Representative work by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

1940–2025 · Salish / Kootenai-American

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith built a major practice from maps, text, collage and painted imagery addressing Native sovereignty, land, stereotypes and American political history. A citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, she was also a curator and advocate for Native artists.

Painting; printmaking; collage

Artist Films

Major Works

  • 1992Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People)
  • 1992I See Red: Target
  • 1992Indian Map
  • 2000State Names
  • 1991Paper Dolls for a Post-Columbian World
  • 2000sMemory Map
  • 1990s onwardRabbit as Trickster
  • 2002War Is Heck
  • 1990sSurvival Suite
  • 1990sFlathead War Shirt

Interviews & Writing

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