In Conversation: Sofia Valiente and Photo Students of Sherman Indian High School
September 4, 2025 | 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Artist Talk
Free and open to the public
Culver Center of the Arts
Event Info
Join us on September 4 at 4:00 p.m. for a conversation with artist Sofia Valiente and former students from Sherman Indian High School, Jasmine Chino (White Mountain Apache and Navajo Nations) and Raine Begay (Navajo Nations) and their photography teacher, Monica Royalty (descendant of the Wampanoag, Mi’kmaq, and Jumano Nations). Moderated by Amanda Wixon (Chickasaw Nation), Curator at the Autry Museum of the American West and volunteer curator at the Sherman Indian Museum, participants will reflect on the student-led photography project that was completed over a two-year period at Sherman. This program is presented in conjunction with Off Reservation: Sofia Valiente and the Photo Students of Sherman Indian High School.
Off Reservation: Sofia Valiente and the Photo Students of Sherman Indian High School is curated by Lindsey Hammel, Director of Education and Public Programs, and Kathryn Poindexter-Akers, Head of Exhibitions. Support for this exhibition comes from the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at UC Riverside. Exhibitions at UCR ARTS are supported by the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at UCR, and by the City of Riverside.
Image: Sofia Valiente in collaboration with Sherman Indian High School students, Untitled, 2022–24. Scanned film negative, courtesy of Sofia Valiente.
