EDUCATION
MFA Western Carolina University
BFA Western Carolina University, summa cum laude
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Installations, Actions, Exhibitions
2018 "Transcending the Trace", British Film Institute, London, UK
2016-17 “Retracing the Trace”, Harvey Gallery, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
2015 “ . . . the body and blood”, Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State University,
Johnson City, Tennessee
“Retracing The Trace”, in 24 hours, installation/action, videotaping, Eiteljorg Museum,
Indianapolis, IN
“Spearfinger”, Jackson County Library, Sylva, NC
2012 “Retracing the Trace”, Installation, Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
2011 “Resistance Without Violence”, Installation, Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC
2009 “Human rites . . . the body and blood”, Installation, University of North Carolina - Asheville
Asheville, NC
2007 “To rise and begin again”, Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee, NC
2006 “An Overland Journey to the West”, McMillan Law Library, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
2005 “The Pilgrimage Ribbon”, Installation, Fine Art Museum Inaugural Exhibition,
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2003 “Transparent to Transcendence”, Installation, Sandler Hudson Gallery,
Atlanta, GA
2000 “Recent Work”, Hoag Gallery, North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, GA
“One Woman Show”, Vinson Gallery, Decatur, GA
Group Installations, Exhibitions
2019 "We Never Left", Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
2018 "IM: EDGE – Activism and Identity", Santa Fe Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM
"Bring Her Home", All My Relations Gallery, Minneapolis, MN traveling
Prairie Art Museum, Fargo, ND, AICHO Gallery, Duluth, MN, NW Indian Community Development Center, Bemidji, MN, Gizhiigin Arts
Incubator Gallery, Mahnomen, MN
"Alumni Anniversary Show", Bardo Arts Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2017 “Connecting Lines”, two person show, “Enate”, installation/action, CCNA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
"Bank See 2.0", Different Trains Gallery, Decatur, GA
"It Happened", Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2016 “Culture Shift: Contemporary Native Art Biennial – 3rd Edition”, Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec, CA
“Of Land and Spirit: Cherokee Art Today”, Bascom Art Center, Highlands, NC
2015 “Conversations”, Eiteljorg Museum, Contemporary Native Art Fellows, Indianapolis, IN
“Transparent to Transcendence” Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
“Octopus Dreams”, Jomon Museum - Funabashi City, Tokyo, Japan
2014 “Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3”, University of Michigan Art Museum, Ann Arbor
Chazen Museum, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2013 “Octopus Dreams”, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM
“Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3”, McMichaelMuseum, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
2012 “Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3”, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
“Novosibirsk Biennale”, Fine Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia
“Native Art in Russia”, Museum of Fine Art, Yekaterinburg, Russia traveling
Togliatti Art Museum, Togliatii, Russia
Samara Regional Art Museum, Samara, Russia
“Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3”, traveling,
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2010 “Our Voice”, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2008 “Healing and Art”, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2006 “The Art of a Woman”, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
2005 “Looks good on paper”, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“. . . of the cave”, LIFT Contemporary, Cherokee, NC
2004 “Works on Paper”, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Flight”, LIFT Contemporary, Cherokee, NC
2002 South Cobb Arts Alliance 15th National Juried Exhibition, Award of Merit,
Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton, GA
“Stations of the Cross”, All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
2001 “Our Visions, Our Voices” Seen + Heard – Atlanta Women Artists Festival
Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Hunter Museum of American Art, National Juried Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN
“Not What You Imagine”, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
2000 “Moved by the Spirit”, Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville, GA
“Where it all began: Creation Stories”, Museum of the Cherokee Indians,
Cherokee, NC
Vinson Gallery, Decatur, GA
1999 “One Hundred and Sixty 9”, Swan Coach House, Atlanta History Center,
Atlanta, GA
Vinson Gallery, Decatur, GA
1997 “Indian Market”, Southwest Association for Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-16 Faculty, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2012 Internship, Exit Art, New York, NY
2010-12 Assistantship, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2010-11 Co-Director, LIFT Contemporary, Cherokee, NC
