Watermark Art Center will hold an opening reception for Robert DesJarlait (Red Lake Nation) on Saturday, February 15 from 5 to 7pm. The reception will open with a hand drum ceremony featuring DesJarlait’s son Miziway Migizi.

DesJarlait's exhibit Inaaband Mitigwaki or “Woodland Vision” depicts, documents, and defines the life of the Ojibwe people as he perceives it visually. His work engages the viewer in a visual language through which cultural diversity is the message.

Robert DesJarlait (Endaso-Giizhik) is a visual artist, muralist, writer, historian, and educator. His career in art spans over four decades.

His paintings and illustrations focus on Ojibwe family life, cultural traditions, and origin stories. He has served as a cultural mentor and advisor on community art projects and has illustrated curriculum units for American Indian Education Programs and American Indian agencies and organizations in Minnesota.

For more information regarding exhibits, classes, or events contact 218-444-7570 or visit watermarkartcenter.org. Watermark is accessible, free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. This exhibit is made possible with support from the McKnight Foundation.