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Read more where this excerpt came from in "Navajo Filmmaker, Photographer & Digital Artist Keanu Jones" by RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo) in FAAM No. 48, Fall 2025
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Read more where this excerpt came from in "Navajo Filmmaker, Photographer & Digital Artist Keanu Jones" by RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo) in FAAM No. 48, Fall 2025
Happy New Year! Check out FAAM's calendar for Native Art Events happening in January 2026
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Pictured: Michael Barber (Mohawk), "Grandmother (detail)," mixed media on plywood, 2025 from the "Michael Barber: The Messengers" exhibition at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery.
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Pictured: Michael Barber (Mohawk), "Grandmother (detail)," mixed media on plywood, 2025 from the "Michael Barber: The Messengers" exhibition at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery.
January 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Happy New Year! Check out FAAM's calendar for Native Art Events happening in January 2026
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Pictured: Michael Barber (Mohawk), "Grandmother (detail)," mixed media on plywood, 2025 from the "Michael Barber: The Messengers" exhibition at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery.
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Pictured: Michael Barber (Mohawk), "Grandmother (detail)," mixed media on plywood, 2025 from the "Michael Barber: The Messengers" exhibition at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery.
Chicago, IL —"Takapsicapi, Peekitahaminki, and Caabnąįkiisik are just a few names of the game played in North America long before French settlers arrived and gave it their own name: 'lacrosse.'"
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Exhibition Spotlighting Indigenous Roots of Lacrosse on View at Field Museum
Takapsicapi, Peekitahaminki, and Caabnąįkiisik are just a few names of the game played in North America long before French settlers arrived and gave it their own name: “lacrosse.”
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December 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Chicago, IL —"Takapsicapi, Peekitahaminki, and Caabnąįkiisik are just a few names of the game played in North America long before French settlers arrived and gave it their own name: 'lacrosse.'"
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NeoFeed, an online publication in Brazil, covers the news of the "Bancos Indígenas do Brasil: Rituais," exhibition in Brasília, Brazil making it on FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 list.
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Por que os bancos indígenas do Brasil conquistaram o circuito internacional de arte - NeoFeed
Com peças da coleção de Marisa Moreira Salles e Tomás Alvim, exposição em Brasília é eleita por revista norte-americana uma das melhores mostras de Native Art do mundo em 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
NeoFeed, an online publication in Brazil, covers the news of the "Bancos Indígenas do Brasil: Rituais," exhibition in Brasília, Brazil making it on FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 list.
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Meet Jessica Ma'ilo (Delaware Nation/Kiowa/Samoan), FAAM's new operations manager!
An educator and writer, she created the Sparkle Strong Foundation and is a great-granddaughter of esteemed Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw.
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An educator and writer, she created the Sparkle Strong Foundation and is a great-granddaughter of esteemed Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw.
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Meet Jessica Ma’ilo, FAAM’s New Operations Manager | FAAM
Meet Jessica Ma’ilo, FAAM’s new Operations Manager, and learn about her background and role supporting the magazine’s mission and future.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Meet Jessica Ma'ilo (Delaware Nation/Kiowa/Samoan), FAAM's new operations manager!
An educator and writer, she created the Sparkle Strong Foundation and is a great-granddaughter of esteemed Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw.
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#NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥 #NDNArt #ArtSky
An educator and writer, she created the Sparkle Strong Foundation and is a great-granddaughter of esteemed Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw.
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FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing Indigenous art, exhibitions, and other accomplishments.
No 10. Indigenous Art 2025: 50th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Woodland Cultural Centre, Brandford, ON
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No 10. Indigenous Art 2025: 50th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Woodland Cultural Centre, Brandford, ON
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December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing Indigenous art, exhibitions, and other accomplishments.
No 10. Indigenous Art 2025: 50th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Woodland Cultural Centre, Brandford, ON
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
No 10. Indigenous Art 2025: 50th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Woodland Cultural Centre, Brandford, ON
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing Indigenous art.
No 9. James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
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No 9. James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
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December 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing Indigenous art.
No 9. James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
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No 9. James Lavadour: Land of Origin at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
#NativeSky #IndigenousArt #NativeArt
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing Indigenous art, exhibitions, honors, and more.
