June 28 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Experience the intricate beadwork of Delta Voices artist Mona Cliff (Aaniiih), whose drop-in demonstration blends traditional Indigenous techniques with contemporary materials.
Cliff’s work explores generational knowledge passed between Native women and uses beadwork as a powerful expression of identity, connection to land, and cultural resilience.
Through interacting with the artist and observing her process up close, learn how Cliff connects to traditions and contemporary practices that speak to heritage and Native futurism.
About Mona Cliff
Mona Cliff (Aniiih) b.1977 is a multidisciplinary visual artist. Seedbead beadwork & sewing appliqué have been a primary foundation of her artist practice. Her art practice focuses on how traditional arts are passed down between generations of women, thus influencing culture. Mona pursues the concepts of generational knowledge while exploring other topics such as native futurism and contemporary indigenous identity.
She recently concluded a commissioned work for the newly built Kansas City International Airport. A beaded piece that spans 17 feet. Her work can also be seen at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles included in the Future Imaginaries exhibition, which will be on display until 2026. She is preparing for several solo exhibits in 2025 and 2026.
Mona is married and has three children. She currently resides in Lawrence, Kansas. Mona Cliff is an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre tribe (A’aninin/Nakota Nations).
ARTWORK: Mona Cliff, stratification, 2024, seedbeads, beeswax (copal, pine rosin, petroleum jelly), rhinestone, thread, maple wood, plywood, 100 x 42x 3 in.
Drop-in Demonstration with Mona Cliff is supported in part by the Windgate Foundation.
