#contemporary native american art

[threeheadedtrinity]

Rick Bartow

Top L: Gold crowned sparrow 1 (2008)

Top R: Coyote and Janssen and me (2006)

Bottom L: Huntress in rogue (2006)

Bottom R: Anger (1998)

[uwmspeccoll]

Cannupa Hanska Luger, New Myth, Future Technologies, 2021

Dana Claxton, Headdress-Jeneen, 2018

Teresa Baker, Hidatsa Red, 2022

Raven Chacon, For Zitkala Sa Series, 2019

Caroline Monnet, Echoes from a near future, 2022

Marie Watt, Skywalker/Skyscraper (Calling Sky World), 2021

Anna Tsouhlarakis, The Native Guide Project, 2019

Meryl McMaster, Harbourage for a Song, 2019

Marie Watt, Companion Species (Calling Back, Calling Forward), 2021

Staff Pick of the Week

An Indigenous Present proposes that a book can be a space for community engagement through the transcultural gathering of more than sixty contemporary Indigenous and Native artists. Published by BIG NDN Press and Delmonico Books in 2023, An Indigenous Present was conceived of and edited by Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) over the course of nearly two decades. 

In Gibson’s own words, “An Indigenous Present celebrates the work of visual artists, musicians, poets, choreographers, designers, filmmakers, performance artists, architects, collectives, and writers whose work offers fresh starting lines for Native and Indigenous art. But the book does not attempt comprehensiveness. Rather, those included here are makers I admire, have collaborated with or been inspired by, and who’ve challenged my thinking. . . . These artists and what they make will guide us to Indigenous futurities authored by us in unabashedly Indigenous ways.”  

An Indigenous Present features over 400 pages of color photographs, poetry, essays, and interviews resulting in a stunning visual experience for readers and a shift towards more inclusive art systems. The front cover art shown here is by Canadian artist Caroline Monnet entitled Indigenous Represent. 

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– Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

[arthistoryanimalia]

Autumn Borts-Medlock (K'apovi [Santa Clara Pueblo], b. 1967)

Chaco Parrot, 2014

Bronze, 30 x 24 x 29 cm

Smithsonian NMAI 26/9343

[engelart]

“ancestral traditions”, 2022 by Norman Engel

[jgthirlwell]

Edgar Heap of Birds ‘ ‘Genocide, and Democracy two’ at the Francis Lehman Loebe art center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

[david-derr]

Into The Storm

Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30

prints available at

[theaskew]

David LaChapelle (American b. 1963), Nativity, 2012. Chromogenic print and dibond, 50 × 70 9/10 in. | 127 × 180 cm. (Source: David LaChapelle)

[oncanvas]

American Indian Gothic from the Indian Self-Rule portfolio, David P. Bradley, 1983

Lithograph on paper 30 ⅛ x 22 ¼ in. (76.5 x 56.5 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, USA

[blow-glass-kick-ass]

Preston Singletary Raven Steals the Moon, 2001 Glass Lifeforms, Fuller Craft Museum Photo taken by Emerson Please do look up other examples of Preston Singletary's work, really detailed and beautiful. Example of more here: https://www.travergallery.com/artists/preston-singletary/

[baebeylik]

“Do You Still Practice Your Culture?” by Raven Halfmoon. Norman, Oklahoma. 2019.

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

[kafkasapartment]

I'm Just Behind What I Am, 2020. Diane Dal Pra. Oil on linen.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#FrogFriday :

Reg Davidson (Haida, b.1954)

Frogs, 1994

silkscreen, 22 x 27 in.

[engelart]

“Navajo woman with a squash blossom necklace” 2024 by Norman Engel

[taf-art]

Mermaid. Mary "Janice" Ortiz.

[supersonicart]

"Indigenous Americans" at STRAAT Gallery.

Currently on view at the STRAAT Museum and gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands is the group exhibition, "Indigenous Americans: Post Colonial Expressions." This exceptional exhibition features the work of four eminent contemporary artists of Native American heritage, including Jaque Fragua, Danielle SeeWalker, Kaplan Bunce, and Anthony Garcia Sr.

In line with the institution's enduring commitment to familiarizing the public with the multifarious dimensions of global street art and graffiti culture, this exhibition pays tribute to a less-recognized subculture therein. "Indigenous Americans: Post Colonial Expressions" addresses the unifying spirit that pervades a culturally diverse society, while also highlighting the deep-seated historical connections of Indigenous artists and their continued engagement with public space painting.

Kaplan Bunce, one of the participating artists, has remarked, "To me, the contemporary urban art landscape resembles a fusion of culture-rich exchanges of artistic practices from around the world. I perceive unity within the community, and by perpetually embracing my Indigenous identity in these spaces, I am forging ahead on a path created by those who have left their marks on walls since time immemorial."

The exhibition is on view until June 11th, 2023.

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[eirene]

Reflection, 2021

Joshua LaRock