Darby Raymond-Overstreet (Diné), Woven Landscape: Twilight at Tsé Bit’ a’í, 2025, mixed-media/digital collage. Courtesy of the artist.
Location: CSWS Lyceum (Room 120)
Free and open to all!
Join us for a special presentation by Darby Raymond-Overstreet, a featured artist in the Center of Southwest Studies’ current exhibition Constellations of Place.
Darby, born in Tuba City and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, is an award-winning Diné artist who specializes in digital collage and printmaking to create powerful portraits, landscapes, and abstract forms inspired by and derived from traditional Diné textiles, with particular interest in pieces woven in the late 1800s-1950s. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, art markets, and exhibitions, including Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (Santa Fe, NM), The Force is With Our People at the Museum of Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, AZ), and The Return of the Force at the Center of Southwest Studies.
Darby earned B.A. degrees in both Psychology and Studio Art, graduating with Honors from Dartmouth College, and currently resides in Chimayó, NM.
“I am a Diné/Navajo artist inspired by the strength and resilience of the generations that came before me and by the lands that have been home to my people for countless generations. Through my practice of incorporating historic weaving in my digital works, I acknowledge the strength and resilience that my ancestors maintained in the face of immense adversity brought on by a shifting world propelled by colonial ideals and values. I aim to highlight how their legacies empower current generations to confront today’s challenges for a better future. My work addresses themes of identity and belonging, and examines the interdependent relationship that exists between land, art, and people.”
Constellations of Place is made possible with generous support from the Belonging Colorado initiative of The Denver Foundation and the Greater Good Science Center, and is in partnership with the America 250-Colorado 150 Southwest regional “Power of Place” initiative.