Ben Pease

I come from the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Nations in South Eastern Montana. Throughout my journey I've acquired experiences through being a father, brother, son, husband, student, athlete, artist, actor, traditionalist, and much more. Currently, I'm in the midst of completing my undergraduate degree at Montana State University with an emphasis in Studio Arts with a possible minor in Native American Studies. I was born in 1989 and raised on the Crow Reservation. Throughout my life, I've tried to soak up as much cultural, societal, and traditional aspects of what it means to be an aboriginal from North America in the whirlwind of today. I find my definition of being Native to this land as an interpersonal physical and spiritual relationship which is connected to all surrounding entities, beings, organisms, and geological features. My work and process are currently evolving, for the more I learn, the less I know. I've recently crossed paths with self-appointed task of narrating the Aboriginal struggles and aesthetics through my personal interpretation. Whether my art focuses upon statements drawn from the aspect of an activist or based on cultural recording, I feel the need to educate and speak volumes. I will continue my transition ...

Hardin High School '08
Hardin, MT, USA

Minot State University '11
Studio Art
Minot, ND, USA

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT, USA

New works in response to old photographs.

CROW NOW: A visual survey 1904-2016
Art by Kevin Red Star, Ben Pease, Erika Haight, Judd Thompson, Richard Throssel, et al.

September 16th, 2016. 6pm.

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