Kariel Galbraith (Tlingit), 2024 FAAM Alaska Native Art Writing Fellow. Photo: Galbraith. Norman, OK – First American Art Magazine is proud to introduce the first recipient of the FAAM Alaska Native Art Writing Fellowship, Kariel Galbraith. Galbraith is a Tlingit scholar, writer, and artist. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2024 with a dual major in English (with honors) and American Indian Studies. Galbraith has worked closely with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle with collections, staff, and visiting artists to research a variety of Ind ..read more

Major New Norval Morrisseau Project Launched by MacKenzie Art Gallery and Carleton University By Angela Lackey Regina, Sask. — The MacKenzie Art Gallery and Carleton University proudly announce the launch of Norval Morrisseau: Storylines, an innovative and interactive online publication dedicated to the life, art, and cultural legacy of Anishinaabe painter Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Ojibwa, 1932–2007). This digital project marks a significant milestone in the appreciation and understanding of Morrisseau’s visionary contributions to Canadian art and Indigenous cultural heritage. Norval ..read more

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Appoints Siera Hyte as the Inaugural Schiller Family Curator of Indigenous American Art Hyte will manage the growth, interpretation, and stewardship of VMFA’s Indigenous American art collection Siera Hyte (Cherokee Nation) is the new Schiller Family Curator of Indigenous American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Photograph: Noemi Gleeson-Hyte (Cherokee Nation), 2024. Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today that Siera Hyte (Cherokee Nation) has been appointed as the museum’s inaugural Schiller Family Curator of Indi ..read more

Toronto, ON — Native Women in the Arts announced its shortlisted nominees and winner of the 9th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award. Mishiikenh Kwe (Magnetawan Ojibwe) and her artwork. Image courtesy of the artist and Native Women in the Arts. The Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award recognizes outstanding emerging Indigenous (status and non-status First Nations, Métis, Inuit) artists from Northern Ontario who are women or otherwise gender marginalized (transfeminine, transmasculine, nonbinary, gender non-conforming, Two Spirit). Native Women in the Arts (NWIA) recognizes the speci ..read more

Cover art by Rainy Naha (Hopi-Tewa). Photo: King Galleries. Issue No. 41, Winter 2024 (January–March) Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7.99 from JooMag. To purchase a print copy for $9.99 click below: Locations US, New Mexico $10.82 USD US, other than NM $9.99 USD Canada $13.00 USD International $16.99 USD Features Textures and Seasons: The History and Art of Hopi Silver Overlay By A.M. Palmer, 20–26 Looking Back: Bob Haozous’s Cultural Crossroads of the Americas By Suzanne Newman Fricke, PhD, 28–31 Marco Temporal: Indigenous Art & Activism in BrazilBy Mariana Braz ..read more

Kansas City, MO – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has announced new hires in its curatorial division. Tahnee Ahtone (Kiowa/Seminole/Mvskoki) joins the museum as curator of Native American art. “Discovering the depth and breadth of Tahnee’s experience during a national search was very gratifying,” said Julián Zugazagoitia, director and CEO of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. “We are grateful to the Mellon-Wingate Leadership in Art Museums Initiative for providing support for this key curatorial position and are excited that Tahnee has joined the museum.” Tahnee Ahtone (Kiowa/Sem ..read more

April 4–7, 2024 Presented by the University of Tulsa, Sovereign Futures is a four-day symposium organized and presented by visiting curator Allison Glenn as “a constellation of artists’ projects, performances, meals, and panel discussions that provoke dialogues on sovereignty through the lens of contemporary practices” (sovereignfutures.org). Convening Sites The Osage Nation’s Harvest Land Farm: the historically Black pioneer town of Boley, Oklahoma, and home of the first Black-owned electric company and the first Black-owned bank in the United States Guthrie Green: Tulsa’s urban park an ..read more

Hollis Chitto (Mississippi Choctaw/Laguna/Isleta Pueblo) won the Best of Show at the 66th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market for his exquisite beaded bandolier bag Napakanli Um Okla (Flowers for My Family). Bandolier bags have a multi-century history as cross-body pouches emblazoned with images of clans, medicinal plants, and sacred symbols for the protection of their wearer. The Mississippi Choctaw never ceased creating Southeastern beadwork, and Chitto combines customary Choctaw baldric sash designs and diamondback rattlesnake imagery with his own floral designs to create a uni ..read more

Lighting Pathways: Matriarchs of Oklahoma Native American Art February 16–April 28, 2024 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum1700 NE 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 | Map Artists Mary Adair (Cherokee Nation) Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa) Adeline “Allie” Chaddlesone (Kootenai) Ruthe Blalock Jones (Shawnee/Delaware/Peoria) Brenda Kennedy (Citizen Potawatomi) Jane Osti (Cherokee Nation) Virginia Stroud (Keetoowah Cherokee/Muscogee) Artist Talk Monday, April 1, 2024, 6:00 – 8 PM | Register for free The Oklahoma Native art scene of the 1970s through 1990s was energetic, sometimes exces ..read more

Norman, Okla. – First American Art Magazine, a quarterly print and digital journal covering art by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, received a general operating support grant from Critical Minded. A fiscally sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, Critical Minded supports cultural critics and critics of color in the United States with an explicit focus on building the resources and visibility of cultural criticism through: direct support to publications and individuals, research, advocacy, and convening. “We are deeply honored by Critical Minded’s support of our efforts to raise t ..read more