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Native Fashion

Installation view of “Native Fashion” at the Spencer Museum of Art. Photo: Ryan Waggoner. Image courtesy of the Spencer Museum of Art.

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.

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February 2025

February 1–28: Virtual
Animation Celebration! hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, eight Indigenous animated films | americanindian.si.edu/events

February 12–August 30: Davis, CA
Olé Ham Nees / We Call Him Coyote: Harry Fonseca Works from the Shingle Springs Band Collection at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, University of California–Davis, 181 Old Davis Road | gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu

February 13–16: Stuttgart, Germany
Indigen: Das Nordamerika Filmfestival at TREFFPUNKT Rotebühlplatz, Rotebühlplatz 28. Tenth edition theme: “Reaching for the Stars – Indigenous Cinema on the Rise” | nordamerika-filmfestival.com

February 13–July 6: Durham, NC
Cannupa Hanska Luger: Speechless at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Drive | (919) 684-5135 | nasher.duke.edu

February 14–August 31: Yonkers, NY
Smoke in Our Hair: Native Memory and Unsettled Time at the Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue. Curated by Sháńdíín Brown (Diné) | hrm.org

February 15 & 16: Phoenix, AZ
35th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Ticketed event | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org

February 15–TBA: 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

February 15–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

February 20–April 5, 2025: Minneapolis, MN
Smart Wars: Many Shields at All My Relations Arts, 1414 E. Franklin Avenue. Solo exhibition for Rory Wakemup (Boise Fort Ojibwe). Reception: Thursday, February 20, 6:00–8:00 pm. Closing reception: Saturday, April 5, 6:00–8:00 pm | allmyrelationsarts.org

February 21–March 22: London, UK
Mario Martinez: Yaqui & Brooklyn Conversations at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, 6 Heddon Street | houldsworth.co.uk

February 21, 2025–January 5, 2026: 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. Opening reception: Thursday, February 20, 6:00–9:00 pm | moa.ubc.ca

February 21, 2025–March 18, 2026: 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

February 22–June 15: Charlottesville, VA
O’Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell at the Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia, 155 Rugby Road. Curated by Drs. Adriana Greci Green, Jill Ahlberg Yohe, and Bruce Bernstein | uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu

Jacobson House Crafts Session

February 23: Norman, OK
Open Arts & Crafts Session at the Jacobson House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Avenue. 2:00–5:00 pm. Bring your own art project, learn how to make corn husk dolls, or just relax with Native coloring pages. Free, all welcome | jacobsonhouse.art

February 25–27: Marksville, LA
10th Annual Association on American Indian Affairs Repatriation Conference, hosted by the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, at the Paragon Casino Resort, 711 Paragon Place | indian-affairs.org

February 26–March 2: Anchorage, AK
Charlotte Jensen Native Art Market at the Diamond Center, 800 E. Diamond Blvd | (907) 274-1177 | furrondy.net

February 28–May 19: Santa Fe, NM
Dakota Mace: Daohidiyinii–Sacred Places at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta. Curated by Brandee Caoba | (505) 989-1199 | sitesantafe.org


Continuing

Through February 15: Orem, UT
Eugene Tapahe: Between the Worlds at the Utah Valley University Museum of Art, 260 W. 1800 S Street | uvu.edu/museum

Through February 16: Busan, South Korea
Cultures and Histories of Indigenous People in North America at the Busan Museum, 58 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu. Co-organized with the Denver Art Museum | +82 51-744-2602 | art.busan.go.kr

Through February 17: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street. Retrospective for this Mohawk photographer and filmmaker. Curated by Melissa Bennett, Greg Hill (Mohawk), and David Penney | +1 (604) 662-4700 | vanartgallery.bc.ca

Through February 21: Norman, OK
Black Wolf’s Legacy: Reimagined Histories at the Lightwell Gallery, School of Visual Arts, second floor, University of Oklahoma. Solo exhibition of work by Nicole Emmons (Citizen Potawatomi) exploring the Potawatomi Trail of Death | (405) 325-2691 | ou.edu/finearts

Through February 23: Sydney, Australia
Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru at the Australian Museum, 1 William Street | +61 2 9320 6000 | australian.museum

