Bronze sculpture of a woman with two goats displayed in an art gallery, with two colorful paintings hanging on the wall behind it, celebrating the creativity of Native artists.
PERMANENT COLLECTION

The Native Artists Gallery

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Celebrate contemporary Indigenous art from the 1950s to today with vibrant works by Native artists that reflect cultural traditions, community, and modern expression across diverse regions of North America.

Highlights From the Gallery

Tammy Garcia, Redware Pot, 2014, clay, turquoise

Dan Namingha, Hopi Montage #17, 2008, acrylic on canvas

Allan Houser, Heading Home, 1979, bronze

Shonto Begay, Composing My World, 2013, acrylic on canvas

Earl Biss, Winter Sunrise Circle of the Big Sky People, 1985, oil on canvas

This gallery is a dedicated space for celebrating Indigenous art. The collection presents examples from the 1950s to today. From Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache) and Fritz Scholder (Luiseño) to Dan Namingha (Hopi-Tewa) and Tammy Garcia (Santa Clara), expressive paintings and sculptures explore themes of community and culture.

A diverse range of nations are represented from the Southwest, Plains, Plateau, and Northwest Coast regions. These works exhibit contemporary approaches to art that have been influenced by generations of cultural traditions.  

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