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A quarterly print and digital journal for art by Indigenous peoples of the Americas | firstamerican.art | #IndigenousArt #NativeArt #NDNArt

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"Outburst" opens 10/31 in Santa Fe at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, exploring the intersection of activism, creativity, and the effects of military service on Native American art from the 1970s. 1/2

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Albuquerque – The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is hosting a talk "Exploring Hopi Yellow Ware Pottery" with Dr. Kelley Hays-Gilpin and Bobby Silas Thursday, Oct 22, 5:00–6:30pm Free, but registration encouraged: www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeolog... #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #Hopi #UNM #Albuquerque

eventbrite.comArchaeology Lecture: "Exploring Hopi Yellow Ware Pottery."Featuring Dr. Kelley Hays-Gilpin & Bobby Silas. This talk explores the deep history of Hopi pottery traditions, from collections to potters.
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Robyn Tsinnajinnie (Diné) completed the mural "Back Home" in the Allan Houser Art Park at the IAIA MoCNA in 2025 and we featured it in our Art + Lit department in the Summer 2026 issue. Grab an issue to read more. Photo: Jason S. Ordaz, IAIA. Image courtesy of the artist.

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Norman, OK – The Battle of Greasy Grass in Native American Art a presentation by Jochen Wierich, PhD, curatorial director at the Brinton Museum at the Charles Russell Center, 409 W Boyd St Tues, Oct 20, 5–6pm Free & open to the public #Indigenous #NativeSky #NDNArt #NormanOK #ArtSky #NativeArt

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Catoosa, OK – Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Cherokee Art Market! Click to see their works. firstamerican.art/cherokee-art... #NativeSky #ArtSky #CherokeeArtMarket #CherokeeNation #Beadwork #Haudenosaunee #Oklahoma #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt

firstamerican.artCherokee Art Market 2026 Winners - First American Art MagazineCatoosa, OK – The Cherokee Nation welcomes 170 leading Native American and First Nation artists to its 21st Annual Cherokee Art Market.
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Leonard Peltier Paintings to Be Exhibited in New York City - On October 4, 2026, twenty of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe/Lakota/Dakota artist's paintings will be on exhibition at the Quaker Meetinghouse at 15 Rutherford Place in New York City. Read more on our blog: firstamerican.art/leonard-pelt...

firstamerican.artLeonard Peltier Paintings to Be Exhibited in New York City - First American Art MagazineTwenty paintings by Leonard Peltier will be exhibited October 4 in New York City. Peltier will appear remotely from North Dakota.
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Read a review of "A Creek in Carolina: Artworks by Bobby C. Martin"at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design in our Summer 2026 issue. Pictured: Bobby C. Martin (Mvskoke), "Genesis 50:20," 2026, oil, oil stick, collage, and encaustic on birch panel. Image courtesy of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design

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"While MUY is not an overtly political project, it resonates with the Zapatista idea that 'other worlds are possible.'" – from "Espacio Muy: Contemporary Maya & Zoque Art in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas" in our Summer '26 issue.

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Before it was driven to extinction with the changes brought on by colonialism, the woolly dog played a key role in Coast Salish and Makah culture and weaving www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

cbc.caThe only known woolly dog pelt has returned to Canada. It's a 'powerful moment' for Indigenous communities | CBC RadioFor thousands of years, woolly dogs played an integral role in the lives of Salish and Makah peoples, who bred them and used their silky white fur for weaving. But the beloved animals were driven to e...
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A cryptid for the day: Kârale Andreassen (Tunumiit, 1890–1934), "En tupilak harpuneres af en kajakmand / A tupilak is harpooned by a kayaker," ca. 1920–1934, pen and ink on paper, 4.80 × 7.48 in., collection of the National Gallery of Denmark, KKS2002-1/6. #Inuit #InuitArt #Greenland #NativeSky

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Bidding has started for the Native Art Supporting Hearts auction! Sales benefit a foundation started by FAAM operations manager Jessica Poolaw Ma’ilo (Delaware/Kiowa/Samoan) that provides support to families facing a child’s hospitalization in a pediatric CICU. firstamerican.art/native-art-s...

firstamerican.artNative Art Supporting Hearts: A Benefit Auction for CICU FamiliesNative art auction brings Native artists and collectors together for to benefit Sparkle Strong Foundation and families in the pediatric CICU.
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Happy Labor Day! 📷: Carla Hemlock (Mohawk), "Tribute to the Mohawk Ironworkers," 2008, cotton cloth, glass beads, sequins, cotton/nylon/metallic threads, 49 3/4 x 62 3/8 in. Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Image courtesy of NMAI.

