Discover how three dynamic Seattle artists—Camille Trautman, Colleen RJC Bratton and Akoiya Harris—bring fresh perspectives to how the human form is portrayed in contemporary art. Inspired by Trautman’s Boren Banner Series exhibition that blurs the lines between landscape and portraiture, this panel will highlight complexities of depictingfigures in photography, dance, sculpture, and installation.

Gain deeper insight into how these artists invite us to see ourselves and each other in new ways, with a conversation moderated by exhibition curator Alexis L. Silva that explores the relationship to the human form and landscapes, the role of ephemerality, and the ways bodies function as both subject and tool in the creative process.

About the Panelists

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Camille Trautman's work has been shown internationally at venues such as the Nogales Museum of Art (Nogales, Sonora, Mexico) and nationally at The Loft Cinema (Tucson), Whatcom Museum (Bellingham, WA), and Vashon Center for the Arts (Vashon, WA). They have been awarded several grants and fellowships, including the Nia Tero PNW Fellowship, Artist Trust Grant for Artists in Progress, and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Boot Camp.

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Colleen RJC Bratton is a sculptor and installation artist whose work focuses on parallels between the human body and the natural world. Bratton received their BA in Visual Arts and Philosophy from Seattle University. They have had solo shows at 4Culture Gallery, Mini Mart City Park, SPAC Gallery, Sunspot, and SOIL. Notable group shows include Meander/Serpentina at Tlaxcala3 (CDMX), and Soft Power at Tacoma Art Museum. In 2019, they were a Stumptown Artist Fellowship recipient. Since 2017 they have been a member of artist-run gallery SOIL.

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Akoiya Harris is a movement artist whose work uses a queer Black gaze to explore ways communal and personal stories can be interwoven into dance works. She has collected oral histories for Wa Na Wari and Black Collectivity. As a choreographer, she has shown work at the Seattle Art Museum, Wa Na Wari, On the Boards, The Moore Theater, and more. Akoiya is a founding member of Black Collectivity, a group that explores memory and culture through embodied responses, and an educator, working with dancers across the city.