Pivotal Moment: Imaging Diné Leaders in 1868
By Andrea L. Ferber, PhD In 1947 the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) purchased 44…
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First American Art Magazine’s Top Ten Native Art Events of 2020
Now that 2020 is safely behind us, we can reflect back on the year that…
Ben Aleck
Northern Paiute Painter and Draftsman Interview by Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute/Modoc) This interview appeared in…
Art and Everyday Life: Remembering Durango Mendoza
Memorial for Durango Mendoza, Muscogee (Creek) writer/artist (1945–2020) When I was younger, I walked with…
Virtual Indian Market Award Winners 2020
All images courtesy of SWAIA. Grand Award Winner Glenda McKay (Ingalik Athabascan), Harpoon Head with…
Joan Hill: Muscogee/Cherokee Painter
Joan Hill, one of the most celebrated Native women painters of the 20th century, walked…
Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists
In response to the rapid shuttering of art galleries and museums to help slow the…
Santa Fe Indian Market Selects Kim Peone as its New Executive Director
Santa Fe, NM – After a sustained nationwide search, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts…
Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native American Artists
Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists We have received an astonishingly large number of…
Why Categorizing Native Art as “Traditional” and “Contemporary” Is Toxic
By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) The terms traditional and contemporary are as common as nitrogen…