Re/educated

In his ongoing series of paintings, North Carolina based artist Marcus Dunn explores North America's problematic history of re-education camps for Native American children.

Dunn’s images are derived partly from documentary photographs of these “boarding schools” which generations of Native people were forced to attend during the late 19th and early 20th century.

With broken brushwork and a muted color palette, Dunn’s paintings evoke a sense of faded memory, while bringing attention to a critically overlooked part of American history.

Dunn descends from Tuscarora and Pee Dee tribal heritage. He earned his MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design and currently teaches at Richmond Community College and University of North Carolina, Pembroke.

RE/EDUCATED will be on display in the Waters Gallery from August 22 through December 2, 2022.

Join us on the evening of Thursday, October 6 from 6 to 8 pm, for a reception in honor of North Carolina artist Marcus Dunn, whose exhibition RE/EDUCATED is currently on display at the Florence County Museum Waters Gallery.