The most extensive Native art events calendar available. Including festivals, fairs, markets, and exhibitions of work by Inuit, First Nations, Métis, Alaska Natives, American Indians, and fellow Indigenous peoples of the Americas, as well as symposia, conferences, and film festivals.
March 2026
March 14: Tucson, AZ
Benefit Sale of Indigenous Art at the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E University Boulevard, 10:00 am–3:00 pm | (520) 621-6302 | statemuseum.arizona.edu
March 14–October 25: Seattle, WA
Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|–|ólǫ́ at the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street | henryart.org
March 14–June 25: St. Petersburg, FL
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) Video Game at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Avenue | thejamesmuseum.org
March 15–November 15: Goldendale, WA
Contemporary Indigenous Art at the Maryhill Museum of Art, 35 Maryhill Museum Drive. Works by ten leading Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest and American Southwest, including Rick Bartow (Mad River Wiyot, 1946–2016), Joe Feddersen (Okanagan/Sinixt), Marwin Begaye (Diné), and Craig George (Diné) | maryhillmuseum.org
March 17–21: Sulphur, OK
Three Sisters Celebration at the Chickasaw Cultural Center, 867 Cooper Memorial Drive. Cultural demonstrations, games, storytelling, and more. Free | chickasawculturalcenter.com
March 17–December 30: Cherokee, NC
Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution at the Museum of the Cherokee People, 589 Tsali Boulevard. Opening reception: Tuesday, March 17, 4:30–6:30 pm | motcp.org
March 18 & 19: Minneapolis, MN
Resisting Self-Indigenization in the US, Canada, and Globally: Documenting Harms, Developing Institutions, Forging Policy symposium at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities | umn.edu
March 19–May 18, 2026: Albuquerque, NM
Voices of New Mexico: Celebrating Native Artistry at Gallery One, City Hall, 1 Civic Plaza NW, Suite 1400 | cabq.gov/artsculture/public-art/gallery-one
March 20, 2026–February 15, 2027: Albuquerque, NM
50 for 50: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 1976–2026 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. An exhibition to honor the IPCC’s 50th Anniversary | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org
March 20, 2026–February 21, 2027: Albuquerque, NM
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective with School for Advanced Research and Vilcek Foundation | 505-843-7270 | indianpueblo.org
March 21 & 22: Apache Junction, AZ
Magic of Mexican Artistry at Superstition Mountain Museum, 4087 East Apache Trail. Spotlighting Porfirio Gutiérrez (Zapotec), Mata Ortiz artists, and Oaxacan artists | smldm.org
March 21, 2026–February 28, 2027: Kansas City, MO
Voices Now: Contemporary Native American Art at the Museum of Kansas City, 3218 Gladstone Boulevard. Curated by Jami Powell (Osage) | museumofkansascity.org
March 26–August 31: Raleigh, NC
Knowing the West: Visual Legacies of the American West at the North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road. Curated by Mindy Besaw and Jami C. Powell (Osage) | ncartmuseum.org
March 26–September 26, 2026: Raleigh, NC
A Creek in Carolina: Artworks by Bobby C. Martin at Gregg Museum of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, 1903 Hillsborough Street | gregg.arts.ncsu.edu
March 27–29: Bethel, AK
Cama’i Dance Festival at the Bethel Regional High School Gym, 1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive. Hosted by the SouthWest Alaska Arts Group | swaagak.org
March 28, 2026–January 25, 2027: Kansas City, MO
Native Arts in Miniature at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, 5235 Oak Street. Opening reception: Friday, March 27, 6:00–8:00 pm, ticketed but citizens of federally recognized tribes attend free | toyandminiaturemuseum.org
Continuing
Through March 15: Norman, OK
Rivers & Roads: Steven Yazzie in Action at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Avenue. Solo exhibition of paintings and drawings created while in motion by this Diné/Laguna Pueblo artist | ou.edu/fjjma
Through March 15: Brantford, ON
Michael Barber: The Messengers at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery, 20 Ave Road. New work addresses his family’s survival of the Mohawk Institute, the largest and longest-running residential school in Canada. His paintings confront the impact of the institute, the enduring effects of intergenerational trauma, and the cultural disconnection it produced within Haudenosaunee communities | glenhyrst.ca
Through March 2026: Orono, ME
How Water Connects Us: Photography by Jason Pardilla, Penobscot at the Minsky Culture Lab, Hudson Museum, University of Maine, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts | umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/exhibits
Through March 21: Missoula, MT
Tailyr Irvine: Land Back at Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee Street. Work by Salish-Kootenai photographer | (406) 728-0447 | missoulaartmuseum.org
Through March 21: Tahlequah, OK
Since the First Fire: The Living Legacy of Cherokee Art at the Cherokee National History Museum, 101 S. Muskogee Avenue | visitcherokeenation.com
