First American Art Magazine

📷: Eric-Paul Riege (Diné), “SOUND / PERFORMANCE / CURATION AS CARE: A Convening at The Bell/Brown Arts Inst, Brown University." Photo by Aiyah Josiah-Faeduwor, courtesy of The Bell/Brown Arts Inst. Part of the “Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|–|ólǫ́” exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery.

March 2026 is full of Native Art events! See what's happening on our calendar firstamerican.art/calendar

New on our site: Artist Resources!

We've gathered info / links to support Indigenous artists in building sustainable careers, expanding visibility, and navigating markets, funding, and professional opportunities.

Find them here: firstamerican.art/artist-resources

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Tachi Yokuts artist once known, "Seedbeater," ca. 1921, twined willow, Santa Rosa Rancheria, Kings County, California, collection of the NMAI, Smithsonian Institution, 12/4400. Image courtesy of NMAI.

Included in "Acorn Aesthetics: Basketry, Stone, and Ceremony in Oak Country" in FAAM Winter 2026

Pictured: Installation view of "Sakonnet Belongings: Wampanoag Art Past & Present" with fingerwoven sash by Marlene Lopez (Mashpee Wampanoag). Photo: Ymelda Rivera Laxton.

Our latest issue includes an exhibition review of "Sakonnet Belongings: Wampanoag Art Past & Present" in Little Compton, RI. This two-year temporary show at the Little Compton Historical Society ends in April 2027.

Home | Northern Plains Indigenous April 17-18 A new home for Indigenous cinema in the Northern Plains. Traditional Storytelling. Modern Lens. Homegrown Future. submit your film Get tickets W ...

Call for films!
Northern Plains Indigenous Film Festival

is accepting film submissions
from Native American and other Indigenous filmmakers for its inaugural festival in Fargo, ND
April 17 & 18, 2026

Deadline: March 30, 2026
northernplainsfestival.org

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"Toda Árvore Tem Raiz": Salvador recebe mostra individual de artista indígena | A TARDE A CAIXA Cultural Salvador apresenta "Toda Árvore Tem Raiz", mostra gratuita de Yacunã Tuxá. Explore a força da arte indígena através de pinturas, vídeos e performances.

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil — CAIXA Cultural Salvador hosts "Every Tree Has Roots" the first solo exhibition by Yacunã Tuxá (Tuxá).

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Micah Hart (Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne), woodturner and filmmaker, carves with sustainably harvested local Southern Plains woods and challenges himself by sculpting miniature vessels.
www.blackbeavereoodturning

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🌊 Every River Has a Mouth – Opening Celebration YouTube video by Bill Reid Gallery

🙌 Watch the opening reception of 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us'.

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The Village, OK – Sunday, Feb. 15, join the OKCIndian Art Club for an art talk by woodturner Micah Hart (Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne)

Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave

Free. Public welcome!

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Pictured: Terrance Guardipee (Blackfeet) "Yellow Hawk, My Grandmother," 2024, oil-based colored pencil on 1893 Montana ledger paper, WWII rations, antique ledger paper, checks, stock certificates, 36 × 19 in.

Blackfeet artist Terrance Guardipee considers ledger drawing central to his artistic practice. His works refer to real Blackfeet individuals and events, preserving cultural narratives and honoring lived histories. Learn more about Guardipee in our Winter 2026 issue.

Shyla Spicer, a Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga CEO, shares her top seven list in our latest Seven Directions column.

Read more in our Winter 2026 issue, out now!

Pictured: Shyla Spicer (Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga) at the Center for Native Arts + Culture. Photo: Mario Gallucci, Portland, Oregon.

It was so nice of Benito to list (most of) the countries that First American Art Magazine reps 😉 💅!

Wanna nerd out about the Indigenous art history of these places? Check out the extensive “Timeline of Indigenous Art History of the Americas” page we have on our site: firstamerican.art/timeline

Preston Singletary (Tlingit), “Feast Bowl,” 2002, blown and sand carved glass on metal stand. Available at Stonington Gallery, Seattle, WA.

Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo), “Bahateno Kahwis: Red River Bowl,” 2013, Collection of the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK.

Diego Romero (Cochiti), “Lest Tryanny Triumph,”1997, polychromed terracotta bowl. Collection of the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa. Accession number 2021.19

Tlingit artist once known, “Bowl,” ca. 1750–1800, wood, shell, and pigment. The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021, New York, NY. Object Number: 2021.434.5.

Crystal Hanna (Cherokee Nation), “Mississippian Bat Bowl,” 2023. Photo: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. This received a Best in Pottery division award at the 2023 Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival.

Did someone say something about checking out a super bowl today?

Frederica Antonio (Acoma), “Infinity Rim Bowl with Micro-Mini Squares,” coil-built pottery, painted using yucca brush. Available at King Galleries.

Save the date! FAAM No. 49 Launch Party with 49

Feb 8, 2–4 pm at the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, OK.

Forty-nine led by Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca) + friends. Refreshments by MGQ Food & Design. Coloring pages and Valentine’s Day card–making station. Free and open to all ages!

Visual Sovereignty in the Eyes of Kalaallit Nunaat’s Artists Nivi Christensen looks at 5 works that show the importance of Kalaallit telling their own stories.

"Here are five works that examine visual sovereignty during this time, highlighting the importance of Kalaallit telling their own stories.

www.inuitartfoundation.org/inuit-art-qu...

Happy Groundhog Day!

This wallpocket was made by a Tlingit artist once known from wool cloth, sealskin/fur, glass beads, and groundhog hide ca. 1900. Collection of the National Museum of the American. 20/1558. CC0

Check out the Native Art events happening in Feb 2026! firstamerican.art/calendar

Pictured: Cara Romero (Chemeuhuevi), “Devil’s Claw No. 1,” 2025, archival pigment print.©Cara Romero. Image courtesy of the artist. Part of “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)” at the Phoenix Art Museum.

Victor, NY – Call for Haudenosaunee artists!
Theme: "What is a Haudenosaunee Peace?"

Ganondagan's 8th Annual juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show to be exhibited at the Seneca Art & Culture Center, Apr 8–11

www.ganondagan.org/hodinohsoni-...

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A good time to just breathe.

YouTube video by Porfirio Gutierrez Las Horas que Camine

"Las Horas que Caminé/The Hours I Walked" by Zapotec artist Porfirio Gutierrez was created for the exhibition Sangre de Nopal (7/24 – 1/25) at the Fowler Museum. As Forum magazine writes it's an "embodied counter-narrative to anti-migrant brutality."

youtu.be/9cojh9otbtQ?...

Maya shell gorget featuring a water bird! Maya artist once known, Bird Ornament, 600–800 CE, shell, 2½ × 2½ inches, from Mexico or Guatemala, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive (MHMA) - Miamination.com Address: 28 N Main St, Miami, OK 74354 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5 PM Meghan Dorey, Museum Manager Email: mdorey@miamination.com Phone: (918) 541-1300   Morgan Lippert, Curator of Exhibitions ...

Miami, OK – "neehaapiikasiciki: The Healing Threads of Myaamia Ribbonwork" at the Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive, 28 N. Main St. Open January 22 through July 3, 2026

miamination.com/mhma/

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