UAM installation view

Benítez Sánchez yarn painting

Mythic Visions: Yarn Paintings of a Huichol Shaman
Sept 27 - Dec 3, 2006

Through the visionary artwork of one of Mexico's great indigenous shaman-artist, Mythic Visions explores the rich cultural heritage of the Huichol Indians of northwestern Mexico.  Featured in the exhibition are 31 brilliant yarn paintings by José Benítez Sánchez, a leading Huichol artist who is also a practicing shaman.  His fame rests on his creative ability to translate fleeting visions triggered by the sacred peyote cactus into a two-dimensional medium. Organized by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology