02/24/2026
🎨 The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts
Presented by the Department of Art History & Visual Studies
Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts is pleased to present:
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinniee
Professor, University of California
“The Concreteness of Imagination”
🗓 6:30pm Thursday, March 12
📍 Visual Arts Building A162
🎟 Free & open to all
Image: Makareta & Moana: mentor & mentee,
Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (2026)
For more about this lecture, email: [email protected]
About the Speaker:
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie was born into the Bear clan of the Taskigi Nation, born
for Tsi’naajinii of the Dine’ Nation, adopted into the Eagle House of Metlakatla, adopted into the Killer Whale Fin House of Klukwan.Hunka to Muriel Antoine of Mission South Dakota.
For the past 22 years, Tsinhnahjinnie has been living and working on Wintun land, located in Northern California. Tsinhnahjinnie is a Professor in the Native American Studies Department, and Faculty Director of the Gorman Museum of Native American Art at University of California Davis. Tsinhnahjinnie is known for photography, social commentary, and video. This presentation will include recent photo projects and portraits.
Tsinhnahjinnie’s work is held in several collections including National Museum of the American Indian (New York and Washington DC), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis), Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art (Norman), Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands), International Centre of Bethlehem, Dar Annadwa Addawliya (Bethlehem, Palestine) and the National Museums of Scotland (Edinburgh).