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Art

An Indigenous Artist's Futuristic Vision of Traditional Transformation Masks

In Shawn Hunt: Transformation, the Heiltsuk artist expands traditional forms and experiments with new media and painting.

Art

A Family of Artists Creates a Portrait of Inuk Life Across Three Generations

The exhibition of work by Inuk grandmother, mother, and daughter contains prints and drawings that resonate with intergenerational themes of motherhood and community.

Nicholas Galanin, "God Complex" (2016), mixed materials, dimensions vary (courtesy Radiator Arts)

Art

As Dakota Access Pipeline Leaks, Native Artists Examine Contested Landscapes

In My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying, artists grapple with forcible resource extraction on indigenous lands.

Art

Against a Feathered Headdress: A Tale of Two Performance Festivals and Native American Voices [UPDATED]

The same day that Latifa Laâbissi donned a faux-Sioux headdress at MoMA PS1, Emily Johnson created a collaborative event that championed indigenous voices and values

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A Step in the Right Direction for the Display of Native American Art

The Newark Museum has rehung its exceptional collection of works by America's indigenous artists, providing more contextualizing information, while also letting objects speak to each other across eras and regions.

Interview

"When You Tell Someone You’re an Artist that Is Native, They Tell You Who You Should Be"

Wife and husband duo Maria Hupfield and Jason Lujan investigate the question of how to unmoor markers of identity from essentialized contexts while maintaining cultural heritage as a central part of one's art practice.

Art

Disco Beads and Abstract Rawhides: Jeffrey Gibson's Untraditional "Nativeness"

Half a century ago, many Native American artists trying to break into the fine art market were told that their oil paintings would never sell because they were not recognizably "Indian" enough.