Through February 28: Pembroke, NC
9/9 Native South Art Show at the Museum of the Southeast American Indian, University of North Carolina–Pembroke, Old Main, First Floor | (910) 521-6000 | uncp.edu

Through February 28: Cherokee, NC
sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at the Museum of the Cherokee People, 589 Tsali Boulevard. Curated by Dakota Brown (Eastern Band Cherokee) and Evan Mathis | (864) 230-7873 | motcp.org

Through March 1: Montreal, QC
David Garneau: Present, Tense at Art Mûr, 5826 Rue St-Hubert. Coordinated by ​​Contemporary Native Art Biennale (BACA) | baca.ca | Facebook

Through March 2: Albuquerque, NM
Raven Chacon: Storm Pattern at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW | (505) 243-7255 | cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum

Through March 2: Albuquerque, NM
Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action, and Dialogue at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW. Curated by Ginger Dunnill and Josie Lopez | (505) 243-7255 | cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum

Through March 2: Santa Fe, NM
Arctic Highways: Unbounded Indigenous People at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | (888) 922-4242 | iaia.edu

Through March 2: Taos, NM
Taos Pueblo Painted Stories by Jonatham Warm Day Coming at the Taos Art Museum, Fechin Studio, 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte | (575) 758-2690 | taosartmuseum.org

Through March 8: Minneapolis, MN
Sovereignty of Joy: A Solo Exhibition by Jonathan Thunder at Gamut Gallery, 717 Tenth Street South. Opening reception: Saturday, February 8, 7:00–10:00 pm, tickets for non-members. Artist talk: Thursday, February 20, 6:00–8:00 pm, $20 for non-members. Closing reception: Saturday, March 8, 2:00–4:00 pm, free | gamutgallerympls.com

Through March 9: Indianapolis, IN
Raven and the Box of Daylight at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Street. Traveling exhibition of works by Preston Singletary (Tlingit), curated by Miranda Belarde-Lewis, PhD (Zuni/Tlingit) | (317) 636-9378 | eiteljorg.org

Through March 9: Montreal, QC
Manasie Akpaliapik. Inuit Universe at the McCord Stewart Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West. Organized by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Artist talk: “Northern Artists, Southern Markets,” Wednesday, January 15, 6:00 pm, free | musee-mccord-stewart.ca

Through March 15: Nevada City, CA
The Story of Land, Water, and People Exhibition at Uba Seo: Nisenan Arts and Culture, 225 Broad Street. Sixth exhibition at space for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan community | ubaseo.org

Through March 15: Brookings, SD
Creation.Story at the South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Avenue. Group exhibition of 18 Lakota and Dakota artists, curated by Keith BraveHeart (Oglala Lakota) | sdstate.edu/south-dakota-art-museum

Through March 15: Martinsville, VA
Words Matter: Contemporary Native American Works on Paper at Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Avenue. Curated by Johanna Minich. Opening reception: Friday, January 24 | piedmontarts.org

Through March 16: Oklahoma City, OK
Mended: The Language of Myaamia Ribbonwork at First Americans Museum, 659 First Americans Boulevard. Organized in partnership with the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive | Facebook | famok.org

Through March 16: Aurora, IL
Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories at the Schingoethe Center of Aurora University, 347 S. Gladstone Avenue | (630) 844-7843 | aurora.edu/museum

Through March 22: Salem, OR
Brenda Mallory: The North Star Changes at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, 700 State Street. Solo exhibition for this Cherokee Nation sculptor and installation artist | willamette.edu

Through March 23: Bentonville, AR
American Sunrise: Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way | (479) 418-5700 | crystalbridges.org

Through March 28: Bemidji, MN
Loaded at Watermark Art Center, 505 Bemidji Avenue North. Two-person exhibition with Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe). Reception: Saturday, January 25, 10:00 am–5:00 pm | watermarkartcenter.org

Through March 30: Regina, SK
Beads in the Blood / mīgisak mīgohk: A Ruth Cuthand Retrospective at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert Street. Curated by Felicia Gay (Swampy Cree) | +1 (306)584-4250 | mackenzie.art

Through March 30: Montreal, QC
Glenn Gear: ulitsuak | marée montante | rising tide at the Montreal Museum of Art, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West. Outdoor installation by this Inuk filmmaker | mbam.qc.ca