No 8. Sugarcane movie (2024) nominated for an Academy Award
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No 8. Sugarcane movie (2024) nominated for an Academy Award
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December 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing Indigenous art, exhibitions, honors, and more.
No 8. Sugarcane movie (2024) nominated for an Academy Award
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 8. Sugarcane movie (2024) nominated for an Academy Award
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art!
No 7. La mitad del mundo. La mujer en el México indígen, Madrid, Spain
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No 7. La mitad del mundo. La mujer en el México indígen, Madrid, Spain
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
December 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art!
No 7. La mitad del mundo. La mujer en el México indígen, Madrid, Spain
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 7. La mitad del mundo. La mujer en el México indígen, Madrid, Spain
See the full list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art!
No 6. Bancos Indígenas do Brasil: Rituais, Memorial dos Povos Indígenas, Palácio Itamaraty, and Museu Nacional da República, Brasília, Brazil
More: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
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No 6. Bancos Indígenas do Brasil: Rituais, Memorial dos Povos Indígenas, Palácio Itamaraty, and Museu Nacional da República, Brasília, Brazil
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#IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
December 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art!
No 6. Bancos Indígenas do Brasil: Rituais, Memorial dos Povos Indígenas, Palácio Itamaraty, and Museu Nacional da República, Brasília, Brazil
More: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 6. Bancos Indígenas do Brasil: Rituais, Memorial dos Povos Indígenas, Palácio Itamaraty, and Museu Nacional da República, Brasília, Brazil
More: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art, openings, more.
No 5. Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe
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No 5. Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe
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#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
December 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art, openings, more.
No 5. Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe
Read more: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 5. Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe
Read more: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art, openings, more.
No 4. Grand opening of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, CA
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No 4. Grand opening of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, CA
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December 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
FAAM's Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 looks back at a year of amazing art, openings, more.
No 4. Grand opening of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, CA
Read more: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 4. Grand opening of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, CA
Read more: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
FAAM revealed our Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 this week, looking back at a year of amazing Indigenous art!
No 3. Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation at the Detroit Institute of Art
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No 3. Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation at the Detroit Institute of Art
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#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
FAAM revealed our Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 this week, looking back at a year of amazing Indigenous art!
No 3. Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation at the Detroit Institute of Art
All the details: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 3. Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation at the Detroit Institute of Art
All the details: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
First American Art Magazine revealed our Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 this week, looking back at a year of amazing Indigenous art, exhibitions, and more.
No 2: Ralph T. Coe Rehoming Program
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No 2: Ralph T. Coe Rehoming Program
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December 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
First American Art Magazine revealed our Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 this week, looking back at a year of amazing Indigenous art, exhibitions, and more.
No 2: Ralph T. Coe Rehoming Program
All the details: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
No 2: Ralph T. Coe Rehoming Program
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#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥
We revealed our Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 today, looking back upon a year of amazing art, exhibitions, honors, and interventions.
1st up: ENCODED, the unsanctioned virtual reality intervention at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
See the full list! firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
1st up: ENCODED, the unsanctioned virtual reality intervention at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
See the full list! firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We revealed our Top Ten Native Art Events of 2025 today, looking back upon a year of amazing art, exhibitions, honors, and interventions.
1st up: ENCODED, the unsanctioned virtual reality intervention at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
See the full list! firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
1st up: ENCODED, the unsanctioned virtual reality intervention at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
See the full list! firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025
The FAAM team selected some incredible Native art events through anonymous voting as some of the top of 2025. We’d love to hear your favorites for the year in the comments!
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December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The FAAM team selected some incredible Native art events through anonymous voting as some of the top of 2025. We’d love to hear your favorites for the year in the comments!
See the list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
See the list: firstamerican.art/top-ten-2025/
We ❤️ you, Native artists! Happy festive season.
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We ❤️ you, Native artists! Happy festive season.
"The Art of Resistance" (in our Fall 2025 issue) explores how Nasa murals reclaim Colombia’s wounded lands.
"Armed with brushes instead of bullets, the Nasa people of Colombia have transformed their war-torn territories into canvases of resistance, memory, and cultural affirmation through ...
