A whale’s tale
“Breach: Logbook’’ (mixed media, acrylic and clay in canvas) by Courtney M. Leonard, in her show at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Museum of Contemporary Art.
The show features paintings, sculptures, and video exploring the life and kinship ties of Staccato, a North Atlantic right whale killed by a ship strike in 1999. Leonard explores marine biology, Indigenous food sovereignty, migration, and human environmental impact.