“Water Carries the Stories of Our Stars” Closing Performance
Experience the music, stories, and histories that flow through Water Carries the Stories of Our Stars, a solo exhibition by Tacoma- and Yucatán-based artist Priscilla Dobler Dzul. Centering the lived experiences of Indigenous communities,this performance reflects shared, ongoing struggles to protect water, land, and animal life across North America.
Dobler Dzul will be joined by collaborators poet Erin Tail (Northern Cheyenne, Oglala Lakota & Western-band Cherokee) and dancer Lauren Nabahe (Paiute-Shoshone, Mono and Diné).
Guided by the cyclical nature of the four seasons, these artists bring the exhibition’s ideas to life through music, poetry, dance, and film—sharing stories of origin and imagined futures, and offering a rare opportunity to witness resistance, pause, breathe, and gather in community.
About the performers
Priscilla Dobler Dzul (Yucatec Maya, Scottish and German American) is an interdisciplinary artist and storyteller who reimagines Indigenous myths and revitalizes artisanal crafts. Working across textile, sculpture, painting, and video, she creates alternative narratives that challenge dominant perceptions of labor and power. Her practice bridges traditional and contemporary approaches, offering vivid, multilayered perspectives on identity, heritage, and transformation. Dobler Dzul has received numerous awards and her work has been exhibited internationally in venues across Mexico, Germany, and the United States.
Penaho ne naniha Lauren Nabahe Kwinawetün nümü Mono Diné tsoo aingabihte' nukkwinna nikkah baa süüpantün ne noompai nyet et san dyne snunyka
Hello, my name is Lauren Nabahe. I am Paiute-Shoshone, Mono and Diné from the Tachiinii-Red Running into Water Clan on my Paternal Grandparents side. I come from my ancestral lands of Owens Valley in Lone Pine California.
Lauren currently serves as the Eastside Native American Education Program Coordinator for the Bellevue, Lake Washington, and Northshore school districts, a role through which she fulfills her passion for giving back to her Native community.
haʔł sləx̌il, Erin Tail is a Two-Spirit multimedia artist and writer, and a member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation. They currently reside on the Puyallup Tribe’s ancestral homelands. Erin finds happiness in practicing their culture and learning from others, and spends much of their time creating beadwork, writing, drawing, and they enjoy being in community. Erin earned a master’s degree in counseling from Saint Martin’s University and a bachelor’s degree in Native Studies & Psychology from The Evergreen State College.
“Water Carries the Stories of Our Stars” Closing Performance
Priscilla Dobler Dzul. Lo único que existía era el movimiento de las aguas y los cielos/ The only thing that existed, was the movement of the waters and the skies (still), 2025. Digital video (color, sound); 14:05 min. Courtesy of the artist.
April 9, 2026
6:30–8 pm
704 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104