"The Arts of Native Americans is one of the two segments of the Arts of the Americas collections of the Snite Museum of Art. It includes materials dated to before and after contact with travelers and settlers from Europe and Africa. Highlights are early nineteenth-century Plains Indian painted war records and costumes. Also featured are … Continue reading Snite Museum of Art – Notre Dame, IN
Tag: Native American Art
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
Humour and Satire in Native Arts
Where: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Santa Fe, NM When: November 3, 2019 - October 4, 2020 What: "Humor and Satire in Native American Arts, 1930 to the Present will include paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other items from the 1880s to the present, in which Native artists have parodied non-Native individuals, appropriated non-Native … Continue reading Humour and Satire in Native Arts
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
The Spiritual Nature of Earth, Hide, and Metal
Where: The Brinton Museum - Big Horn, WY When: May 12 - September 2, 2019 What: "The Spiritual Nature of Earth, Hide and Metal is a collaboration between four talented artists who are each highly-regarded as masters of their craft. Jody Folwell of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, a Native American potter, is considered one of … Continue reading The Spiritual Nature of Earth, Hide, and Metal
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
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 