"Armed with brushes instead of bullets, the Nasa people of Colombia have transformed their war-torn territories into canvases of resistance, memory, and cultural affirmation through ...
December 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"The Art of Resistance" (in our Fall 2025 issue) explores how Nasa murals reclaim Colombia’s wounded lands.
"Armed with brushes instead of bullets, the Nasa people of Colombia have transformed their war-torn territories into canvases of resistance, memory, and cultural affirmation through ...
"Armed with brushes instead of bullets, the Nasa people of Colombia have transformed their war-torn territories into canvases of resistance, memory, and cultural affirmation through ...
Vancouver, BC – Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Brings a Bold Double Bill to Vancouver
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet Brings Indigenous Ballet to Vancouver
Royal Winnipeg Ballet returns to Vancouver with modern classic Carmina Burana and the West Coast premiere of T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Vancouver, BC – Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Brings a Bold Double Bill to Vancouver
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#NativeDance #IndigenousDance #Vancouver #Ballet #RoyalWinnipegBallet #CameronFraserMonroe
#NDNArt #IndigenousArt #NativeArt #NativeSky #Indigisky🔥
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Shelley Patrick (Mvskoke) explores the meanings of two photos by Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw) in a new blog on our site: firstamerican.art/the-photography-of-destiny-j-green
📷: Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw), “Faithlyn,” 2024. Image courtesy the artist.
📷: Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw), “Faithlyn,” 2024. Image courtesy the artist.
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Shelley Patrick (Mvskoke) explores the meanings of two photos by Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw) in a new blog on our site: firstamerican.art/the-photography-of-destiny-j-green
📷: Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw), “Faithlyn,” 2024. Image courtesy the artist.
📷: Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw), “Faithlyn,” 2024. Image courtesy the artist.
Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa) combines different materials in her work, "exploring distinctions between 'things that we find valuable as Native people versus what’s valuable in the regular jewelry world,' as she put it in an interview."
A Native American Jeweler Who Respects Her Materials
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December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa) combines different materials in her work, "exploring distinctions between 'things that we find valuable as Native people versus what’s valuable in the regular jewelry world,' as she put it in an interview."
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December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Visit our calendar to check out amazing Native Art events that are happening this December! firstamerican.art/calendar/
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Visit our calendar to check out amazing Native Art events that are happening this December! firstamerican.art/calendar/
Yonavea Hawkins (Caddo/Delaware/Kickapoo), "Coo-Hoo (Alligator) Dance," 2025, glass seed beads, wool, yarn, ribbon, metal cones.
Read about the bandolier bags of today in "Carrying Culture," an article out now in our Fall 2025 issue.
#NativeSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt
Read about the bandolier bags of today in "Carrying Culture," an article out now in our Fall 2025 issue.
#NativeSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yonavea Hawkins (Caddo/Delaware/Kickapoo), "Coo-Hoo (Alligator) Dance," 2025, glass seed beads, wool, yarn, ribbon, metal cones.
Read about the bandolier bags of today in "Carrying Culture," an article out now in our Fall 2025 issue.
#NativeSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt
Read about the bandolier bags of today in "Carrying Culture," an article out now in our Fall 2025 issue.
#NativeSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt
Learn about the work of sculptor and installation artist Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) in our Fall 2025 issue.
Pictured: Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation), "Adaptive Connections (ᎠᎵᎪᏍᏒ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ)," 2024, waxed cloth, waxed felt, nuts, bolts, 120 × 240 × 6 in. All images courtesy of the artist.
Pictured: Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation), "Adaptive Connections (ᎠᎵᎪᏍᏒ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ)," 2024, waxed cloth, waxed felt, nuts, bolts, 120 × 240 × 6 in. All images courtesy of the artist.
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Learn about the work of sculptor and installation artist Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) in our Fall 2025 issue.
Pictured: Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation), "Adaptive Connections (ᎠᎵᎪᏍᏒ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ)," 2024, waxed cloth, waxed felt, nuts, bolts, 120 × 240 × 6 in. All images courtesy of the artist.
Pictured: Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation), "Adaptive Connections (ᎠᎵᎪᏍᏒ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ)," 2024, waxed cloth, waxed felt, nuts, bolts, 120 × 240 × 6 in. All images courtesy of the artist.