Through April TBA: New York, NY
Grounded by Our Roots at the American Museum of Natural History, Northwest Coast Hall, 200 Central Park W. Curated by Aliya Boubard (Sagkeeng Ojibwe) | (212) 769-5100 | amnh.org

Through April 12: Santa Fe, NM
Carved Stories by Mavasta Honyouti at the Wheelwright Museum of the American, 704 Camino Lejo. First solo exhibition for this Hopi painter and woodcarver. Book launch and signing for Coming Home: Saturday, November 9, 1:00 pm| (505) 982-4636 | wheelwright.org

Through April 13: Chicago, IL
It takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig at the Block Museum, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive. Artist talk: Wednesday, February 26, 6:00 pm. RSVP requested | blockmuseum.northwestern.edu

Through Spring 2025: Palm Springs, CA
For a Love of His People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw at the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, 140 N. Indian Canyon Drive. Curated by Tom Jones (Ho-chunk) and Nancy Marie Mithlo (Chiricahua Apache) | (760) 778-1079 | accmuseum.org

Through April 17: Calera, OK
Akshish Hlampko / Resilient Roots: The Unyielding Spirit of the Choctaw Woman at the Choctaw Cultural Center, 1919 Hina Hanta Way. Installation by Kristin Gentry (Choctaw Nation) | choctawculturalcenter.com

Through April 21: Vienna, Austria
(Un)known Artists of the Amazon at the Weltmuseum Wien, Neue Burg–Teil der Wiener Hofburg, Heldenplatz. Organized by the Weltmuseum Wien and the private Museu de Arte Indígena (MAI) in Curitiba, Brazil, and curated by Claudia Augustat and Julianna Podolan Martins | weltmuseumwien.at

Through May 2: Carson City, NV
Where My Eyes Have Walked: Karma Henry at the Great Basin Native Artists Gallery at the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum, 1 Jacobsen Way | (775) 687-7608 | stewartindianschool.com

Nereyda López and Santiago Yahuarcani

Sculptures by Nereyda López (Tikuna/Kukama) and Santiago Yahuarcani (Uitoto) in “Amazons: The Ancestral Future” at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. Photo: Andrea L. Ferber, PhD.

Through May 4: Barcelona, Spain
Amazons: The Ancestral Future at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Carrer de Montalegre, 5, Ciutat Vella | +34 933 06 41 00 | cccb.org

Through May 5: Whistler, BC
Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast at the Audain Art Museum, 4350 Blackcomb Way. Curated by Dana Claxton (Wood Mountain Lakota) and Curtis Collins | +1 (604) 962-0413 | audainartmuseum.com

Through May 6: Harvard, MA
Place of Intersection: Survivance in the American West at the Fruitlands Museum Harvard, 102 Prospect Hill Road. Curated by Tess Lukey (Aquinnah Wampanoag) | (617) 542-7696 | thetrustees.org

Through May 7: Brunswick, ME
Northern Nightmares: Monsters in Inuit Art at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, 9500 College Station | (207) 725-3416 | bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum

Through May 10: Clearmont, WY
The Language of the Land at the Ucross Art Gallery, 30 Big Red Lane. Featuring Steven J. Yazzie (Diné/Laguna Pueblo), Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), and Danielle Shadiin Emerson (Diné), curated by Sean Chandler (Aaniih). Art talk: April 18,11:00 am, Sheridan College, Kinnison Hall, 1 Whitney Way, Sheridan, WY. Reception: April 18, 6:00 pm, Ucross Art Gallery | ucrossfoundation.org

Through May 18: Tempe, AZ
The Return of the Force at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. Influence of Star Wars on Native art | tempecenterforthearts.com

Through May 25: Los Angeles, CA
From Fire We Are Born: Fire’s Role in Traditional Ecological Knowledge and California Indian Ways of Life at the Fowler Museum, University of California–Los Angeles, 308 Charles E. Young Drive West | (310) 825-4361 | fowler.ucla.edu

Through May 30, 2025: Miami, FL
See Me, Hear Me: Native Cultures at Art Nexus Space, 12500 NE 8th Avenue, 2nd floor | artnexus.com

Through May 31: Dragoon, AZ
Phantasm at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road. Photography by Ryan Moreno Si’al (Tohono O’odham) | (520) 586-3666 | amerind.org

