Brenda Mallory Gallery

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Demeter Does the Math (and Cries), 2000, waxed cloth, shell casings, thread, wood, 80 x 64 x 4 inches, courtesy of the artist and Russo Lee Gallery. Photo credit: Dan Kvitka.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Relic, 2002, cast plaster, wire, wax, reclaimed bike inner tube, 20 x 18 x 3 inches, courtesy of the artist and Russo Lee Gallery. Photo credit: Mario Gallucci.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), biophilia: Cradle, 2005, waxed cloth, welded steel, 28 x 18 x 14 inches, courtesy of the artist and Russo Lee Gallery. Photo credit: Bill Bachhuber.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Crossings, 2016, lithograph on paper, 40 x 29 3/4 inches, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Archives, CSP 16-101. Photo credit: Dale Peterson.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Drivebelt Experiment #2, 2016, rubber drivebelt, paint on wood panel, 46 x 20 x 1 1/2 inches, courtesy of the artist and Russo Lee Gallery. Photo credit: Dan Kvitka.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), The Plural of Nexus, 2016, lithograph on paper, 30 x 22 3/8 inches, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Archives, CSP 16-102. Photo credit: Dale Peterson.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Repeating Order, 2018, waxed linen, hardware, 80 x 62 x 2 1/2 inches, collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, The George and Colleen Hoyt Weaving Arts Fund and the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, 2019.005. Photo credit: Mario Gallucci.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Firehose Experiment #15, 2022, linen firehose, paint, hog rings, waxed cloth, shell casings, thread, wood, 13 x 15 x 2 1/2 inches, courtesy of the artist and Russo Lee Gallery. Photo credit: Mario Gallucci.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), North Star (Guiding Light), 2022, handmade cast paper, paint, wax, wood frame, 54 1/4 x 54 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches, collection of the Heard Museum. Photo credit: Mario Gallucci.

Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation, born 1955), Precession, 2022, ceramic, wool felt, linen thread on wood panel, 48 x 46 x 1 inches, courtesy of the artist and Russo Lee Gallery. Photo credit: Eric Mellencamp.