I was honored to be selected by the guest curator, Heather Ahtone, for this show at ahha, in Tulsa. "Re/Convening: Native Arts of Oklahoma" The show included a beautiful range of styles by indigenous artists in Oklahoma. The wall panels were warm and more personal than the usual museum panels, which was well-received by the audience.

I had three paintings in the exhibition. The label for this painting included this information:

Fishik Atta (Star Birth), $2000 (SOLD)

Acrylic on Clayboard

I am interested in ancient ideas about stars and deep space and the life-giving powers of the cosmos. My paintings of the night sky celebrate our ancestors, who watched the stars to track the seasons and guide their lives. The Choctaw titles help me touch the past as I consider the timeless beauty of the Milky Way path. In Hubble telescope images, new stars fill the surrounding gases with a pink light; Fishik Atta (Star Birth) celebrates the beginning of these stars.

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Diana Folsom was born in California, into a family that is “a product of what the Choctaw Tribe calls the third migration, when so many families moved from Oklahoma to California for work.” She has a BA in art, with minors in music and dance (San Diego State University) and an MA in painting (Hunter College CUNY). Since college she has continued her artistic practice throughout many years while working for the L.A. County Museum of Art. Now she works for the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa.