“Visual Artists - The Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions," 2019. Seated, front left: Huyana Mumby (Powhatan/KonKow/Tlingit/Kaska Dene) and Tisina Parker (Southern Sierra Miwuk, Mono Lake Paiute, Kashia Pomo). Seated in back left: Emmanuel Montoya (Apache), L. Frank Manriquez (Tongva), and standing, Keith Secola, Jr. (Ute/Ojibwe). Photo: Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, courtesy of San Francisco Arts Commission

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