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.
November 2025
November 13 & 14: Milwaukee, WI
Homelands: Conversations about Native Art and Museums at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Free Day and Celebration: Thursday, November 13, 10:00 am–8:00 pm. Artist talk by Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Potawatomi). Symposium: Friday, November 14, 8:00 am–7:30 pm | mam.org
November 13–December 11: Santa Fe, NM
Paradigm in Flux at the Institute of American Indians, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, 83 Avan Nu Pu Road. Fall graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies student exhibition. Opening reception Thursday, November 13, 6:00–8:00 pm | iaia.edu
November 14–16: Norman, OK
Jacobson House Holiday Art Market at the Jacobson House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Avenue | jacobsonhouse.art | Facebook
November 14, 2025–April 19, 2026: Kansas City, MO
Raven Halfmoon: Ride or Die at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd | kemperart.org
November 15 & 16: Durham, NC
IndigipopX Continuum at Duke University, 107 Union Drive. 9:00 am–6:00 pm | indigipopx.com
November 15, 2025–May 29, 2026: 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
November 15, 2025–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
November 15, 2025–March 8, 2026: Omaha, NE
Dripping Earth: Cannupa Hanska Luger at the Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street. Organized by the Margre H. Durham Center for Western Studies at the Joslyn Art Museum | joslyn.org
November 16: Rochester, NY
Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day at the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, 500 University Avenue. In collaboration with Friends of Ganondagan Program Director Jeanette Jemison (Mohawk, Snipe clan). Dances, demonstrations, history, culture, and more. Free 12:00–4:00 pm | mag.rochester.edu
November 20, 2025–March 1, 2026: 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
November 20–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
November 21–23: Oneida, WI
Woodland Indian Art Show and Market: Echoes of the Forest at Oneida Casino Hotel, 2040 Airport Drive. Hosted by Woodland Indian Art | 920-855-2044 | woodlandindianart.com
November 22: Philadelphia, PA
Native North America Gallery opening at Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street | (215) 898-4000 | penn.museum
November 22 & 23: Santa Fe, NM
Pathways Winter Market at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino, 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail. Hosted by the Poeh Cultural Center. Saturday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Sunday: 9:00 am–4:00 pm | poehcenter.org
November 22 & 23: Seattle, WA
United Indians Native Art Market at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way. 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (208) 285-4425 | unitedindians.org
November 22, 2025–January 4, 2026: Wichita, KS
Americans at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, 650 N. Seneca Street. Traveling exhibition curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) and Cécile R. Ganteaume | theindianmuseum.org
November 22, 2025–February 1, 2026: Albuquerque, NM
45th Annual Native American Student Art Show: Planning Our Future Homes at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. 9:00 am–5:00 pm | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org
November 25: Santa Fe, NM
6th Annual Wheelwright Holiday Art Market at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo. 9:00 am–4:00 pm | wheelwright.org
November 26: Evanston, IL
Dagwaagin (Fall) Artist Market at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street. 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Free museum admission | gichigamiin-museum.org
November 29: Rochester, NY
Rochester’s Fourth Native Made Market at the Rochester Museum & Science Center, Eisenhart Auditorium, 657 East Avenue. 11:00 am–5:00 pm | Facebook | nativemadehq.com
November 29 & 30: Santa Fe, NM
20th Annual SWAIA Winter Indian Market at Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street. Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm. Sunday: 9:00 am–4:00 pm. Ticketed admission | swaia.org
Continuing
Through November 14: Norman, OK
Wêwenetôni Shehkîtâkani: Ancestral Patterns Through Our Regalia at Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main Street. Group exhibition curated by Amber DuBoise-Shepherd (Diné/Sac & Fox/Prairie Band Potawatomi). Opening reception: Friday, October 10, 6:00–9:00 pm. Closing reception: November 14, 6:00–9:00 pm | mainsitecontemporaryart.com
Through November 22: Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Celebrating Indigenous Culture through Art at the Sault Area Art Center, 217 Ferris Street | saultartcenter.com
Through November 2025: Mexico City, Mexico
Somos Guardianes (We Are Guardians) at the Mexico City International Airport, Terminal 2. Group exhibition of 22 monumental works by César Menchaca (Wixárika) and fellow Wixárika artists | menchacastudio.com.mx
Through November 15: Topeka, KS
Reinstate at Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 1700 SW Jewell Avenue. Part of the DoPiKa Project, group exhibition of Native American artists with regional and local connections, curated by Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation) and Sara Stepp | (785) 670-1010 | mulvaneartmuseum.org
Through November 15: Fort Worth, TX
Indian Removal Act III: We are a Wounding at Fort Worth Contemporary Art Gallery, 3050 Waits Ave. Works by Joe Harjo (Muscogee) | (817) 257-2588 | calendar.tcu.edu
Through November 16: White Cloud, KS
Americans at the Iowa and Sac and Fox Mission Museum, 3345-B Thrasher Road. Traveling NMAI exhibition curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) and Cécile R. Ganteaume | iowatribeofkansasandnebraska.com
Through November 16: Reno, NV
Sacred Conversations: The Art of Judith Lowry at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty Street. Retrospective for this Hammawi/Maidu/Washoe painter. Co-curated by Melissa Melero-Moose (Fallon Paiute/Modoc) and Ann M. Wolfe | (775) 329-3333 | nevadaart.org
Through November 16: Reno, NV
The Lowry & Croul Collection of Contemporary Native American Art at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty Street. Exhibition features highlights from the personal collection of Judith Lowry (Hammawi/Maidi/Washoe). Co-curated by Melissa Melero-Moose (Fallon Paiute/Modoc) and Ann M. Wolfe | (775) 329-3333 | nevadaart.org
Through November 26: Granville, OH
We’re Still Here at the Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Road NE. Work by artists from tribes removed from Ohio, Dani Tippman (Miami), Holli Margell (Eastern Shawnee), and Travis Mammedaty (Kiowa/Seneca-Cayuga). Organized by the Great Circle Alliance. Artists talk: Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm | greatcirclealliance.com | bryndu.com
Through November 29: Tulsa, OK
From the Heart: Expressions of Indigenous Joy at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 E. Third Street. Presented by Four Mothers Collective, group exhibition and celebration of Indigenous resilience, connection, and the boundless power of joy | linktr.ee | eventbrite
Through November 29: Logan, UT
Exploding Native Inevitable at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, 650 N 1100 E. | usu.edu/artmuseum
Through November 30: Dragoon, AZ
Woman of Her Word: Art and Text by America Meredith at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road. Curated by Maria Martínez, PhD | (520) 586-3666 | amerind.org
Through November 30: Boston, MA
Aáni yéi xat duwasáakw (I Am Called Land) at MassArt Art Museum, 621 Huntington Avenue. New work by Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Unangax̂) | maam.massart.edu
Through November 30: Phoenix, AZ
Bob Haozous: A Retrospective View at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. First major retrospective for this renowned Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache artist | heard.org
Through December 1: Hanover, NH
Gather, Move, Resonate: Nick Cave & Jeffrey Gibson at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 6 E. Wheelock Street | (603) 646-2808 | hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu
Through December 1: Tampa, FL
Native America: In Translation at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, 3821 USF Holly Drive. Work by nine Indigenous artists who pose challenging questions about identity and heritage, land rights, and histories of colonialism, curated by Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke) | ira.usf.edu
Through December 5: Tallahassee, FL
Conversaciones: Latin American Indigenous Art at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, 530 W. Call Street. Curated by Kaylee Spencer. Opening Reception: Friday, April 11, 6:00–8:00 pm | mofa.fsu.edu
Through December 6: Logan, UT
Repainting the I: The Intermountain Intertribal Indian School Murals at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, 650 N. 1100 E | (435) 797-0163 | usu.edu/artmuseum
Through December 6: Toronto, ON
Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982–2024) at Onsite Gallery, 199 Richmond Street W. Curated by Ryan Rice (Kahnawake Mohawk). Reception: Wednesday, June 18, 5:00–7:00 pm | ocadu.ca
Through December 7: Providence, RI
ojo|-|ólǫ́ at the Bell, Brown University, 64 College Street. Solo exhibition for Eric-Paul Riege (Diné). Reception/performance: Thursday, September 18 | bell.brown.edu
Through December 7: Albuquerque, NM
Restorying Our HeartPlaces: Contemporary Pueblo Architecture at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Curated by the Indigenous Design + Planning Institute at the University of New Mexico | indianpueblo.org
Through December 7: Emory, GA
Continuum: Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkvce Harjo at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Circle NE. Curated by Miranda Kyle, explores Indigenous Futurisms through the work these Muscogee artists | carlos.emory.edu
Through December 12: Stony Brook, NY
Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts, 1st Floor, Stony Brook University | zuccairegallery.stonybrook.edu
Through December 13: Minneapolis, MN
Matrilineal Memory at All My Relations Arts, 1414 E. Franklin Avenue. Solo exhibition of paintings, poetry, and textile installations by Mikaela Shafer (Hopi) | allmyrelationsarts.org
