Parrish Collection artist Jeremy Dennis reflects on Thomas Joshua Cooper’s photographs on view in the exhibition Refuge, capturing migration, settlement, and history of the East End, including the Shinnecock Reservation. Moderated by Parrish Director Terrie Sultan.

About Jeremy Dennis

Jeremy Dennis (born 1990) is a contemporary fine art photographer and a tribal member of the Shinnecock Nation in Southampton, NY. In his work, he explores indigenous identity, culture, and assimilation.

Dennis was one of 10 recipients of a 2016 Dreamstarter Grant from the national non-profit organization Running Strong for American Indian Youth, which he used to pursue his project, On This Site, which uses photography and an interactive online map to showcase culturally significant Native American sites on Long Island, a topic of special meaning for Dennis, who was raised on the Shinnecock Nation Reservation. He also created a book and exhibition from this project. Most recently, Dennis received the Creative Bursar Award from Getty Images in 2018 to continue his series Stories.

In 2013, Dennis began working on the series, Stories—Indigenous Oral Stories, Dreams and Myths.Inspired by North American indigenous stories, the artist staged supernatural images that transform these myths and legends to depictions of an actual experience in a photograph.

He has been part of several group and solo exhibitions, including Stories—Dreams, Myths, and Experiences, for The Parrish Art Museum’s Road Show (2018),

He currently lives and works in Southampton, New York on the Shinnecock Reservation.

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