In The Farrell Auditorium

Long recognized for her singular vision, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Enrolled Salish, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation) is among the foremost contemporary artists. During this conversation with her son, artist Neal Ambrose-Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith will speak about her wide-ranging artistic practice, highlighting two artworks the Museum recently acquired. State Names Map: Cahokia and Trade Canoe: Cahokia, deploy key icons from her decades-long career to examine deep histories of trade and displacement in with the St. Louis region.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Enrolled Salish, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation, MT, born 1940; State Names Map: Cahokia, 2023; mixed media on canvas; 80 in. × 12 ft. 6 in. (203.2 × 381 cm) each: 80 × 50 × 1 1/2 in. (203.2 × 127 × 3.8 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, The Siteman Contemporary Art Fund, and funds given by Barbara and Andy Taylor, The Werner Family, John and Susan Horseman, Christine Taylor-Broughton and Lee Broughton, Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg, Pam and Greg Trapp, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wolff, Dottie and Kent Kreh, Dwyer Brown and Nancy Reynolds, Suzy Besnia and Vic Richey, Clare M. Davis and David S. Obedin, Yvette Drury Dubinsky and John Paul Dubinsky, Judith Weiss Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lowenhaupt, and Mary Ann and Andy Srenco. 71:2023a-c