Draft---Okee-Chee's Wild Horse Gallery
1995

Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnick opened Wild Horse Gallery in the mid-1980s where it operated as the first Native owned art gallery in the Andersonville neighborhood in Chicago for a decade. The gallery served as a hub for Indigenous art and artists in Chicago, providing opportunities for mentorship, culture-keeping, and community. Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnick offered budding artists advice on portfolios, sales, and representation in the commercial art world. The Wild Horse acted as a center for Indigenous art opportunities in Chicago, as the city would often contact Skolnick first with any prospective programming.

Sources:

Lauerman, Connie. “‘What Do They Have to Prove?’ Native American Artists Grapple with...” Chicago Tribune. December 24, 1995. http://turing.library.northwestern.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/what-do-they-have-prove/docview/2074877927/se-2.

Brotman, Barbara. "A Street of One's Own." Chicago Tribune, Dec 03, 1992. http://turing.library.northwestern.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/street-ones-own/docview/1688908864/se-2 (accessed August 13, 2024).