North Carolina resident Jeff Marley, known as the 2014 “Appalachia Here and Now” artist, explores Native American identity, with a focus on Colonialism as a complex web of oppressive systems that has subjugated Native cultures. He will attend a closing reception at 5 p.m. today in the Bob Owens Art Gallery on the University of North Georgia campus in Dahlonega. Marley addresses issues of race, identity and culture through a variety of media, including installation, performance, painting and video.