Canoe Journey events began to grow in the 90’s. Techniques of canoe making and use had largely vanished and fewer and fewer tribal people knew how to pull a traditional canoe. Now...a new tradition is well into the making and a cultural resurgence is underway."
The Salish Sea is a 6,500 square mile ecosystem consisting of the Puget Sound Basin (US) and the Georgia Basin (Canada).
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"The Nisqually River Council’s Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan (NWSP) recognizes that community wellness is a key component of creating a sustainable watershed. We embrace the people who live in the Nisqually watershed, their sense of identity and responsibility that has existed for generations. Strong communities require, among other things, access to the arts and high community health indicators. Paddle to Nisqually represents a unique opportunity to highlight the many efforts the Nisqually Tribe makes to promote community wellness, including a culture free of drugs and alcohol, access to traditional and healthy foods, and close ties to Nisqually heritage."Looking back now on that day on the ferry, I see things through the veil of my painting and the complicated history of the region. There is an accumulation of memories gathered in this Salish Sea as the Wenatchee ferry carries its passengers towards their destination. How many canoes over the centuries have traversed this same path?
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Gregg Chadwick's painting Trento Night at the Mark-Making Opening at Saatchi Art in Santa Monica, February 16, 2017 |