Through March 22: Indianapolis, IN
Voices from the Arctic: Contemporary Inuit Art at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Street | eiteljorg.org
Through March 22: Madrid, Spain
La mitad del mundo. La mujer en el México indígena at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, C. de Serrano, 13, Salamanca. A massive survey of artwork by and portraying Indigenous women of Mexico from precontact times to the present, showing at four venues | man.es
Through March 27: Oklahoma City, OK
Playing with Light: A Solo Exhibition by Chickasaw Artist Jay Laxton at the Red Earth Art Center, 100 N Broadway Avenue #2750 | (405) 427-5228 | redearth.org
Through March 27: Santa Fe, NM
Ripple Effect: Reflections of the IAIA A-I-R Community at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, 83 Avan Nu Po Road. Opening reception: Wednesday, February 4, 4:00–6:00 pm | Instagram
Through March 28: Santa Fe, NM
Once Within a Time: SITE Santa Fe 12th International at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
Through March 28: Santa Fe, NM
Visualizing K’é: New Works by Marwin Begaye at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
Through March 28: Las Vegas, NV
Healing the Heart at the Nuwu Art Gallery and Community Center, 1331 S. Maryland Parkway. Curated by Fawn Douglas (Las Vegas Paiute) | nuwuart.com
Through March 29: Windsor, ON
Mary Anne Barkhouse: Ndishnikaaz | Nugwa’am | My name is at the Art Gallery of Windsor, 401 Riverside Drive West. Curated by Mary Anne Barkhouse (ʼNa̱mǥis) and Emily McKibbon | artwindsoressex.ca
Through March 29: Indianapolis, IN
Gaawii Eta-Go Aawizinoo Gaawiye Mkakoons: It’s Not Just A Quillbox at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Street | eiteljorg.org
Through March 29: Los Angeles, CA
Desert Dreams and Coastal Currents at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way | theautry.org
Through April 5: Detroit, MI
Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation at the Detroit Institute of Art, 5200 Woodward Avenue. Regional survey featuring approximately 100 artworks by 60 US-based Anishinaabe artists. Curated by Denene De Quintal, PhD | dia.org
Through April 5: Salina, KS
Americans at the Smoky Hill Museum, 211 W Iron Avenue. Traveling exhibition curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) and Cécile R. Ganteaume | smokyhillmuseum.org
Through April 5: Santa Fe, NM
Essential Elements: Art, Environment, and Indigenous Futures at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | indianartsandculture.org
Through April 5: Emory, GA
Nicholas Galanin: I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Circle NE. Installation by Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Unangax̂) | (404) 727-4282 | carlos.emory.edu/exhibitions
Through April 6: Vienna, Austria
The Colours of the Earth: Modern Textile Art in Mexico at the Weltmuseum Vien, Neue Hofburg, Heldenplatz. Textiles from 30 Indigenous communities reviving ancestral dyeing and weaving practices | +43 1 534 30-5052 | weltmuseumwien.at
Through April 10: Owen Sound, ON
Run to the Hills! at Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, 840 First Avenue West. Featuring works by Christian Chapman (Fort William Ojibway), curated by Dani Printup (Kitigan Zibi Algonquin/Onondaga), organized by the Carleton University Museum of Art | cuag.ca | owensound.ca
Through April 12: Sarasota, FL
Ancestral Edge: Abstraction and Symbolism in the Works of Nine Native American Women Artists at The Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road | ringling.org
Through April 13: Watertown, ME
Mαwte: Bound Together at the Colby Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive. Curated by Sarah Sockbeson (Penobscot) | (207) 859-5600 | museum.colby.edu
Through April 17: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Beading Métis Resurgence at Gallery 1C03, Lockhart Hall, 515 Portage Ave | uwinnipeg.ca
Through April 18: New York, NY
Wendy Red Star: One Blue Bead at Sargent’s Daughters, 370 Broadway | sargentsdaughters.com
Through April 19: Kansas City, MO
Raven Halfmoon: Ride or Die at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd | kemperart.org
Through April 18: San Francisco, CA
Sky Hopinka: Sonic Transmissions at Slash Arts, 1150 25th st, Building B. An installation by Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians visual artist | slashart.org
Through April 19: Santa Fe, NM
Màatakuyma: Now it is Becoming Clearer to Me at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo. Photography and film by Duwawisioma, Victor Masayesva Jr. (Hopi) | indianartsandculture.org
Through Spring 2026: Kleinburg, ON
Early Days: Indigenous Art at the McMichael at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue | mcmichael.com
Through April 25: Calera, OK
Kocha Micha Aiimvhlpesa / Native and Heritage: The Art of Candace Shanholtzer at the Choctaw Cultural Center, 1919 Hina Hanta Way | choctawculturalcenter.com
Through May 2: St. Louis, MO
We Each Hold Stories at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Galleries, 3648 Washington Avenue. Group exhibition co-curated by Tom Jones II (Ho-Chunk) and Paula Lincoln | thesheldon.org
Through May 4: Corning, NY
Native Now: Contemporary Indigenous Art at The Rockwell Museum at the Rockwell Museum, 111 Cedar Street. Forty 40 works acquired in the last 26 years in various media that explore the resistance and resilience inherent in Native American art | rockwellmuseum.org
Through May 8: Juneau, AK
Gestures of Our Rebel Bodies at Aan Hít Gallery, 219 S. Franklin Street. Contemporary Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian aritsts | tlingitandhaida.gov
Through May 10: Ukiah, CA
Momím Wené | Medicine Water: Flowing Throughout California Indian Country at the Grace Hudson Museum, 431 S. Main Street. Traveling exhibition featuring Indigenous Californian artists co-curated by Meyo Marrufo (Robinson Pomo) and Jacky Calanchini (Nisenan) | gracehudsonmuseum.org
Through May 10: Oklahoma City, OK
Cradleboards: Crafted with Love at First Americans Museum, 659 First Americans Boulevard. Cradleboards from seven tribal nations | famok.org/Cradleboards
Through May 15: Clearmont, WY
Resilience at the Ucross Art Gallery, 30 Big Red Lane. Art and writing by Ucross Native American Artist Fellows, including Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Eastern Band Cherokee), Gina Herrera (Tesuque), Sarah Ortegon HighWalking (Wind River Shoshone-Arapaho), and Wade Patton (Oglala Lakota). Curated by Marwin Begaye (Diné) | ucrossfoundation.org
Through May: Lawton, OK
Roads of Our Ancestors, Road of My Own at the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center, 701 NW Ferris Avenue. Paintings by Dukon Harris (Comanche/Sac & Fox) | comanchenation.com/culture
Through May 24: Windsor, ON
BIG Doll: XWAT Naaniitus at the Art Gallery of Windsor, 401 Riverside Drive West. Curated by Julie Rae Tucker (Delaware Munsee) | artwindsoressex.ca
Through May 25: Phoenix, AZ
Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Organized by the New York Historical Society. Talk with Roshii Montaño (Diné): Wednesday, January 29, 11:30 am | heard.org
Through May 29: New York, NY
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass at the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green | americanindian.si.edu
Through May 31: Winnipeg, MB
Abraham Anghik Ruben at Winnipeg Art Gallery–Qaumajuq, 300 Memorial Boulevard. Curated by Heather Campbell (Inuk) with Darlene Coward Wight | wag.ca
Through May 31: Palm Springs, CA
Section 14: The Untold Story at the Palm Springs Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, 1410 N. Indian Canyon Drive | accmuseum.org
Through May 31: New York, NY
The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue | metmuseum.org
Through June 6: Wichita, KS
Ripple in Traditions at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, 650 N. Seneca Street. Traveling exhibition organized and curated by Four Mothers Collective | fourmotherscollective.org | theindianmuseum.org
Through June 7: Spokane, WA
James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. 1st Avenue | (509) 456-3931 | northwestmuseum.org
Through June 7: Cleveland, OH
still/emerging: Native American Works on Paper at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard | clevelandart.org
Through June 7: Salem, MA
Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone at the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street. Co-organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum | (706) 542-4662 | pem.org
Through June 9: New York, NY
The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson, The Animal That Therefore I Am at the Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue. Four figurative sculptors by this Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee artist | (212) 535-7710 | metmuseum.org
Through June 13: Santa Fe, NM
Emmi Whitehorse, Intimate Landscapes (Part 1) at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
Through June 14: Santa Fe, NM
Stella Nall: Offerings from My Heart at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | iaia.edu/museum
Through June 2026: Victoria, BC
Letters From Star Child & Animal Break at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor | +1 (250) 383-8833 | openspace.ca
Through Summer 2026: Rapid City, SD
Ordinary Presence: The Everyday of Ikčé at Racing Magpie, 801 E. St. Andrew Street. Reception: Friday, July 18, 5:00–7:00 pm | racingmagpie.org
Through June 20: Salem, OR
Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, 700 State Street. Organized by Rebecca Dobkins, features a collection of recent printed works by renowned artists | hfma.willamette.edu
Through June 21: Los Angeles, CA
Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, and Technology at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way. Co-curated by Suzanne Newman Fricke, Amy Scott, Kristen Dorsey (Chickasaw), and Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika) | (323) 667-2000 | theautry.org
Through June 21: Santa Fe, NM
O’Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell at the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Avenue | nmartmuseum.org
Through June 28: Phoenix, AZ
Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) at the Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Avenue. Traveling exhibition curated by Jami C. Powell (Osage) | phxart.org
Through July 3: Miami, OK
neehaapiikasiciki: The Healing Threads of Myaamia Ribbonwork at the Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive, 28 N. Main Street. Featuring work from the National Museum of the American Indian, Cranbrook Institute of Science, and the Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive | miamination.com/mhma
Through July 22: Seattle, WA
Coast Salish Creation Stories at Tidelands, 55 University Street. Reception: Saturday, February 7, 6:00 pm | (206) 453-1011 | thisistidelands.com
Through July 24: Hempstead, NY
Our Unfinished Revolution(s) at the Emily Lowe Gallery, Lowe Hall, Hofstra University, 112. Includes Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock). Opening reception: Thursday, February 5, 5:30–7:30 pm | hofstra.edu/museum
Through July 25: Lincoln, NE
Indigenous Ceramics from the Collection at Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street | (402) 472-3082 | unl.edu/plains
Through June 28: Albuquerque, NM
Mural Exhibition: Arrowsoul Art Collective at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Indoor mural inspired by pictographs, “Future Old School,” and “Indigenous Freeways.” Reception: Saturday, September 6, 4:00–8:00 pm. Free | indianpueblo.org
Through July 5: Toronto, ON
Letendre/Morrisseau at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street. Survey of paintings by Rita Letendre (Abenaki descent, 1928–2021) and Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Ojibwa, 1932–2007) | +1 (877) 225-4246 | ago.ca
Through July 10: Davis, OK
Chickasaw Featured Artist: Micah Hart at the Chickasaw Nation Welcome Center, 35 N. Colbert Road. Woodturning and sculptural vessels by this Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne artist | chickasawcountry.com
Through July 10: Sulphur, OK
Chickasaw Featured Artist: Lee Bowers at the Chickasaw Visitor Center, 901 W. First Street. Paintings, drawings, and photography by this Chickasaw artist | chickasawcountry.com
Through July 12: San Francisco, CA
Preston Singletary: Raven Visits SFO at the SFO Museum, International Terminal, Level 3, Gallery 4A, San Francisco International Airport | sfomuseum.org | prestonsingletary.com
Through July 12: Santa Fe, NM
Paper Trails: Unfolding Indigenous Narratives at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | iaia.edu/museum
Through July 26: Ottawa, ON
Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast at the National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive. Organized by the Audain Art Museum, the National Gallery presents a condensed version of the exhibition Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast | gallery.ca
Through August 2: San Francisco, CA
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON at de Young, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive | famsf.org
Through August 2: Minneapolis, MN
An Indigenous Art: Huipiles from Mia’s Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 Third Avenue South | (612) 870-3000 | new.artsmia.org
Through August 2: Cleveland, OH
Sky Hopinka: The Myth Is Now at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, 11400 Euclid Avenue | mocacleveland.org
Through August 16: St. Paul, MN
Queering Indigeneity at the Minnesota Museum of Art, 350 Robert Street North. Group show of LGBTQ2S+ artists from the Upper Midwest. Co-curated by Penny Kagigebi (White Earth Ojibwe direct descendant) | (651) 797-2571 | mmaa.org
Through August 17: Santa Fe, NM
Makowa: The Worlds Above Us at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | indianartsandculture.org
Through August 30: Seattle, WA
Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, UW Campus, 4303 Memorial Way NE | (206) 543-5590 | burkemuseum.org
Through August 30: Davis, CA
Shelley Niro at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, University of California–Davis, 181 Old Davis Road. Photography, installation, film, and painting by Shelley Niro (Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Turtle clan). Artist talk: Saturday, April 25. gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu
Through September 7: Santa Fe, NM
Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson St. Co-curated by artist Jason Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Bess Murphy, Luce Curator of Art and Social Practice at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the exhibition features artists, scholars, and culture bearers from the six Tewa Pueblos of Northern New Mexico | okeeffemuseum.org
Through September 7: Phoenix, AZ
Paintings from the Heard Collection at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org
Through September 7, 2026: North Adams, MA
Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT at Mass Museum of Contemporary Art, 1040 MASS MoCA Way. Seven garment installations made in collaboration with Native and non-Native artists exploring two-spirit identity | massmoca.org
Through September 13: St. Louis, MO
Aymara Weavings: The Indigenous Andes at the Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive | (314) 721-0072 | slam.org
Through September 30: Dragoon, AZ
Taosoan Glass: The Art of Ira Lujan at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road | (520) 586-3666 | amerind.org
Through October 11, 2026: Montreal, QC
Rising Suns: Art from the Confederacies of the Great Lakes and Rivers at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West | mbam.qc