Through June 1: Brunswick, ME
Collections and Recollections: Objects and the Stories They Tell at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9500 College Station | (207) 725-3416 | bowdoin.edu

Through June 1: Albuquerque, NM
Poeh Ah Ka Wohatsey: The Emergence Teachings of Resilience at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Featuring mural by NSRGNTS: Leah Povi Lewis (Laguna Pueblo/Taos/Zuni/Hopi/Diné descent) and Votan (Maya/Nahua descent) | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org

Through June 7: Santa Fe, NM
Echoes at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo. New exhibition taking selections from the Wheelwright’s permanent collection | wheelright.org

Through June 14: Bentonville, AR
The Way of Beauty: Diné Woven Tapestry Stories at the Museum of Native American History, 202 Southwest O Street | monah.org

Through June 29: Tulsa, OK
War Club: Native Art and Activism at the Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Road | philbrookmuseum.org

Through June 29: Santa Fe, NM
Jordan Ann Craig at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts,108 Cathedral Place | iaia.edu/mocna

Through July 13: Evanston, IL
Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak / Chicagoland at the Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive | (847) 491-4000 | blockmuseum.northwestern.edu

Through July 15: Durham, NC
Art of the Andes at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Drive | (919) 684-5135 | nasher.duke.edu

Through August 10: Hanover, NH
Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) at the Hood Museum, Dartmouth, 6 East Wheelock Street. Curated by Jami Powell (Osage) | (603) 646–2808 | hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu

Through June 22: Oakland, CA
Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California at the Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak Street | museumca.org

Through August 24: Washington, DC
Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY Begay at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW | (202) 633-1000 | americanindian.si.edu

Through August 31: Dragoon, AZ
Our Song Is Our Strength at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road. Pascua Yaqui artists Luis Rodriguez, Fransisco Fraire, and Mariana Rivera | (520) 586-3666 | amerind.org

Through September 2: Los Angeles, CA
We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard | (323) 857-6000 | pst.art

Through September 29: Santa Fe, NM
The Stories We Carry at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Survey of Indigenous jewelry, curated by Brian Fleetwood (Mvskoke) | (505) 983-1666 | iaia.edu/museum

Through September 30: Dragoon, AZ
Apache Presence and Continuity with Basketry at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road | (520) 586-3666 | amerind.org

Through October 20: Oklahoma City, OK
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Honor Song at Oklahoma Contemporary, 11 NW 11th Street. Retrospective of Oklahoma City-based Southern Cheyenne artist. Campus-wide installation | oklahomacontemporary.org

Through October 26: Los Angeles, CA
Stirs Up the Dust at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way. Solo exhibition for Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke) | (323) 667-2000 | theautry.org

Through November 30, 2025: 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 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 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 January 5, 2026: Evanston, IL
Living Stories: Contemporary Woodland Native American Art at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street | artdesignchicago.org

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 February 1, 2026: 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). Opening reception: Saturday, February 1, 1:00–3:00 pm | billreidgallery.ca

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 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 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 January 3, 2027: Salem, MA
Native American and American Art at the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street | (978) 745-9500 | pem.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 artist | mcclungmuseum.utk.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 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


March 2025

Rosie Yellowhair, Heard Fair

Rosie Yellowhair (Diné) demonstrating sand painting at the Heard Fair, Phoenix.

March 1 & 2: Phoenix, AZ
67th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. 9:30 am–4:00 pm | heard.org

March 1–TBA: Chicago, IL
ten:ten: Haley Greenfeather English and Kayln Fay Barnoski at the Center for Native Futures, 56 W. Adams Street #102 | centerfornativefutures.org

Red, white, and black quilled headband

18th-century Great Lakes quilled headband, collection of the Toledo Museum of Art. Part of “Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-Building in the Eighteenth Century”

March 1–June 29: Toledo, OH
Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-Building in the Eighteenth Century at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe Street | (419) 255-8000 | toledomuseum.org

March 2: Kansas City, MO
Native American Cultural Celebration at the Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street. 10:00 am–4:00 pm | nelson-atkins.org

March 7–30: Santa Fe, NM
Terran Last Gun solo exhibition of ledger drawings by this Blackfeet artist at Hecho a Mano, 129 W. Palace | hechoamano.org

