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QUEENSBURY, New York (Sept. 14, 2026) — Katsitsionni Fox brings hundreds of years of Haudenosaunee tradition into the modern world with her sculptures, several of which will be featured in “Ionkwaskare:waké: We Are All Bear Clan,” an exhibition running through Oct. 29 in ��������’s Visual Arts Gallery.

Fox’s artwork will be accompanied by that of her mother, sister, daughter, granddaughter and nephew for the first time in “Ionkwaskare:waké.” “I see the talent in the family, we’re so tight knit and close, I always see the work that’s happening and I want to see it all together,” Fox said.

Fox grew up on the Mohawk Nation Territory of Akwesasne, creating art all her life. She earned an associate degree in Fine Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, then a bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts from SUNY Potsdam and a master’s in Visual Art from Vermont College at Norwich University in Montpelier, Vermont.

For more than 20 years, she taught art in public schools before leaving to focus on her own art and filmmaking.

“I got really into pottery during the pandemic, so I’ve really focused on ceramic work the past few years,” Fox said.

She exhibits her artwork regularly in art shows and markets. Her pottery is in collections at NMAIL, MAG, Woodlands Cultural Center and other museums. She is part of a movement to revitalize traditional Haudenosaunee pottery.

“We have been disconnected from pottery for between 300 and 400 years,” Fox said, “so we are going to have to reimagine or relearn how our grandmothers did it.”

Her filmmaking has been broadcast on PBS and earned numerous accolades. She was a PBS Ignite Fellow in 2023, a Fourth World Media Fellow in 2024 and is an Indigenous Cinema Alliance Fellow this year.

“My film work and artwork all carry a message about our culture and traditions,” she said. Her award-winning documentary films include “Ohero:kon — Under the Husk,” “Without a Whisper — Konnon:kwe” and “Kanenonwe — Original Seeds,” each focusing on indigenous women. “When I see women really stepping into their purpose and power, those are the people I want to make films about,” Fox said.

She also directed Indigenous Women’s Voices Series focused on healing and empowerment of native women and “The Clutes, Celebrating Family Stories” for Sesame Street Workshop.

“I feel a responsibility to tell our story,” Fox said.

“Ionkwaskare:waké: We Are All Bear Clan” includes digital art, paintings, printmaking, pottery and baskets by Fox, Kawennahare Fox, Kanonkwatsrakohe Fox, Tsionahariio Swamp, Kahawanion David and Karonies Thompson.

Admission is free and open to the public. ��������’s Visual Arts Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. The gallery is located in Dearlove Hall on the college’s Queensbury campus.

An artist reception and film screening will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 2; Michael Cahill, assistant professor of Science, will present “Exploring What it Means to Belong Here” at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.