Through October 2026: Los Angeles, CA
ReVOlt 1680/2180: Sirens & Sikas at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way. A visual retelling of the Pueblo Revolt by Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti) | (323) 667-2000 | theautry.org
Through October 2026: Bar Harbor, ME
In the Shadow of the Eagle at the Abbe Museum, 26 Mt. Desert Street. Curated by Donna Loring (Penobscot) and Siera Hyte (Cherokee Nation) | abbemuseum.org
Through October 2026: Carson City, NV
This Is Us: Presented by Great Basin Native Artists at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson Street. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Great Basin Native Artists | carsonnvmuseum.org
Through October 2026: Steamboat Springs, CO
This is Native Art at the Tread of Pioneers Museum, 800 Oak St | treadofpioneers.org
Through October 23: Window Rock, AZ
Rain God Mesa: The Heart of Monument Valley at the Navajo Nation Museum, Highway 264 and Postal Loop Road. This exhibition honors the beautiful Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Northeastern and features artwork using imagery of Monument Valley in different media, including a 35-foot-long quilted art installation by Margaret Wood (Navajo/Seminole) | Facebook | discovernavajo.com
Through October 26: Phoenix, AZ
October Art: The Collection of Delores Browne Abelson at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org
Through November 1: Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Kirk: In A Time Of Darkness, This Is Wonderful News at de boer, 3311 E. Pico Boulevard. Solo exhibition for this Diné painter | deboergallery.com
Through November 2: Göteborg, Sweden
Native American Fashion: From Roots to Runway at the Världskulturmuseet, Södra Vägen 54 | varldskulturmuseet.se
Through November 20, 2027: Portland, OR
Shifting the Narrative: 21st Century Acquisitions at the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue | (503) 266-2811 | portlandartmuseum.org
Through November 30: Belém, PA, Brazil
Amazon Biennial: Verde-distância, Second Edition, at various location. Curated by Manuela Moscoso, with the collaboration of Sara Garzón and Jean da Silva | +55 91 99282-9518 | bienalamazonias.com.br
Through December 6: Portland, OR
Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Portland State University, Fariborz Maseeh Hall #110, 1855 SW Broadway | pdx.edu/art-design
Through December TBA, 2026: Washington, DC
We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here! at the National Deaf Life Museum, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Chapel Hall S400 | gallaudet.edu
Through December 18: Durango, CO
Constellations of Place at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Curated by Meranda Roberts, PhD (Yerington Paiute/Chicana). Group exhibition rooted in the landscapes and layered histories of Southwest Colorado | swcenter.fortlewis.edu
Through January 1, 2027: New York, NY
Native New York at the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green. Exploring the question, “What makes New York a Native place?” The exhibition encompasses twelve locations in present-day New York, introducing visitors to the Native people who call the region home | americanindian.si.edu
Through January 3, 2027: Salem, MA
Native American and American Art at the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street | (978) 745-9500 | pem.org
Through January 3, 2027: Flagstaff, AZ
Call of the Colorado Plateau at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
Through January 2027: Washington, DC
Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe at the National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. First major retrospective of the acclaimed Ho-Chunk sculptor | americanindian.si.edu
Through February 1, 2027: Washington, DC
InSight: Photos and Stories from Archives at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street & Independence Avenue SW. Selected from more than a half million images stewarded by the museum, these photos give an intimate view of Indigenous lives across the Western Hemisphere and across time | americanindian.si.edu
Through February 13, 2027: Vancouver, BC
Every River Has a Mouth at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby Street. Guest curated by Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun (Snuneymuxw/Hupacasath) | billreidgallery.ca
Through February 28, 2027: Kansas City, MO
Homeland: The Osage in Missouri at the Museum of Kansas City, 3218 Gladstone Boulevard. Curated by Jimmy Lee Beason II (Osage) | museumofkansascity.org
Through June 2027: Los Angeles, CA
Creative Continuities: Family, Pride, and Community in Native Art at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way | theautry.org
Through June 2027: Los Angeles, CA
Creative Continuities: Family, Pride, and Community in Native Art at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way | theautry.org
Through December 2027: Knoxville, TN
Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Featuring works by 17 contemporary Koasati, Cherokee, and Muscogee artists | mcclungmuseum.utk.edu
Through December 31, 2027: Reno, NV
