Thank you 🙏🏾 Gardiner Museum 🙏🏾 Cannot wait to visit you all soon. ・・・ 🔃 @gardinermuseum It’s time to plan your visit to the Gardiner! Reunite with beloved favourites and discover new works. This stunning mask by Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz (@virgilortiz) can be found in our Modern and Contemporary Gallery as part of The Diana Reitberger Collection. Ortiz grew up in an environment where storytelling, collecting clay, and producing figurative pottery was part of everyday life. While he creates works in a variety of media, he considers himself first and foremost a potter. “Clay is the core of all my creations. My work centers on preserving traditional Cochiti culture and art forms. It’s important to recognize that Pueblo communities are very much alive and have a level of vitality that speaks to generations of strength, persistence, brilliance, and thriving energy.” Virgil Ortiz, Wall Mask, 2004, Native clay and slips, black pigment derived from spinach plants. The Diana Reitberger Collection, G17.11.22 #gardinermuseum #virgilortiz #puebloart #nativeclay #ceramics #sculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CCogA4YDts0/?igshid=15b97281fftsd