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Jolene Rickard is an Associate Professor at Cornell University, affiliated with the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies, the American Studies Program, and the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP). She previously served as Director of AIISP from 2008 to 2020. Her work bridges Indigenous art, cultural theory, and anti-colonial strategies, focusing on sovereignty, settler colonialism, and place-based knowledge systems.
Her research spans global Indigenous art, including collaborative projects in the Americas, Australia, and Aotearoa (New Zealand). Notable projects include the Mellon Foundation-funded initiative From Invasive Others Toward Embracing Each Other and curatorial work at institutions like the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. She is a consultant for Niagara Falls State Park and the Royal Ontario Museum, advancing Indigenous perspectives in public spaces.
Rickard’s current book project examines Haudenosaunee cosmology through the lens of Cayuga Nation artist Joseph Jacobs. Her art exhibitions include Speaking with Light: Contemporary Indigenous Photography and Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists. Awards include the 2024 New Frontier Grant.
She teaches courses such as Indigenous Spaces and Materiality and advises students through independent studies and honors programs. Active in academic leadership, she serves on editorial boards, including American Art, and advises organizations like GRASAC and the Otsego Institute for Native American Art.