Through December 15: Norman, OK
Holding Space: Indigenous Baskets in Miniature at the Charles Russell Center, 409 W. Boyd Street. Small show curated by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation). Reception: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 4:00–5:30 pm, with comments by Yonavea Hawkins (Caddo/Delaware/Kickapoo), Sue Fish (Chickasaw), and representatives from the Oklahoma Native Basketweavers Association | ou.edu/finearts
Through December TBA: Pittsburg, PA
Homelands: Native Nations of Allegheny at the Fort Pitt Museum, 601 Commonwealth Place | (412) 281-9284 | https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
Through December 19: Santa Fe, NM
Our Stories at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | iaia.edu/museum
Through December 19: Norman, OK
Jacobson House Art Biennial at the Jacobson House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Avenue. Intertribal juried art show open to regional artists | jacobsonhouse.art
Through December 19: Tulsa, OK
Margaret Roach Wheeler: A Retrospective at the 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer Street | humanities.utulsa.edu
Through December 20: Houston, TX
Saif Azzuz: Keet Hegehlpa’ (the water is rising) at the Blaffer Art Museum, 120 Fine Arts Building, University of Houston. First solo exhibition for this Libyan/Yurok/Karuk artist in collaboration with his family. Curated by Erika Mei Chua Holum | blafferartmuseum.org
Through December 20: Lancaster, SC
By Way of Water: Reviving and Reimagining Catawba Art Forms at the University of South Carolina–Lancaster, Red Rose Gallery, 19 S. Main Street. Featuring Aaron Baumgardner, Teresa Dunlap, DeLesslin George-Warren, and Alex Osborn (all Catawba) | (803) 313-7172 | Facebook
Through December 20: Lincoln, NE
Reflections of Our People, Our Ways, Our Land at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street. Group show of 25 Otoe-Missouria artists, curated by Jessica Moore Harjo, PhD (Otoe-Missouria/Osage/Pawnee). Opening reception: September 19, 5:00–7:00 pm | go.unl.edu/plantsart
Through December 20: New York, NY
Thirteen Moons: Marie Watt at Marc Straus Gallery, 57 Walker Street | marcstraus.com
Through December 21: New Brunswick, NJ
Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always at the Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street. Curated by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Salish-Kootenai/Métis/Shoshone) | zimmerli.rutgers.edu/art
Through December 28: Rapid City, SD
In the Peripheral at the Sioux Indian Museum in the Journey Museum, 222 New York Street. Solo exhibition for Monty Little (Diné) | (605) 394-6923 | doi.gov/iacb/our-museums/sioux
Through December 30: Big Horn, WY
Shadow and Light: Native American Printmakers from the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at the Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Road | thebrintonmuseum.org
Through December 31: Toronto, ON
Kenojuak Ashevak: Highlights from the Dr. Ronald M. Haynes Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street | +1 (877) 225-4246 | ago.ca
Through December 31: Bristol, England, UK
Homelands at Rainmaker Gallery, 140 Whiteladies Road. Solo exhibition of paintings, marking the 80th year in the life of Rick Grimster (Mvskoke) | rainmakerart.co.uk
Through January 4, 2026: Durham, NC
Power, Presence, and Future: American Indian Pop Art in Action at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Drive | (919) 684-5135 | nasher.duke.edu
Through January 4, 2026: Fargo, ND
Jaque Fragua: Ghost Writing at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue North | plainsart.org
Through January 4, 2026: Rockland, ME
Re-Indigenizing Sacred Landscapes: From the Wigwam at Cetawamkeag at the Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum Street. Curated by James Francis (Penobscot), Donald Soctomah (Passamaquoddy), and Gretchen Faulkner | umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum
Through January 4: San Antonio, TX
O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell at the McNay, 6000 N. New Braunfels Avenue. Curated by Adriana Greci Green, Jill Ahlberg Yohe, and Bruce Bernstein | mcnayart.org
Through January 4: Spokane, WA
Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Avenue | northwestmuseum.org
Through January 4: Portland, OR
Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road. Featuring work by Phillip Cash Cash (Nez Perce/Cayuse), HollyAnna CougarTracks DeCoteau Littlebull (Yakama/Nez Perce/Cayuse/Cree), Charlene “Tillie” Moody (Warm Springs), Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondaga), Rocky LaRock (Salish), Greg Archuleta (Grand Ronde), and Joe Scott (Siletz) | worldforestry.org
Through January 4: Manchester, England
Santiago Yahuarcani: The Beginning of Knowledge at the Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road. This is the first international solo exhibition of this Uitoto artist | whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
Through January 5: Evanston, IL
Living Stories: Contemporary Woodland Native American Art at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street | artdesignchicago.org
Through January 5: Victoria, BC
Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marina Drive. Showcasing the rich culture and worldview of the Nuxalk Nation | moa.ubc.ca
Through January 10: Santa Fe, NM
Memo to the Mother: Bob Haozous’s Messages to Mother Earth at the Wheelwright Museum, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
Through January 10: Chicago, IL
Sight of Resistance at the Center for Native Futures, 56 W. Adams Street #102 | centerfornativefutures.org
Through January 11: Santa Fe, NM
Gestural In Form at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo. Work by Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti) from 1980 to today | wheelwright.org
Through January 11: Fresno, CA
Linda Lomahaftewa, Hopi/Choctaw Artist: The San Francisco Years 1965 through 1976 at the Fresno Art Museum, 2233 N. First Street. Curated by Michele Ellis Pracy | fresnoartmuseum.org
Through January 11: Eugene, OR
James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. National retrospective celebrating more than 50 years of this Walla Walla artist’s career | jsma.uoregon.edu
Through January 13: Santa Fe, NM
12th SITE Santa Fe Biennial: Once Within a Time at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, and other locations. Curated by Cecilia Aleman | sitesantafe.org
Through January 17: Logan, UT
Repainting the I: The Intermountain Intertribal Indian School Murals at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, 650 N 1100 E. Eleven recently restored murals from the Intermountain Intertribal Indian School | usu.edu/artmuseum
Through January 18, 2026: Seattle, WA
Beau Dick: Insatiable Beings at the Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue. The first US museum survey of the late artist Beau Dick (Kwakwaka’wakw, 1955–2017) | fryemuseum.org
Through January 18: Davis, CA
Rick Bartow at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, 181 Old Davis Road. Solo exhibition of works by this Wiyot artist from 1979 to 2015. Discussion with Charles Froelick: Saturday, October 18 | gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu
Through January 20: Washington, DC
Unbound: Narrative Art of the Plains at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street & Independence Avenue SW. Curated by Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota) | (202) 633-1000 | americanindian.si.edu
Through January 25: Lawrence, KS
Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe / Return of the Sacred Red Rock at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, 1301 Mississippi Street. Kaw and local artists honor the rematriation of Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe to the Kaw Nation. Artists talks: Thursday, October 23, 10:15 am, and Thursday, November 13, 6:00 pm | spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions-and-events
Through January 31: Santa Barbara, CA
Chumash Basketry: Art and Life at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol | sbnature.org
Through February 2026: Manaus, Brazil
Ilhática Amazônica at Galeria do Largo, Rua Costa Azevedo 290 Centro. An exhibition that brings together 50 Indigenous artists to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the gallery | cultura.am.gov.br
Through February 1: Alajärvi, Finland
Contemporary Native American and First Nations Art at the Nelimarkka Museum, Pekkolantie 115. Cannupa Hanska Luger, Linda Lomahaftewa, Meryl McMaster, Larry McNeil, and Jaune Quick-to-see Smith depict history, culture, humor, lifeways, nature, ancestry, and relationship to land | +358 040 559 8327 | nelimarkka-museo.fi
Through February 1: Vancouver, CA
Kihl’yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist at the Bill Reid Gallery, 639 Hornby Street. Curated by Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell (Haida) | billreidgallery.ca
Through February 8: Santa Fe, NM
Always & Forever: Douglas Miles & Apache Skateboards at IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Reception: Friday, August 15, 5:00–7:00 pm | iaia.edu/mocna
Through February 8, 2026: Tulsa, OK
Interwoven: Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), and Yuchi Baskets at the Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Road. Curated by Welana Queton (Osage/Muscogee/Cherokee) | philbrook.org
Through February 8: Kansas City, MO
Painted Worlds: Color and Culture in Mesoamerican Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street. Public reception: Thursday, November 6, 5:00–7:00 pm, $8 admission | nelson-atkins.org
Through February 8: Albuquerque, NM
Cara and Diego Romero: Tales of Futures Past at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW. Organized by the Figge Art Museum | cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum
Through February 8: Santa Fe, NM
Maggie Thompson: Interactions at IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Reception: Friday, August 15, 5:00–7:00 pm | iaia.edu/mocna
Through February 15: Kansas City, MO
Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons at the Kemper Art Museum, 4420 Warwick Boulevard | kemperart.org
Through February 15: Minneapolis, MN
Dyani White Hawk: Love Language at the Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place | (612) 375 7600 | walkerart.org