Of the Earth: Native American Baskets and Pueblo Pottery at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty Street. Works from the collection including new commissions. Curated by Melissa Melero-Moose (Fallon Paiute/Modoc) and Ann M. Wolf | nevadaart.org
Through March 21, 2028: Santa Fe, NM
The Stories We Carry at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Curated by Brian Fleetwood (Mvskoke). Jewelry by more than 100 Indigenous artists | iaia.edu/museum
Through April 16, 2028: Colorado Springs, CO
Gathering Place at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale Street | (719) 634-5581 | fac.coloradocollege.edu
Through July 2, 2028: Santa Fe, NM
Here, Now and Always at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | (505) 476-1269 | indianartsandculture.org
Through August 31, 2028: San Francisco, CA
Arts of Indigenous America at de Young, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive | famsf.org
Through September 1, 2029: Harvard, MA
Across Borders, Across Boundaries at the Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road. Curated by Tess Lukey (Aquinnah Wampanoag). Opening reception: Wednesday, June 12, 6:00–8:30 pm with a performance by Firefly | thetrustees.org
Through 2029: Bloomington, IN
City by the River at the William Mathers Gallery, Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 416 N. Indiana Avenue. Curated by the Angel Mounds Exhibition Advisory Council in collaboration with the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | iumaa.iu.edu
Through December 31, 2030: Sacramento, CA
Pueblo Pottery: Native American Pottery and Sculpture at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street | (916) 808-7000 | crockerartmuseum.org
Through 2035: Carson City, NV
Waší∙šiw Guwá: The Work of the Washoe People at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson Street. Washoe basketry, including 10 of the known 19 works by Louisa Keyser, Datsolalee (Washoe, ca. 1850–1925) | carsonnvmuseum.org
April 2026
April 3–May 3: Santa Fe, NM
Haley Greenfeather English: A Heavy Birden at Hecho a Mano, 129 W. Palace Avenue. Opening reception: Friday, April 3, 5:00–7:00 pm | hechoamano.org
April 3–July 11: Raleigh, NC
Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone at the North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road. Co-organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum | ncartmuseum.org
April 4: Wichita, KS
Spring Native Art Market at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, 650 Seneca Drive. 10:00 am–3:00 pm. Admission | theindianmuseum.org
April 4–October 25, 2026: Providence, RI
Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq: Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal at the RISD Museum, 20 N. Main Street. Curated by Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi (Alutiiq), Erin Gingrich (Inupiaq), and Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) | risdmuseum.org
April 6 & 7: Norman, OK
23rd Annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair at the Sam Noble Museum, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue. Theme: “My Language is My Home,” includes youth art show | (405) 325-7977 | samnoblemuseum.ou.edu
April 8–11: Victor, NY
Hodinöhsö:ni’ Juried Art Show at the Seneca Art & Cultural Center at Ganondagan, 7000 County Road 41 | (585) 398-6151 | ganondagan.org
April 10, 2026–TBA: Phoenix, AZ
Wisdom from the Future at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org
April 10–October 17: Santa Fe, NM
Silver Honors Stone: The Work of Julian Lovato at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
April 11: Phoenix, AZ
24th Annual Katsina Doll Marketplace at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. 10:00 am–4:00 pm | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org
April 11–May 24: Liberal, KS
Americans at the Seward County Community College, 1801 N. Kansas Avenue. Traveling exhibition curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) and Cécile R. Ganteaume | sccc.edu
April 16–October 25: Windsor, ON
Run to the Hills! at Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Drive West. Featuring works by Christian Chapman (Fort William Ojibway), curated by Dani Printup (Kitigan Zibi Algonquin/Onondaga), organized by the Carleton University Museum of Art | cuag.ca | artwindsoressex.ca
April 17–19: East Orange, NJ
Under All Is the Land: Native Sovereignty, Past, Present, Future at Manufacturer’s Village, 364 Glenwood Avenue, Building 3, Studio 1A. Curated Native art exhibition centering Indigenous relationships to land during the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States | Facebook
April 18: Oxford, OH
11th Biennial Myaamiaki Conference at the Myaamia Center, Bonham House, Miami University, 351 E. Spring Street. Exploring Miami culture and language | (513) 529-5648 | miamioh.edu/centers-institutes/myaamia-center
April 18 & 19: Tulsa, OK
5th Annual Mvskoke Art Market at River Spirit Casino, 8330 Riverside Parkway. Hosted by the Muscogee Nation | muscogeenation.com/mvskokeartmarket
April 18–June 21: Drummondville, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at DRAC – Art actuel Drummondville, 175 Rue Ringuet. Curated by Armando Perla (Nahua/Mestizo) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek Cree) | baca.ca
