Kirk-Bear Canyon Library invites you to an exhibit by local artist Harlon Baddog, on display until May 30, 2026.
Artist Statement:
(b. St. Paul, MN 1988) Harlon Louise Baddog is a trans, disabled artist hailing from the cold mnisota tundra, a descendent of white Swedish settlers who flooded Dakota and Anishinaabe Land in the 1800s. After a ten year long-distance love affair, Harlon finally got the guts to follow his heart into the desert. He now occupies unceded Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui territories, also known as Tucson, AZ.
He works in the quiet hours of the night, in between bouts of spying on the neighborhood’s nocturnal mammals, snakes, lizards, and beetles. His love for the Sonoran Desert and all of its inhabitants continues to grow as he humbly learns from them with fascination and respect.
Images courtesy of the artist
