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Over the past two decades, Erlin Geffrard and Spencer Keeton Cunningham have produced sustained, rigorous work examining ongoing colonization in the Americas and the shortcomings of an American dream that has disenfranchised Black and Indigenous communities. Their practice combines critical inquiry with wit, addressing subjects such as climate change, Black histories, and Indigenous rights while exploring themes of gentrification, land restitution, and the reclamation of histories and imaginaries.
Erlin Geffrard (Haitian American) and Spencer Keeton Cunningham (Colville Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) lived and worked together as artists for nearly twenty years in the Bay Area and beyond. Their visual language has been exhibited widely—in galleries and museums from New York to San Francisco, and internationally in Vancouver BC, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Guangzhou, China, and elsewhere.
Known for multimedia approaches, they have developed formats such as “video paintings” and “audio paintings,” which have been shown in museums and galleries worldwide. Their collaborative projects have included exhibitions at institutions such as SFMOMA and the Wenying Highland Art Museum in Guangzhou.
Their recent practice includes community-engaged work in Gary, Indiana, and an ongoing tour that will bring new projects to Vancouver BC, Bellingham, and Seattle. Performing under the moniker AI INDIAN & SUPER KREYOLA in recent presentations, they will present an exhibition and an interactive performance at Railspur Studios in Seattle.
Geffrard and Cunningham’s work extends beyond conventional exhibition formats, fostering dialogue and participation while contributing to contemporary conversations about art, history, and social justice.
