Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: May 21, 2019 - April 26, 202 What: "In her own words: My work focuses on depicting the Sonoran landscape. I attempt to capture the quality of light, the warmth and the distinct beauty. I work in a wide variety of media, but the majority of my … Continue reading Capturing Sunlight: Images from the Southwest by Maria Arvayo
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The Art of Gerry Quotskuyva
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: May 14, 2019 - April 11, 2020 What: "Hopi artist Gerry Quotskuyva is a member of the Bear Strap Clan from the Second Mesa Village of Shungopavi in Northern Arizona. He currently resides in Rimrock, AZ where he maintains a studio. His remarkable style has been nationally … Continue reading The Art of Gerry Quotskuyva
The Art of Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through December 29, 2019 What: "Ms. Rachel Sahmie has been creating pottery ever since childhood. She learned from the master potters of her family, including her mother and grandmother who are all descended from Annie Nampeyo. Sahmie learned quilting from her sister Bonnie and quickly fell in … Continue reading The Art of Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo
Indigenous Water/Ways
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through June 14, 2020 What: "Indigenous communities of the southwestern US and northern Mexico revere water in all its forms. With incredible feats of engineering and an eye to sustainability, Indigenous farmers and ranchers have carefully cultivated water resources to nourish their crops, livestock, and people. This … Continue reading Indigenous Water/Ways
Waters of the West
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through May 25, 2019 What: "Water is life in the American West for all people and across all ages. Not surprisingly water is a subject of great fascination to the artists who call the American West their home. This exhibit, created in partnership with Friends of Western … Continue reading Waters of the West
Personal Birth Process
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through August 16, 2019 What: "Jeffers Choyguha has been working on the abstract paintings exhibited in “Personal Birth Process” for two years. Her inspiration comes from her pregnancy and her son’s earliest years. She describes those experiences as “mesmerizing, beautiful, terrifying.” The artworks are about emotions, feelings, … Continue reading Personal Birth Process
Water Protectors: The Standing Rock Camps through the Lens of Gabriel Ayala
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through Summer 2019 What: "When Gabriel Ayala heard about the events taking place near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Ayala decided to stand with the Water Protectors, a group of predominately Indigenous community members who opposed the construction of a petroleum pipeline. Ayala was forever changed by … Continue reading Water Protectors: The Standing Rock Camps through the Lens of Gabriel Ayala
The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Ongoing What: "The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery was built in the mid-1950s to house the Fulton family’s art collection. Amerind’s founders Rose Hayden Fulton and William Shirley Fulton played an important part in collecting the fine art in Amerind’s permanent collection. Today the gallery features exhibits by … Continue reading The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery
American Art Form: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Ongoing What: "Amerind is the proud home of one of the largest and best documented Zuni and Navajo jewelry collections in the world. A recent donation from one remarkable family, the collection includes thousands upon thousands of jewelry pieces made by artisans and masters from the late … Continue reading American Art Form: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry
The Amerind Museum – Dragoon, AZ
"The Amerind holds several hundred two dimensional artworks in watercolor, oil, ink, pastels, and photographs. Native American artists represented in the collection include Allan Houser, Fred Kabotie, Otis Polelonema, and Andy Tsihnahjinnie among others. Euro-American artists from New England are represented as well as artists whose subject matter is the American West. Some of the … Continue reading The Amerind Museum – Dragoon, AZ
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 