Category: Currently Exhibiting

Art of Native America

Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, NY When: Ongoing What:  "This landmark exhibition in the Museum's American Wing showcases 116 masterworks representing the achievements of artists from more than fifty cultures across North America. Ranging in date from the second to the early twentieth century, the diverse works are promised gifts, donations, and … Continue reading Art of Native America →

Old Man Looking Backward: Bob Haozous

Where: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Santa Fe, NM When: Through October 6, 2019 What: "Bob Haozous (Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache) is best known for monumental sculpture, but he works in other media as well. A group of monoprints, illustrations, and human-sized steel cutouts represent his private collection—pieces that have not been for … Continue reading Old Man Looking Backward: Bob Haozous →

Dwayne Wilcox: Visual/Language

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: Through May 12, 2019 What: "The exhibition examines Dwayne Wilcox’s (Oglala Lakota) own lived experience as an artist creating work that is linked to historic forms of narrative communication of his Lakota people and post-modernism in its powerfully ironic stance. Wilcox’s recent series of … Continue reading Dwayne Wilcox: Visual/Language →

Heidi K. Brandow: Unit of Measure

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: Through January 26, 2020 What: "Heidi K. Brandow (Native Hawaiian/Diné) created the mural painting Unit of Measure in IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’ (MoCNA) first floor Hallway and Honors Galleries. Brandow is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is filled with whimsical characters that … Continue reading Heidi K. Brandow: Unit of Measure →

Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950’s to Now

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: Through July 19, 2019 What: "Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950s to Now seeks to expand and reposition art in the U.S. and Canada since 1950. It is the first exhibition to chart the development of contemporary Indigenous art from the United … Continue reading Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950’s to Now →

A Sense of Beauty: Showcasing the Power and Beauty in Native Art

Where: Eiteljorg Museum - Indianapolis, IN When: Through August 4, 2019 What: "Our new special exhibition will feature stunning installations of contemporary and customary Native American artworks collected over the past 30 years. Many have rarely or never been on display. See contemporary and customary Native art – baskets, pottery, textiles, jewelry and glass – … Continue reading A Sense of Beauty: Showcasing the Power and Beauty in Native Art →

Beaded Treasures of Haudenosaunee Art

Where: Fenimore Art Museum - Cooperstown, NY When: Through June 16, 2019 What: "Well known as masters of beadwork, this exhibit will feature close to 120 pieces of Haudensaunee art from a private collection. The exhibit will relate the history of this artform and its various forms and styles, many of which are still followed … Continue reading Beaded Treasures of Haudenosaunee Art →

Alison Marks: Decaf/Regular

Where: Anchorage Museum - Anchorage, AK When: Through April 14, 2019 What: "Alison Marks challenges assumptions and expectations about Tlingit art. Her work tackles cultural appropriation with subversive humor and reimagines traditional Tlingit themes using contemporary materials. The works in Decaf/Regular span a variety of media, including painting, carving, digital collage and regalia. Marks blends … Continue reading Alison Marks: Decaf/Regular →