Through February 16, 2026: Denver, CO
Andrea Carlson: A Constant Sky at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Avenue Parkway | (720) 865-5000 | denverartmuseum.org
Through February 22: Toronto, ON
Faye HeavyShield: Issokawo’taan at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street. Curated by Georgiana Uhlyarik | +1 (877) 225-4246 | ago.ca
Through March 7: Warm Springs, OR
32nd Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member and Youth Exhibit at the Museum at Warm Springs, 2189 Highway 26 | museum.warmsprings-nsn.gov
Through March 8: Montreal, QC
Kent Monkman: History Is Painted by the Victors at the Montreal Museum of Art, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West | mbam.qc.ca
Through March 8: Boston, MA
An Indigenous Present at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 25 Harbor Shore Drive. Co-organized by Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee) and Jenelle Porter | icaboston.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 15, 2026: 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 2026: Toronto, ON
Surusilutu Ashoona at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street | +1 (877) 225-4246 | ago.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 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 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 Dr. Denene De Quintal | dia.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 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 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, 2026: 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, 2025: 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 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 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 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 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 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 August 2: San Francisco, CA
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON at de Young, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive | famsf.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 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 September 7, 2026: 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 TBA, 2026: Santa Fe, NM
Makowa: The Worlds Above Us at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | indianartsandculture.org
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: Steamboat Springs, CO
This is Native Art at the Tread of Pioneers Museum, 800 Oak St | treadofpioneers.org
Through October 23, 2026: 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 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 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 Unviersity, Fariborz Maseeh Hall #110, 1855 SW Broadway | pdx.edu/art-design
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 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 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 TBA 2027: 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 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 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 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 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
December 2025
December 1, 2025–February 28, 2026: Wewoka, OK
Seminole Continuum: The Art of Oklahoma and Florida Seminoles at the Seminole Nation Museum, 524 S. Wewoka Avenue, Curated by Tony A. Tiger (Sac & Fox/Muscogee/Seminole) | seminolenationmuseum.org
December 2: Norman, OK
Ledger Art Discussion at the Charles M. Russell Center, 409 W. Boyd Street, with Gordon Yellowman (Southern Cheyenne) and John Isaiah Pepion (Blackfeet), moderated by Jeremy Goldsmith. Dinner by Junebug Catering. 5:00–7:00 pm. Free and open to the public | ou.edu/finearts | firstamerican.art
December 5–7: Chicago, IL
3rd Biennial Mound Summit Symposium at the Center for Native Futures, 56 W. Adams Street, and the Kimpton Gray Hotel, 122 W. Monroe Street. Highlighting Native-led art spaces with All My Relations, the Chapter House, daphne, Forge Project, and Racing Magpie | centerfornativefutures.org
December 6: Verona, NY
Oneida Indian Nation Annual American Indian Holiday Craft Fair at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Event Center Corridor, 5218 Patrick Road. 10:00 am–6:00 pm. Haudenosaunee social dance exhibitions. Free | (315) 829-8338 | turningstone.com
December 6: Victor, NY
Infusion of Indigenous Food & Arts at the Seneca Art & Cultural Center, 7000 County Road 41. 10:00 am–4:00 pm | (585) 398-6151 | ganondagan.org
December 6: Montrose, CO
Ute Indian Museum Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival at the Ute Indian Museum, 17253 Chipeta Road. 9:00 am–3:00 pm | (970) 249-3098 | historycolorado.org
December 6: Oklahoma City, OK
Winter Holiday Art Market at First Americans Museum, 659 First Americans Boulevard. 11:00 am–4:00 pm | famok.org
December 6 & 7: Flagstaff, AZ
Winter Market and Open House at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Road | Highlighting over 25 Indigenous Artists from the Colorado Plateau | 10:00 am–5: 0 pm | musnaz.org
December 6 & 7: Oklahoma City, OK
