Exhibition Review. To Move Between: Healing and Resistance. Artspace Aotearoa, 2 Sept.–4 Nov. 2023

Alexandria Hawley is a current Master of Arts student at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland and 2023 Fulbright Graduate Awardee. A proud citizen of the Navajo Nation, she is invested in Indigenous adornment, cultural perpetuation and healing through creation. As a beadwork and textile artist, Alex is studying how museums and galleries in Aotearoa New Zealand collaborate with and centre Māori and Pacific artists, communities and knowledge keepers. Alex received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 2019, where she majored in anthropology and Native American studies. Her undergraduate research centred on Diné childbearing practices of the Northern Navajo Nation.