2008-10 Co-Director/Program Outreach Coordinator, Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts,
Cherokee, NC
2007-14 Illustrator, Cherokee Studies-Language Revitalization Program, Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee, NC
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2018 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Founder’s Fund Grant
Coosawattee Foundation Grant
2016 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellowship
2015 Eiteljorg Museum Contemporary Art Fellowship
First Peoples Fund, Artist in Business Fellowship
2011 Western Carolina University Graduate Study Grant
2009 National Native Creative Development – Individual Artist Grant
2006-07 Atlatl, Native Arts Network – National Artist Advisory Board member
2003-06 The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center – Studio Artist
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018 Paul Abramson, Ph.D, and Tania Love Abramson, MFA, Art & Trauma: Honors Collegium 149, UCLA, Fall 2018
Jordan Shearer, Bemidji Pioneer, "Interactive exhibit centerpiece displays powerful message", July 1
2017 Carolina A Miranda, Los Angeles Times, "Long reads I'm diggin'", October 13
Adam Rothstein, International Sculpture Center, Re: Sculpt, "Connecting Lines through History: Portland Art
Museum's Center for Contemporary Native Art", September 20
W. Warner Wood, “Museum Anthropology, AnthroSource”, September 21
Denise Neil-Binion, First American Art Magazine, "Connecting Lines", Issue 15, Summer, 2017
KBOO FM, “Art Focus“, March 14
Micco Caporale, In These Times, "Native Art Beyond 'Ponies in a Sunset'", August 25
Aarik Danielsen, Columbia Daily Tribune, "Uncommon courage on display..." September 10
"Native Art Now!", WFYI Indianapolis, PBS, December 14
2016 Ecotone magazine, “Language Sovereignty”, Issue 20
First American Art Magazine, “Conversations: Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship 2015”, Spring, #10
2015 ARTnews online exhibition of the day, “Conversations”, Eiteljorg Museum, November 19
Sky Blue Window, “Best of the Rest”, November 13
Lou Harry, “Past infuses present in Eiteljorg fellowship show”, Indianapolis Business Journal, November 28
Wei Chen, “Luzene’s Knots: Artist tackles sexual assault art at Eiteljorg Museum”, Indianapolis Star,
November 20
Martin DeWitt, “Free Falling Up”, Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship catalog, November 14
Taté Walker, “Of Drums, Dreams & Art”, Native Peoples Magazine, May-June
Diana Ensign, “Luzene Hill – Assault Becomes Art”, Nuvo, May 27, South African Art Times, May 28
Argus Leader, “Luzene’s Knots”, November 30
2014 Jagodzinski, Ally, “A Synthesis of Cultural Boundaries”, Moda Magazine
Vardaman, Wendy, “shadow weave”, Bridge Poetry Series, Chazen Museum of Art
2013 Van der Laan, Jessie, “The Investigative Mark, Drawing: An Art Form Unto Itself”, SECAC Conference
2012 Museum of Arts and Design, “Resource Guide”
2010 MacPhee, Josh, “Celebrate People’s History! : The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution”
2009 McCuan, Jess, “A Space of Her Own”, Verve Magazine, Sept-Oct
2007 Power, Susan, “Art of the Cherokee: Prehistory to Present” University of Georgia Press
2004 Bostic, Connie, “Flights of Fancy”, Mountain Express, Oct 6
2000 Miller, Marcianne, “New Testaments”, Mountain Express, Nov 22
Williams, Laurinda, “Pick of the Week”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov 23
1999 Styloid Process, Emory University
Feaster, Felicia. “Time Sensitive,” Creative Loafing, Nov 27
ARTIST’S TALKS AND PANELS
2018 British Film Institute, London, UK
National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Arts grants panelist
2017 Portland Art Museum, Gallery talk, Portland, OR
Walker Art Center, artist/curator panel, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Visiting Artist, “Cherokee Artistic Expressions”, Right Path Leadership, Cherokee, NC
2015 Eiteljorg Museum, Gallery talk, Indianapolis, IN
Jackson County Library, Visiting Artist, Sylva, NC
East Tennessee State University, Visiting Artist, Johnson City, TN
2013 University of Tennessee – Visiting Artist, Knoxville, TN
2012 Western Carolina University, artist’s talk “Retracing the Trace”, Cullowhee, NC
2011 Western Carolina University, artist’s talk “Contemporary Native American Art”, Cullowhee, NC
2009 University of North Carolina at Asheville, conference/gallery talk, “Visualizing Human Rights”,
Asheville, NC
2004 Western Carolina University, Visiting Artist, Cullowhee, NC
2002 All Saints Episcopal Church, artist’s talk, ”Stations of the Cross”, Atlanta, GA
2001 University of North Carolina at Asheville, gallery talk, “Not What You Imagine”, Asheville, NC
2000 Brenau University, artist/curator panel, “Moved by the Spirit”, Gainesville, GA
North Georgia College and State University, artist’s talk, “Recent Work”, Dahlonega, GA
COLLECTIONS
All Saints Episcopal Church
Bardo Fine and Performing Art Center, Western Carolina University
Cocoa Cinnamon
Coosawattee Foundation
Dartmouth College
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Emory University
Harrah’s, Inc.
Heard Museum
Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
Larson Juhl, Inc.
Portland Art Museum