My Ghost Dance Shirt

My Ghost Dance Shirt

$300.00 USD
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My Ghost Dance Shirt

My Ghost Dance Shirt

Emerging Artist Award

2nd Place

Rhiannon Schubert

Paintings

"My Ghost Dance Shirt" was inspired by historical symbolism. The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement that came about during the brutality and relocating of Native American people in the late 19th century. This dance was believed to bring back the traditions, heritage and dead ancestors that have been destroyed by assimilation, slavery and famine. Dancers wore clothing with cosmic symbols, so I used interferon acrylic paint to outline the stars and bird symbols, so when light shines on the painting it changes colors. No one can destroy the history that lives inside our hearts.

2025, Acrylic on canvas

20" x 16" x 1"

$300.00 USD

All artworks sold will be shipped from the gallery after the close of the show. Packages should go out no later than May 22, 2026.

blue watercolor background

About the Artist

Rhiannon Schubert

Choctaw Nation

Rhiannon Schubert is an artist of Choctaw heritage residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Having spent her childhood in foster care, Schubert discovered her passion for art as a means of expressing her creativity during challenging times. In 2015, Rhiannon embarked on a series of chalk pastel drawings that showcased well-known landmarks in Tulsa. During this period, she was selected by RAW, an organization dedicated to promoting independent artists across various creative fields, as a featured artist for a collaboration named MERGE at the Vanguard. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and spent several years working in ICU while preserving her passion for art. In May 2023, Rhiannon took a break from professional nursing to help care for her adoptive father who was suffering from cancer.

In January 2024, her father lost his battle with cancer. Overwhelmed by grief, she returned to her artistic pursuits, this time exploring the medium of oil pastels. Her husband had presented her with an oil pastel palette from Sennelier, which inspired her to experiment with recreating images from Polaroid photographs. Within a few months, Rhiannon began selling her oil pastel creations at various events, including Watercress Fest, the Ponca City Art Festival, and the First Friday Art Crawl in Tulsa. She is currently a featured resident artist at Sky Gallery in Tulsa, and her oil painting titled "Disappearing Us" was chosen by the Tulsa Artist Association (TAC) for their 36th annual Members Show.

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