April 18–June 21: Pointe-Claire, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at Galerie d’art Stewart Hall, 176 Chem. du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore. Curated by Armando Perla (Nahua/Mestizo) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek Cree) | baca.ca
April 25: Olympia, WA
Native Art Market at the s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW. 11:00 am–5:00 pm. More than 50 Native American artist, frybread and other food | evergreen.edu/houseofwelcome
April 25: Davis, CA
Shelley Niro Artist Talk at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, University of California–Davis, 181 Old Davis Road | gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu
April 25: Escondido, CA
2nd Annual Southern California Indigenous Culture and Art Festival in Grape Day Park, 321 N. Broadway. 10:00 am–4:00 pm. Sponsored by the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians | socalindigenousarts.com
April 25 & 26: Fargo, ND
Indigenous Art Fair at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue North. Highlighting arts and crafts of Indigenous artists from the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and around the region. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm both days | (701) 551-6100 | plainsart.org
April 25, 2026–February 7: Fargo, ND
Wíwahokičhiyapi: They Promised Things to Each Other at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue North. An overview of treaties between Native American and the United States, with a focus on the Northern Plain. A collaboration between the Plains Art Museum, Plains Art Museum partnered with archeologist Tyrel Iron Eyes (Standing Rock Lakota), Giiwedinong Treaty Museum Director Logan Monroe (Leech Lake Ojibwe), Don Wendl (Mille Lacs Ojibwe), and Winona LaDuke (White Earth Ojibwe) to create this exhibition including panels created by Concordia College’s Digital Design students | plainsart.org
May 2026
May 1–4: Santa Isabel, SP, Brazil
4th Annual Festival Indígena União dos Povos at Arujabel Farm, Estrada Esmeria Maria Rodrigues, S/N, Arujá. Hosted by the Rûnûã Nítí Institute | fiup.com.br
May 1, 2026–April 30, 2027: Anchorage, AK
Michaela Goade: Song of the Seasons at the Anchorage Museum, 625 C Street. Illustrations, sketches, and videos from Tlingit artist Michaela Goade’s books Berry Song and Moon Song exploring Alaska’s landscapes and seasons | anchoragemuseum.org
May 2: Sulphur, OK
13th annual Artesian Arts Festival in Artesian Plaza, West Muskogee Avenue, hosted by the Chickasaw Nation and open to all US federally recognized tribes. 10:00 am–8:00 pm | (580) 272-5520 | artesianartsfestival.com
May 2–June 20: Montreal, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at Art Mûr, 5826 Rue St-Hubert. Curated by Armando Perla (Nahua/Mestizo) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek Cree) | baca.ca
May 9–August 30: Winona, MN
Gordon Coons: Gidibaajimomin / We Tell Stories at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Drive. Solo exhibition for this Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe/Ottawa printmaker and painter | mmam.org
May 16: Salamanca, NY
2nd Annual Ohi:yo’ Art Market at the Seneca Allegany Casino & Resort, 777 Seneca Allegany Boulevard. 10:00 am–5:00 pm | senecamuseum.org/ohiyo-art-market
May 16, 2026–April 30, 2027: Flagstaff, AZ
Artist Hopid Unveiled at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road. Celebrating Artist Hopid, a collective formed in the 1970s by five Hopi artists: Michael Kabotie, Delbridge Honanie, Terrance Talaswaima, Neil David Sr., and Milland Lomakema. Curated by Alan Petersen and Kelley Hays-Gilpin | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
May 16–July 12: Verdun, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at Quai 5160 – Maison de la culture de Verdun, 5160 Boulevard LaSalle. Curated by Armando Perla (Nahua/Mestizo) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek Cree) | baca.ca
May 24–August 15: Southampton, NY
Crafting Home at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio at 159 Old Point Road, Shinnecock Indian Reservation | mashouse.studio
May 30–July 5: Bonner Springs, KS
Americans at the Wyandotte County Historical Museum, 631 N. 126th Street | wycokck.org
June 2026
June 3–6: Juneau, AK
Biennial Sealaska Heritage Celebration held at various locations. The largest gathering of SE Alaska Native people with a juried Northwest Coast art show, art market, dancers, food, and more | sealaskaheritage.org
June 5–September 7: Santa Fe, NM
Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969 at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta. More than 100 artworks by more than 40 artists. Curated by Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish) | sitesantafe.org
June 6: Pine Ridge, SD
Grand Opening of Chatku Arts Center at Mahpíya Lúta Heritage Center, 100 Mission Drive. 12:00 pm | heritagecenter.mahpiyaluta.org
June 6–September 13: Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): EXPRESSION at Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe. Curated by Armando Perla (Nahua/Mestizo) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek Cree) | baca.ca
June 7–November 30: Santa Fe, NM
