Author: FAAM Staff

Reinstallation highlights new acquisitions and a rotating series of loans from the Tia Collection, amplifying the voices of contemporary Native artists and communities Thursday, April 4: Gallery talk led by curator Dr. fari nzinga Sunday, April 28: Panel discussion with Speed’s Native American Advisory Council members Louisville, KY – The Speed Art Museum opens its newly expanded and reimagined galleries of Native American art on April 4, 2024. Curated by the Speed’s Curator of African and Native American Collections, Dr. fari nzinga with input from Native artists, curators, and culture bearers, The Speed Collects: Native American Art will feature works…

Hollis Chitto (Mississippi Choctaw/ Laguna/Isleta Pueblo) won the Best of Show at the 66th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market for his exquisite beaded bandolier bag Napakanli Um Okla (Flowers for My Family). “It’s my way of bringing flowers to my family, the Choctaw side of my family who didn’t get to teach me beadwork,” Chitto shared. “I lost an uncle recently last year, and that was the impetus to get this piece finished, so I can honor him.” Bandolier bags have a multi-century history as cross-body pouches emblazoned with images of clans, medicinal plants, and sacred symbols…

Lighting Pathways: Matriarchs of Oklahoma Native American Art February 16–April 28, 2024 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 | Map Artists Mary Adair (Cherokee Nation) Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa) Adeline “Allie” Chaddlesone (Kootenai Tribe of Idaho) Ruthe Blalock Jones (Shawnee/Delaware/Peoria) Brenda Kennedy (Citizen Potawatomi) Jane Osti (Cherokee Nation) Virginia Stroud (Keetoowah Cherokee/Muscogee) Curator Presentations Friday, March 22, 12:30–1:15 pm, Lighting Pathways: Seven Oklahoma Native Women Artists Discussion with Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa) and America Meredith delving into the biographies and art careers of the participating artists Sunday, March 23, 12:30–1:15 pm “Early…

Norman, Okla. – First American Art Magazine, a quarterly print and digital journal covering art by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, received a general operating support grant from Critical Minded. A fiscally sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, Critical Minded supports cultural critics and critics of color in the United States with an explicit focus on building the resources and visibility of cultural criticism through: direct support to publications and individuals, research, advocacy, and convening. “We are deeply honored by Critical Minded’s support of our efforts to raise the caliber of Native art criticism, while still being accessible to the general…

Artists and art mentor selected for Indigenous art project Minneapolis, Minn. — All My Relations Arts (AMRA), the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI), and Hennepin Theatre Trust announced the recipients of the We Are Still Here (WASH) artists cohort for 2023–24. We Are Still Here is a collaborative project to create new public artworks for the Hennepin Theatre District and the American Indian Culture Corridor. This season’s artist mentor is Courtney Cochran (Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Nett Lake), who will lead the third cohort of WASH artists. They are : Loriene Pearson (Winnebago) Tamara Aupaumut (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican/Oneida Nation/Brothertown* descent) Aiyana…

Comanche/Kiowa beadwork artist celebrates her first solo exhibition ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA: The Southern Plains Indian Museum, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, announces the opening of a new exhibition, Contemporary Southern Plains Beadwork, featuring Tessa Doyebi-Robledo. The exhibition will be open from January 26 to April 10, 2024, and admission will be free. A gallery talk and reception will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Doyebi-Robledo, an enrolled citizen of the Comanche Nation and descendant of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, is an accomplished beadwork artist with…

Issue No. 40, Fall 2023 Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7 from Issuu. To purchase a print copy: Features At Kasné Aa: A Brief History of Chilkat Weaving among the Tlingit by Zachary R. Jones, PhD, 21–27 Unsettling the Southwold Earthworks by Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 28–33 Native Artists Lead the Way at the Center for Native Futures by Sheila Regan, 34–39 The Diquís Spheres of Costa Rica: A Recently Recognized National Symbol by Maria Fernanda Calderon, 40–45 Artist Profiles Julie Buffalohead: Ponca Draftsperson, Painter, and Printmaker by Sheila Regan, 48–53 Bonnie Devine: Serpent River Ojibwa Installation Artist,…

CHRONICLING Indigenous art events of this last year has proved challenging, with an explosion of art creation, curation, publications, and discoveries. As keepers of the most extensive calendar of Native art events, FAAM has happily documented this increased appreciation for and celebration of art by Indigenous artists of the Americas. All over South and North America, Indigenous artists are sharing important artwork and messages—and finding more places and ways to do so. Tribes, schools, and artist collectives assert much-needed Indigenous self-representation by creating their own venues. Several stellar events were in the running for our Top Ten Native Art Events…

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces the appointment of Jordan Poorman Cocker (Kiowa/Tongan) as a new, full-time curator of Indigenous art. An enrolled citizen of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Poorman Cocker investigates interconnections between Indigenous research methodologies and Indigenous museum practices by linking relational worldviews to art. At Crystal Bridges, she plays a key role in strengthening relationships with Indigenous artists, expanding the collection of Indigenous art, providing opportunities for reciprocity through collaboration, and helping shape the vision for the museum’s expansion. “Jordan is a deeply knowledgeable artist and scholar of Indigenous art with…

Eiteljorg Museum hires artist Monica Raphael as curator of Great Lakes Native cultures INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art hired artist and educator Monica Jo Raphael (Grand Traverse Odawa-Ojibwe/Sicangu Lakota) to serve as its new Thomas G. and Susan C. Hoback Curator of Great Lakes Native Cultures and Community Engagement. A fifth-generation quillwork and beadwork artist, Raphael has created pieces in numerous museum collections across the country. She is known for her known for flora and fauna designs. Raphael also has an impressive background in creating and implementing cultural, educational, and human services programs.…