MONTCLAIR, NJ.- The Montclair Art Museum presents Jaune Quick-to See-Smith: Made in America, on view through January 15, 2007 at its Judy and Josh Weston Exhibition Gallery. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith uses humor and satire to examine myths, stereotypes, and the paradox of American Indian life in contrast to the consumerism of American society. Her work is philosophically centered by her political activism and strong American Indian spirituality. Over a period of 35 years, she has developed a distinctive modernist style and has mastered a variety of artistic techniques. Her politically loaded subject matter ranges from cowboys and Indians to McDonald’s and consumerism, reservation life, and war. According to Quick-to-See Smith, “Everything in America is for sale including land, water, air and elections…”

The exhibition includes 34 pieces of her work made over the last decade in drawing, printmaking, painting, and mixed-media installation. Twig Johnson, Curator of Native American Art, is coordinating the MAM presentation of the show. A fully-illustrated catalogue will accompany this show with an essay by Charles Muir Lovell. Lovell is Director of the Harwood Museum of the University of New Mexico . He organized the exhibition in 2003 for the Belger Arts Center for Creative Studies at the University of Missouri in Kansas City . It is being toured by TREX: the Traveling Exhibitions Program of the Museum of New Mexico.