I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures Pueblo Figurative Pottery at the Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo. Community-curated exhibition and part of / Handwork: Celebration American Craft 2026 | internationalfolkart.org
June 12–September 20: Ottawa, ON
Qillaniq at the National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive. Qillaniq is an Inuktitut word describing how light from the sun or the moon shimmers brightly when reflecting on water. Group exhibition curated by an all-Indigenous circumpolar team | gallery.ca
June 15–17: Ubmeje/Umeå, Sweden
Arctic Arts Summit 2026: “Land, Power, Art” at multiple venues. Hosted by Viermie K, Umeå kommun, Region Västerbotten, Swedish Arts Council, Umeå University and Arctic Arts Summit Secretariat | arcticartssummit.com
June 18–October 3: Santa Fe, NM
Emmi Whitehorse, Intimate Landscapes (Part 2) at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
June 23–August 25: Miami, OK
The 4th Eugene V. Brown Memorial Art Show at the Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive, 28 N. Main Street. Open to all Miami Nation citizens and their immediate family | miamination.com/mhma
June 26–September 27: Nashville, TN
An Indigenous Present at the Frist Museum, 919 Broadway. Co-organized by Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee) and Jenelle Porter | fristartmuseum.org
June 26 & 28: Flagstaff, AZ
Heritage Festival of Arts and Culture at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
June 27: Dolores, CO
2026 Four Corners Indigenous Art Market at 27501 Highway 184. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m | blm.gov
June 27–November 29: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz at Bard College’s Hessel Museum of Art, 30 Campus Road. A survey of this Diné weaver and mathematics educator’s textiles, curated by Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish) | bard.edu
July 2026
June 27–September 20: San Diego, CA
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass at the Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park, Plaza de Panama, 1439 El Prado. Traveling exhibition curated by Leticia Chambers | (619) 239-0003 | mingei.org
August 2026
August 1 & 2: Oklahoma City, OK
40th Annual Red Earth Festival at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, 100 Mick Cornett Drive | redearth.org
August 7 & 8: Norman, OK
13th Annual Central Oklahoma Native American Art Sale at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson Street. Dealers and artists. Organized by Sally Gettys of the OKC Indian Art Club. 9:00 am–5:00 pm. Indian tacos for sale by First American United Methodist Church. Free admission | (405) 321-8961 | okcindianart.wordpress.com
August 7–30: Santa Fe, NM
Daniel McCoy at Hecho a Mano, 129 W. Palace Avenue. Paintings by this Muscogee/Citizen Potawatomi artist | hechoamano.org
August 7–30: Santa Fe, NM
Geometry of Culture at Hecho a Mano, 129 W. Palace Avenue. Featuring Terran Last Gun (Blackfeet), Skye Tafoya (Eastern Band Cherokee/Santa Clara Pueblo), Nancy Ariza (Mexican-American), Lehuauakea (Native Hawaiian), and Ian Kaulii (Native Hawaiian/Apache descent) | hechoamano.org
August 8–September 12: Tahlequah, OK
31st Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show at Gallery at Cherokee Springs Plaza, 3377 Cherokee Springs Road. Hosted by the Cherokee Nation, open to citizens of all three Cherokee tribes | homecomingartshow.com
August 8, 2026–January 3, 2027: Athens, GA
Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone at the Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street. Co-organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum | (706) 542-4662 | georgiamuseum.org
August 9, 2025–January 11, 2026: Eugene, OR
James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane | jsma.uoregon.edu/art
August 24–28: Albuquerque, NM
26th Annual National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Conference and Sacred Places Summit at Hotel Albuquerque, 800 Rio Grande Boulevard NW. Hosted by the Pueblo of Acoma | nathpo.org
September 2026
September 4–November 20: Ogden, UT
Great Basin Native Artists at Weber State University’s Shaw Gallery, 3964 W. Campus Drive | weber.edu/shawgallery
September 17, 2026–February 1, 2027: Rimouski, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at Musée Rimouski, 35 Rue St Germain O. Curated by Armando Perla (Mestizo/Nahua descent) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek/Cree) | baca.ca
September 18, 2026–TBA: Los Angeles, CA
Native Skate at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way | theautry.org
October 2026
October 2, 2026–February 28, 2027: Montreal, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at the McCord Stewart Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West. Curated by Armando Perla (Nahua/Mestizo) and Michael Patten (Zagime Anishinabek Cree) | baca.ca
October 10 & 11: Catoosa, OK
21st Annual Cherokee Art Market at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, Sequoyah Convention Center, 777 Cherokee Boulevard. Hosted by the Cherokee Nation, open to all tribes | cherokeeartmarket.com
October 30–April 2027: Santa Fe, NM
Outburst: Native American Art after Vietnam at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
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