March 7–July 6: Rockland, ME
Native Prospects: Indigeneity and Landscape at the Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum Street. Traveling exhibition curated by Scott Manning Stevens, PhD (Akewsasne Mohawk) | (206) 596-6457 | farnsworthmuseum.org

March 14–May 16: Santa Fe, NM
2024–2025 IAIA BFA Exhibition at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Co-curated by Christine Adams (Tlingit) and Stephanie Stewart (Diné/Kiowa)  | iaia.edu/event

March 14–July 13: New York, NY
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway. First major retrospective about this Black/Narragansett sculptor | brooklynmuseum.org

March 15–July 13: Albuquerque, NM
Sage Mountainflower: House of Fashion at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Clothing designs by this Ohkay Owingeh/Taos/Diné artist | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org

March 21–23, 2025: Oklahoma City, OK
39th Annual Red Earth Festival at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St | redearth.org

March 21–July 13: Santa Fe, NM
Kite and Wíhaŋble S’a Lab: Dreaming with AI at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | iaia.edu/mocna

March 21–September 24: St. Louis, MO
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery at Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive | slam.org

March 22–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

March 22–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

March 22, 2025–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

March 25–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

March 27–August 25: Queens, NY
Alanis Obomsawin: The Children Have to Hear Another Story at MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue. Retrospective for this Odanak Abenaki filmmaker. Public celebration: Saturday, March 29 | momaps1.org


April 2025

April 3–May 24: Albuquerque, NM
Walls of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom Confronting Planetary Crisis at South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 South Broadway Blvd SE. Reception with artist speakers: Thursday, April 3, 5:00–8:00 pm | cabq.gov

April 4–TBA: 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

April 4–August 31: Saskatoon, SK
Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch at the Remai Modern, 102 Spadina Crescent E. Retrospective for this Mohawk photographer and filmmaker. Curated by Melissa Bennett, Greg Hill (Mohawk), and David Penney | remaimodern.org

April 5: Sulphur, OK
12th 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

April 5–January 4, 2026: Fargo, ND
Jaque Fragua: Ghost Writing at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue North | plainsart.org

April 6: Phoenix, AZ
Katsina Doll Marketplace at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. 10:00 am–4:00 pm | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org

April 7 & 8: Norman, OK
22nd Annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair at the Sam Noble Museum, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue | (405) 325-7977 | samnoblemuseum.ou.edu

April 8–12: Victor, NY
7th Hodinöhsö:ni’ Juried Art Show at the Seneca Art & Cultural Center at Ganondagan, 7000 County Road 41. Reception: Tuesday, April 8. Market: Saturday, April 12 | (585) 398-6151 | ganondagan.org

April 10 & 11: Fargo, ND
Indigenous Art Fair at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue N. 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 12–August 3: Indianapolis, IN
Radical Stitch at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Avenue. Traveling survey of beadwork, curated by Sherry Farrell Racette (Timiskaming Métis/Algonquin), Michelle LaVallee (Nawash Ojibway), and Cathy Mattes (Michif); organized by the MacKenzie Art Gallery. Artist reception: Thursday, April 18, 1:00–3:00 pm. Public opening: Saturday, April 12, 10:00 am–4:30 pm | eiteljorg.org

April 19–August 10: Brookings, SD
The Founding Gifts: Ben Reifel at the South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Avenue. Historical Plains artworks from the collection of U.S. Congressman Ben Riefel (Sicangu Lakota, 1906–1990) | sdstate.edu/south-dakota-art-museum

April 20–August 17: Denver, CO
Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave Pkwy. First major U.S. retrospective for this Fisher River Cree painter | denverartmuseum.org

April 24: Oklahoma City, OK
Edgar Heap of Birds: Neufs for Oklahoma Autumn at Campbell Art Park, 1146 N. Broadway Avenue | oklahomacontemporary.org

April 25 & 26: Reno, NV
Threads of Tradition: Celebrating 25 Years of the Great Basin Native Basketweavers at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty Street. Weaving workshop for tribal citizens: Friday, April 25, ticketed event. Community basket celebration: Saturday, April 26, 10:00 am–4:00 pm, free and open to the public | nevadaart.org

