First American Art Magazine

08/27/2025

Read a review of "Indigenization," an exhibition that ran until July 27 at Duende Gallery in Galisteo, NM, in our Summer 2025 issue.

Pictured: Martine Gutierrez (Maya descent), "Demons, Xochipilli ‘The Flower Prince,’ p91 from Indigenous Woman," 2018, chromogenic print with artist frame, 42 1/2 × 30 1/4 in.

08/27/2025

“Keep using your voice,” she says. “Now more than ever, Native America and the whole country need the gifts and the courage and the talents, the tools that IAIA is helping them hone and develop.” — Carrie Billy (Navajo), former president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Institute of American Indian Arts leaders on turning the tides in their federal funding fight—and why it’s not over yet.

08/26/2025

Happy National Dog Day!

Read more about Roy Kady (Diné), the textile artist who created this textile, in our Summer 2025 issue.

Pictured: Roy Kady (Diné), "Gandolf," 2021 ,hand-processed, handspun Navajo-Churro dyed and natural wool, dog hair, Navajo Angora mohair, wild turkey feathers, vegetal dyes, collection of Rick Kruis. Photo: R. Kady. Image courtesy of the artist

08/26/2025

Rest in peace, Ramona Lossie Baith (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1964–2025), basket maker and language teacher.

08/25/2025

Norman, OK – The Jacobson House Native Art Center is hiring a part-time gallery and visitor services assistant.

www.jacobsonhouse.art/job-opportunities

08/24/2025

Rest in peace, Ralph Aragon (San Felipe Pueblo, 1944–2025), ceramic painter

It is with deep sadness that we announce that San Felipe artist and 55 year member of Zia Pueblo Ralph Aragon has passed away. Our heartfelt condolences and wishes for peace and comfort go out to his family and friends at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.

08/23/2025

Rest in peace, Richard Red Owl (Oglala Lakota, 1940–2025), painter

08/22/2025

The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is showing "Maggie Thompson: Interactions," a solo exhibition of recent works by artist Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) until January 4, 2026. According to MoCNA "Thompson’s groundbreaking practice expands the possibilities of textile-based media through personal, social, and political inquiry."

"Drawing on Ojibwe traditions and contemporary lived experiences, she weaves together complex narratives of personal and collective resistance, resilience, and healing.

“As her first institutional solo, Interactions brings together four new works addressing topics from structural violence and addiction to solidarity and community care. Thompson addresses themes ranging from psychological abuse and addiction to recovery. While "The Hospital Gown Project" (2025) and "I Can’t Breathe" (2024–2025) transform familiar garments to participatory works, "F**k This" (2025) earrings and "Tug-of-War" (2025) sculptures confront oppressive political and social hierarchies.”

Photos by Anya Montiel, PhD (Mestiza/Tohono O'odham descent).

08/22/2025

Fascinating iconography on a single Nasca jar from Peru!

Nasca artist once known, "Container Depicting Warriors, Rulers, and Winged Beings with Trophy Heads," ca. 180 BCE–500 CE, ceramic and pigment, South Coast of Peru, collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004.1154

08/22/2025

Join Tara Francis on Thursday, August 28th from 5 - 8 PM at the KDCC in a cultural exploration of traditional Mi’kmaq porcupine quillwork!

Participants will create a small quillwork medallion and gain a deeper appreciation for the artform, Mi’kmaq culture, and Tara’s journey as a contemporary Mi’kmaw quill artist.

Registration is $20. Email [email protected] to reserve your spot. Seating is limited!

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08/21/2025

Santa Fe, NM – IAIA to Receive Coe Center Campus and Collection in Landmark Gift

The Institute of American Indian Arts is proud to share that the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts will transfer ownership of its physical campus building—located at 1590 Pacheco Street B in Santa Fe, New Mexico—to IAIA during the week of December 15, 2025. This significant and forward-looking gi...