White Cube has announced the representation of Navajo artist Emmi Whitehorse, who will be represented alongside her New York gallery, Garth Greenan. The partnership follows Whitehorse’s successful solo exhibition at White Cube’s Paris space and her inclusion in the 2024 Venice Biennale. The gallery plans to debut new work, including the painting "Father Sky meets Mother Earth," at its Art Basel Hong Kong booth later this month.
This appointment marks a significant milestone as Whitehorse becomes one of the few Indigenous artists represented by a major international blue-chip gallery. Her ethereal, semi-abstract landscapes are rooted in the Navajo philosophy of Hózhó, and her elevated market presence reflects a growing institutional and commercial effort to rectify the historical underrepresentation of Native American artists in the global contemporary art canon.