Winter Holiday Art Market at First Americans Museum, 659 First Americans Boulevard. 11:00 am–5:00 pm |(405) 594-2100 | famok.org
December 6 & 7: Washington, DC
Native Art Market at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW | (202) 633-1000 | americanindian.si.edu
December 11–13: Shakopee, MN
6th Annual Waniyetu Art Market at Hoċokata Ṫi Cultural Center, 2300 Tiwahe Circle. 10:00 am–6:00 pm daily | (952) 233-9151 | hocokatati.org
December 13: Orono, ME
Annual Wabanaki Winter Market at the Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road. Hosted by the Hudson Museum | umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum
December 13: Olympia, WA
Annual s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome-Longhouse Holiday Native Art Fair at The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, 11:00 am–6:50 pm | evergreen.edu/calendar
December 13: Santa Fe, NM
IAIA Holiday Art Market at the Institute of American Indian Art Performing Arts and Fitness Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road. 9:00 am–4:00 pm | iaia.edu
December 13: Glenpool, OK
Native American Christmas Market at the Glenpool Conference Center, 12205 S. Yukon Avenue. 10:00 am–6:00 pm | Facebook
December 13 & 14: Oklahoma City
Hushtola Art Market at Okana Resort, 639 First Americans Boulevard. Hosted by the Chickasaw Nation, open to all tribes | hushtolaartmarket.com
December 13 & 14: Ottawa, ON
Adàwàning: Indigenous Women’s Art Market on Atrium O’Brien, 1 Elgin Street | nac-cna.ca
December 13 & 14: Seattle, WA
2nd Annual Tidelands Indigenous Holiday Market at Tidelands, 55 University Street. 11:00 am–4:00 pm | thisistidelands.com
December 13 & 14: Phoenix, AZ
48th Annual S’edav Va’aki Museum Indian Market at the S’edav Va’aki Museum (formerly Pueblo Grande Museum), 4619 E. Washington Street. 9:00 am–4:30 pm | (602) 495-0901 | svmfoundation.org
December 18, 2025–TBA: Toronto, ON
New Acquisitions: Selections from the Dr. Ronald M. Haynes Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street. Works by 16 Inuit artists | ago.ca
December 20 & 21: Seattle, WA
United Indians Native Art Market at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way. 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (208) 285-4425 | unitedindians.org
January 2026
January 4–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
January 10–11: Litchfield, AZ
Litchfield Park Gathering at the Litchfield Park Recreation Center, 100 South Old Litchfield Road | litchfieldpark.gov
January 10–February 22: Mayetta, KS
Americans at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, 16281 Q Road. Traveling exhibition curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) and Cécile R. Ganteaume | pbpindiantribe.com
January 23–TBA: Phoenix, AZ
Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Organized by the New York Historical. Talk with Roshii Montaño (Diné): Wednesday, January 29, 11:30 am | heard.org
January 24–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
January 30–February 1: Hollywood, FL
Seminole Tribal Fair and Powwow at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood. Annual celebration of native culture, arts and dance competitions | (866)-625-5374 | semtribefair.com
January 31–Februrary 1: Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Indian Festival at the Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard | arizonaindiantourism.org/azindianfestival
February 2026
February 5–7: Clewiston, FL
Big Cypress Indigenous Arts and Music Festival at the Junior Cypress Entertainment Complex 36500 Rodeo Circle Drive | indigenousamf.com
February 14 & 15: Phoenix, AZ
36th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Ticketed event | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org
February 14–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
February 21, 2026–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
February 21–June 13, 2026: Santa Fe, NM
Emmi Whitehorse, Intimate Landscapes (Part 1) at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
February 28–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
February 28–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
March 2026
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
April 2026
April 10–October 17, 2026: Santa Fe, NM
Silver Honors Stone: The Work of Julian Lovato at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
June 2026
June 18–October 3, 2026: Santa Fe, NM
Emmi Whitehorse, Intimate Landscapes (Part 2) at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
June 26–September 27, 2026: Nashville, TN
An Indigenous Present at the Frist Museum, 919 Broadway. Co-organized by Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee) and Jenelle Porter | fristartmuseum.org
October 2026
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–Apri 2027: Santa Fe, NM
Outburst: Native American Art After Vietnam at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | wheelwright.org
Event Submission
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If your art event is a mix of Indigenous American and non-Native art, we include events with a majority of Indigenous American artists. We post art exhibitions, fairs, markets, symposia, and conferences but generally not programming (talks, workshops, etc.).