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
Tag: Sculpture
The Brinton 101 – 2018
Where: The Brinton Museum - Big Horn, WY When: November 18 - December 23, 2018. *No longer on view. What: "The Brinton Museum will again present The Brinton 101exhibit, featuring nearly 300 works of art by 101 talented, diverse artists from throughout the U.S. Included are paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures and mixed-media pieces of varying … Continue reading The Brinton 101 – 2018
LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson
Where: The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Santa Fe, NM When: Through October 6, 2019 What: "LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson will be the first major solo exhibition to highlight the artistic career of mixed-media artist Rose B. Simpson (born 1983), who is descended from the pueblo of Santa Clara. The exhibition … Continue reading LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson
Gertrude Svarny: Ukuqanaadan
Where: Anchorage Museum - Anchorage, AK When: Through April 14, 2019 What: "Gertrude Svarny grew up in Unalaska until she was evacuated and interned during World War II along with nearly 900 Unangax people of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. Those who survived and returned home found their communities ransacked and burned. Today, Svarny lives … Continue reading Gertrude Svarny: Ukuqanaadan
Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Art
Where: Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art - Norman, OK When: June 8 - September 9, 2018. *No longer on view. What: "Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Artoffers celebratory and mysterious, thought-provoking, and critical two-dimensional and three-dimensional works, including abstract and experimental contemporary Chickasaw art. This traveling exhibition offers an opportunity to view recent works by … Continue reading Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Art
Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain
Where: Autry Museum of the American West - Los Angeles, CA When: Closed January 6, 2019. *No longer on view. What: "Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain represents the artist’s first major retrospective and a contribution to the substantial growing body of scholarship on contemporary Native artists. Bartow (Mad River Band Wiyot) established … Continue reading Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain
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
Stampede: Animals in Art
Where: Denver Art Museum - Denver, CO When: Through May 19, 2019 What: "See how animals have captivated artists throughout history in Stampede: Animals in Art. This cross-departmental exhibition brings together more than 300 objects from the Denver Art Museum’s collection to explore the presence of animals in art throughout centuries and across cultures. Stampede … Continue reading Stampede: Animals in Art
Creative Casting
Where: Heard Museum - Phoenix, AZ When: Ongoing What: "Copper and tin come together to make bronze, a medium that offers wonderful creativity for artists in the choices of texture and patinas. Sculptor John Hoover, for example, whose earlier work was carved from cedar, found in bronze a medium that could express the qualities of … Continue reading Creative Casting
The Third Dimension: Sculptural Stories in Stone and Bronze
Where: Heard Museum - Phoenix, AZ When: Ongoing What: "Some of the most exciting and moving American Indian fine art of the 20th and 21st centuries has been created by sculptors. The Heard Museum is fortunate recently to have been given works by leading American Indian sculptors such as Allan Houser and John Hoover Gifts … Continue reading The Third Dimension: Sculptural Stories in Stone and Bronze
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 