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‘CCA DOC’ Work by Jesse Hazelip for the Painted Desert Project. Gray Mountain, Arizona.

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April 1, 2018

“MNI WICONI (WATER IS LIFE)”

by Jesse Hazelip

An ancient Lakota prophecy tells of a black snake slithering across the land desecrating sacred sites and poisoning water before destroying the earth. “For many Indigenous people gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation” reported @CBC in late 2016 “that snake has a name—the Dakota Access pipeline.” Born amidst Navajo and Ute Nation territories in Colorado, Santa Barbara artist and activist Jesse Hazelip is not shy about using his art to speak out against injustices across the U.S. and in 2017 he went to Portland, Oregon to speak out about the continuing fight in South Dakota. Dedicated to Standing Rock and the Water Protectors this mural on N Failing St at Michigan Ave expresses Hazelip’s hope that the sword inscribed with “Mni Wiconi” can prevail over the Black Snake.  @jessehazelip  @standingrock​  @nodapl  

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PORTLAND 🌕 Beginning tonite, join @heterogeneoushomosexual & @awapuhilah for a series of outdoor projections in the Indigenous lands of the Chinook. Bringing the messages to the people. We are honored to be projecting over @jessehazelip 's MNI WICONI 🐍🗡 #BLACKSNAKEKILLA mural at @ffttnw - we will also be projecting on the side of @raccpdx after sundown ✨. Shoot me a DM for more info. b tru -n- cum thru 🕸.

Nothing is Natural is a performative art exhibition initiated by R.I.S.E.—Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment—in collaboration with interdisciplinary art collectives Winter Count and Postcommodity. The exhibition’s call-and-response nature underscores the significance of convergence, amplifying the artists’ responses to: social and environmental injustice; migration/movement/evolution; sanctuary; Indigenous Survivance; trust; and the resilience of culture despite forced relocation and resource extraction. The project unfolds throughout the restored Reed College Canyon and its natural water source Crystal Springs. Nothing is Natural is an on-going ceremonious act merging the inherent politics of Indigenous sovereignty, social capital, and the protection of land, water, air, and body.

This project was made possible through the generosity and support of Converge 45, Oregon Arts Commission, the Ford Family Foundation, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council's PORTLAND program. Ahéhéé // xo.

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Great work by @jessehazelip in Portland, Oregon for @ffttnw !! Scrip in this piece came from writings developed by homeless youth through the @pearmentor program!! ❤️❤️❤️ 📷@byanthonytaylor #streetart #urbanart #urbanwalls #urbanwallsbrazil #cool #bird #bluebird #words #art #mural #contemporaryart #portland #oregon #❤️ (at Urban Walls Brazil)

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Lazy Stitch: Jesse Hazelip

Love Lock: Cycle Of Violence, 2014. photo by Jesse Hazelip

Jesse Hazelip is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist whose work confronts toxic Western cultural practices and social injustices, including the inhumanity of the for-profit prison industry, continued police brutality and the violent impacts of extractive industry on indigenous peoples and the land. Hazelip is known for his skilled drawings of various animal forms which embody concept and act to guide the public towards developing further understanding, empathy and action.                                                      

Hazelip's practice ranges from monumental site specific illegal installation printed wheatpaste cutouts and mural installations on public walls to detailed paintings on found objects and fine-line pen and ink drawings. Hazelip also carves prison imagery and script into animal bone, creates performance and installation work and engages in long term collaborations with other artists, homeless youth and incarcerated peers. Since 2014 Hazelip has maintained an ongoing tattoo performance protest project where the artist adorns his head and face with tattoos specifically critiquing the US prison industrial complex. Hazelip holds a BFA from Art Center College of Design and currently resides on the West Coast, USA. Hazelip has shown extensively at galleries throughout the United States and internationally, and his work resides in numerous private collections.  

Jesse Hazelip, Ghost Town, hand-carved bull skull, 2014                

Jesse Hazelip carving ceramic skull for Lazy Stitch collaboration with Cannupa Hanska Luger, 2018

Organized by artist Cannupa Hanska Luger, Lazy Stitch brings together five contemporary artists across land, race, culture, gender and time to investigate intersecting human experiences. The collected works explore the strength and resilience necessary to human survival. The artworks illustrate a deep connection to the land and the importance of ceremony, story and intention; they demonstrate generational respect and honor gender gradience. Lazy Stitch threads into this emerging pattern the traumatic outcomes of extractive industry, stolen and murdered community members, and the negative implications of the prison and military industries. Through various hands-on collaborative practices, the exhibition reveals balance, dependency and intersection.  Each artist works in collaboration with artist Cannupa Hanska Luger to create an intersecting narrative through the individual works presented.

Lazy Stitch Cannupa Hanska Luger, Jesse Hazelip, Kali Spitzer, Chip Thomas, Kathy Elkwoman Whitman, 1000 Tiny Mirrors

OPENING EVENTS | Thursday, May 3, 5 - 9 pm Performance by 1000 Tiny Mirrors @ 7 pm

Gallery Conversation with artists | Friday, May 4, 1 pm (free, but pre-register requested)

Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery of Contemporary Art @ Ent Center for the Arts Generously sponsored by the CU Diversity & Excellence Fund

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If you haven't seen it yet, it's up on Netflix now!! Featuring some of my favorite artists such as @einesigns, #roa, @hera_herakut, @retna,and my personal favorite because duh @jessehazelip. Fantastic documentary by @seatsontitanic. #savingbanksy

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Work by Jesse Hazelip in Harvard Heights.

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September 3, 2017

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN PORTLAND

by Jesse Hazelip

Inspired by his work with Portland’s “p:ear” program—”creatively mentoring homeless youth”—Jesse Hazelip drew from the writings of homeless youth to highlight this work at Kerby and Jessup with added layers of meaning.  P:ear uses education, art, and recreation to serve nearly 900 homeless transitional Portland youth each year, and is just the latest in a long line of causes adopted by passionate activist artist Hazelip. He typically uses iconic Americana animals to draw attention to a growing list of contemporary issues: from incarceration injustices and law enforcement abuses to Standing Rock and racial prejudice, telling Creators “Everyone has their own relationship and interest in animals, so it’s a safe platform to start a conversation about issues that are divisive.”  @jessehazelip  @pearmentor  @FFTTNW

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Detail of work in progress. This drawing has taken weeks... @jonathanlevinegallery #jessehazelip #streetart #art #tattoo #prison #vandal #vandalism #snake #oddities #nyc

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December 5, 2016

“REST IN PEACE BRENDON GLENN”

by Jesse Hazelip

Any time an unarmed person is shot by a Los Angeles police officer, it takes extraordinary circumstances to justify that, and I have not seen those extraordinary circumstances at this point . . .” —Police Chief Charlie Beck

Part of a group of “travelers”—homeless moving about the country in “families,” LA Times reports Glenn was described by friends as a loving soul, but with inner demons and, not surprisingly, a drinking problem. When the unarmed 29-year-old was shot in May, 2015, just a month after landing in Venice Beach it triggered widespread outrage and eventually led LAPD Chief Beck to request that the officer be charged. In December, 2015 Jesse Hazelip painted this memorial for Glenn on Pacific Avenue in Venice. Born in Cortez, Colorado, Hazelip now lives and works in Brooklyn, but occasionally brings his message of social justice to Los Angeles, as with his January, 2016 show “Don’t Shoot” at Mishka LA. @jessehazelip @scenesfromthesidewalk

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Work in progress for my show with @jonathanlevinegallery in January. Stay tuned.... #jessehazelip #tattoo #streetart #art #newyork #nyc #chelsea #orale