April 26 & 27: Tulsa, OK
4th annual Mvskoke Art Market at River Spirit Casino, 8320 Riverside Parkway | (918) 549-2434 | muscogeenation.com/mvskokeartmarket

April 27: Novato, CA
Grand Re-Opening of the Museum of the American Indian, 2200 Novato Boulevard, Miwok Park. 11:00 am–4:30 pm | marinindian.com

April 29–May 17: Minneapolis, NM
Jonathan Thunder: The Artist as Storyteller at Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, 405 21st Avenue South. Artist talk: Tuesday, April 29, 12:00 pm. Reception: Thursday, May 8, 2025 | cla.umn.edu/art


May 2025

May 3: Salamanca, NY
1st 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 3: Gallup, NM
Spring Friends of Hubbell Auction at the Gallup Community Service Center, 410 Bataan Veterans Street. Navajo weaving auction: 9:00 am–6:00 pm | friendsofhubbell.org

May 3 & 4: Bernalillo, NM
8th Annual Bernalillo Indian Arts Festival at Loretto Park, 237 S. Camino del Pueblo. 9:00 am–5:00 pm. 200 juried artists | (505) 867-9667 | bernalilloindianfestival.com


June 2025

June 1–July 13: Seattle, MN
Indigiqueer Exhibition at the Tidelands, 55 University Street | thisistidelands.com

June 5–September 14: St. Paul, MN
Queering Indigeneity at the Minneapolis Museum of American 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

June 7 & 8: Los Angeles, CA
34th Annual American Indian Arts Festival at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, with 200 artists | theautry.org

June 9–27: Idyllwild, CA
Native American Arts Workshops at Idyllwild Arts Native American Art Center, 52500 Temecula Road #38 | idyllwildarts.org/nativeamericanarts

June 12–September 14: Norfolk, VA
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass at the Chrysler Museum of Art, One Memorial Place | (757) 664-6200 | chrysler.org

June 16–20: Idyllwild, CA
Native American Arts Festival Week at Idyllwild Arts Native American Art Center, 52500 Temecula Road #38. Exhibition, film screenings, musical performances, art market, and more | idyllwildarts.org/nativeamericanarts

June 26–28: Oklahoma City, OK
Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Conference at the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, 100 Oklahoma City Boulevard | naisa.org

June 28, 2025–TBA: Toronto, ON
Surusilutu Ashoona at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street | +1 (877) 225-4246 | ago.ca

June 29–October 12: Sacramento, CA
Cara and Diego Romero: Tales of Futures Past at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street. Looking at the “artistic dialogues” between these two artists | crockerart.org


July 2025

July 12 & 13: Bar Harbor, ME
Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas at College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street. Hosted by the Abbe Museum. Market: Saturday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm. Sunday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm | dawnlandfestival.org

July 12–TBA: Chicago, IL
Sight of Resistance at the Center for Native Futures, 56 W. Adams Street #102 | centerfornativefutures.org


August 2025

August 15–17: Santa Fe, NM
Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino, 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail. Hosted by Poeh Cultural Center, xxx | poehcenter.org/pathways

August 16 & 17: Santa Fe, NM
SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market in the Santa Fe Plaza and downtown | swaia.org

August 16–TBA: Toronto, ON
Faye Heavyshield at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street | +1 (877) 225-4246 | ago.ca

August 23–October 5: Lawrence, KS
Americans at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, 2411 Barker Avenue. Traveling exhibition curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) and Cécile R. Ganteaume | haskellhistory.com


September 2025

September 20, 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

September 27: Gallup, NM
Fall Friends of Hubbell Auction at the Gallup Community Service Center, 410 Bataan Veterans Street. Navajo weaving auction: 9:00 am–6:00 pm | friendsofhubbell.org

September 27, 2025–February 1, 2026: Alajärvi, Finland
Contemporary Native American and First Nations Art at the Nelimarkka Museum, Pekkolantie 115 | +358 040 559 8327 | nelimarkka-museo.fi

September 27, 2025–March 1, 2026: Montreal, QC
Kent Monkman: History Is Painted by the Victors at the Montreal Museum of Art, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West | mbam.qc.ca

September 28, 2025–April 5, 2026: 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 | dia.org


November 2025

November 7 & 8: Indianapolis, IN
NAASA Conference, hosted by the Native American Art Studies Association | naasa.org


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