Harry Fonseca: The Art of Living

Where: Eiteljorg Museum - Indianapolis IN When: Through April 19, 2019 What: "This exhibit remembers and shares the talent, perspective and legacy of the late Harry Fonseca (Maidu/Nisenan, Portuguese, Hawaiian, 1946–2006). One of the most beloved and revered contemporary Native artists of our time, Fonseca is known for the versatility and experimentation of his work. … Continue reading Harry Fonseca: The Art of Living →

Meeting the Clouds Halfway: Terrol Dew Johnson and Aranda\Lasch

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: August 16 - December 30, 2018. *No longer on view. What: "Meeting the Clouds Halfway: Terrol Dew Johnson and Aranda\Lasch is a collaboration between Tohono O’odham basket weaver Terrol Dew Johnson and architects Aranda\Lasch (Ben Aranda and Chris Lasch) from Tucson and New York. … Continue reading Meeting the Clouds Halfway: Terrol Dew Johnson and Aranda\Lasch →

Expanding Horizons: Darren Vigil Gray

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: August 16 - February 16, 2019. *No longer on view. What: "Expanding Horizons: Darren Vigil Gray highlights new abstract landscapes by Darren Vigil Gray (Jicarilla Apache/Kiowa Apache). The works reflect Gray’s personal approach to the subject “landscape,” and his spontaneous painting method inspired by … Continue reading Expanding Horizons: Darren Vigil Gray →

Holly Wilson: On Turtle’s Back

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: August 16 - January 27, 2019. *No longer on view. What: "Holly Wilson (Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma/Cherokee) presents her new narrative works created in a variety of media including bronze, wood, and encaustic. Her figures serve as her storytellers to the world. They … Continue reading Holly Wilson: On Turtle’s Back →

CineDOOM: Narratives of Native Film and Beyond

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Art - Santa Fe, NM When: June 4 - October 29, 2018. *No longer on view. What: "The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is pleased to present six innovative films made by Southwestern based Native American directors and their teams of writers, producers, editors, and actors. Presented works … Continue reading CineDOOM: Narratives of Native Film and Beyond →

Rolande Souliere: Form and Content

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: January 9, 2018 -  January 27, 2019. *No longer on view. What: "Through the use of Ojibway, Cree, and Inuit syllabics, Souliere utilizes aspects of this writing system to engage in ideas about space, color, form, symbolism, surface movement, and language. Her new mural … Continue reading Rolande Souliere: Form and Content →

Action/Abstraction Redefined

Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: Through July 7, 2019 What: "Action/Abstraction Redefined features paintings and works on paper from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) permanent collection created in the 1960s and 1970s. The artists in this exhibition challenged stereotypical expectations of Indian art by experimenting with … Continue reading Action/Abstraction Redefined →

Memory Weaving: Works by Melanie Yazzie

Where: The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Santa Fe, NM When: May 13 - October 7, 2019. *No longer on view. What: "Spanning multiple galleries at the Wheelwright Museum, Memory Weaving: Works by Melanie Yazzie will run from May 13, 2018 through October 7, 2018. Melanie Yazzie is an extremely prolific artist and … Continue reading Memory Weaving: Works by Melanie Yazzie →

Wiyopiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West

Where: Peabody Museum - Cambridge, MA When: Ongoing What: "After the famed Little Big Horn fight, in which George Armstrong Custer was defeated by the Sioux and Cheyenne in 1876, the U.S. Army recovered a Lakota Sioux ledger book from the battlefield. It was filled with drawings by Plains Indian warriors. The exhibit presents colored … Continue reading Wiyopiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West →