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Congrats to Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, on being selected as a Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellow. Smith is the curator and head of collections at Glenhyrst ArtGallery in Brantford, Ontario and FAAM's literary editor. www.gallery.ca/research/fel...

gallery.caRodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research FellowshipThe National Gallery of Canada’s Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art.
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Seneca Nation/Kiowa/Muscogee carver and photographer Hayden Haynes is featured in our Summer 2026 issue. 📷: Hayden Haynes (Seneca Nation/Kiowa/Muscogee), "We're in This Together," 2022, moose antler, glass barrel beads, wampum discs, pigment. Image courtesy of the artist.

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Want to look up info about an artist you've recently seen at an art market? Sky Sheyenne (Diné) of HODZA.mgmt created the Native Art Directory, which covers Native artists participating in numerous art markets! nativeart.directory #NativeSky #ArtSky #IndigiSky🔥 #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNart

nativeart.directoryNative Art Directory — Native Art Week is hereFor one week, Santa Fe becomes the center of the Native art world. Know whose work to find, see award histories, and save your booths before you go.
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Santa Fe, NM – Congratulations to Sergio Lugo (Santa Clara Pueblo) for winning Santa Fe Indian Market Best of Show. Check out his work and all of the classification winners! firstamerican.art/sfim-2026-wi... #NativeSky #ArtSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt

firstamerican.artSanta Fe Indian Market 2026 Winners - First American Art MagazineSanta Fe, NM – A blackware pot that defies gravity takes the coveted Best of Show at SWAIA's 2026 Santa Fe Indian Market.
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Arnold Shawanoo Walker (Odawa/Shawnee), Myingan (Wolf), 2025, birchbark, porcupine quills. On view at “The Three Fires: Contemporary Anishinaabe Artists,” on view through August 18 at FOMA Santa Fe, 333 Montezuma. #Indigisky🔥 #NativeSky #ArtSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #Anishinaabe

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Our first Rising Voices Indigenous youth artist profile is now online! Follow the link to learn more about 19 year old Karuk artist Harrison Gage Spinks and see more of his work. Visit: firstamerican.art/rising-voices-harrison-gage-spinks/

firstamerican.artRising Voices: Harrison Gage Spinks (Karuk) | FAAMMeet Harrison Gage Spinks (Karuk), a young Tulsa artist, exploring media, design, and storytelling, who hopes to bring Native voices to animation.
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Heading to NM for the Santa Fe Indian Market? We've updated our Native Art Week guide to make navigating it all a little easier. From parking to special events, you'll find some insider info on our site: firstamerican.art/native-art-week-santa-fe/

firstamerican.artSanta Fe | Native Art Week August 2026 - First American Art MagazineSanta Fe – Tips and resources to get the most out of your Native Art Week experience this August. Art markets, exhibitions, and more!
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The Pueblo Revolt happened today, August 10, in 1680. Pictured: Clay tile from Jason Garcia's (Santa Clara Pueblo) / Okuu Pin Turtle Mountain “Tewa Tales of Suspense” series inspired by comic book covers and depicting the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Photo: King Galleries - Scottsdale

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Saturday, August 8, check out the Central Oklahoma Native American Art Sale at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson in Norman, Oklahoma. Artists, dealers, museums, and more! Free admission and open to the public.

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Cady de la Cruz (Quechua-American) reviews "Voices Now: Contemporary Native American Art" and "Homelands: The Osage in Missouri," two exhibitions on view at the Museum of Kansas City until February 21, 2027 for our Summer 2026 issue.

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Aspen, CO—"Living Lines: Contemporary Native Voices" at the Casterline|Goodman Gallery, 611 E. Cooper Av. Reception: Friday, June 3, 6–8 pm www.casterlinegoodman.com/viewing-room... #IndigiSky🔥 #NativeSky #ArtSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #AspenCO #NDNArt

casterlinegoodman.comLiving Lines: Contemporary Native VoicesCasterline|Goodman Gallery is proud to present Living Lines: Contemporary Native Voices , a landmark group exhibition opening July 20, 2026 , at 611 East Cooper Avenue in Aspen, Colorado . Featuring w...
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Help us celebrate the next generation of Indigenous artists! Know a program helping Indigenous youth explore the arts? How about a talented young Indigenous artist? We'd love to hear about it! Nominations forms linked in comments 👇

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Montclair Art Museum Appoints Todd Caissie (Osage) as Executive Director firstamerican.art/montclair-ap... #IndigiSky🔥 #NativeSky #ArtSky #Osage #NativeAmerican #Museums #MontclairArtMuseum #ToddCaissie #Indigenous #NDNArt #NativeArt

firstamerican.artTodd Caissie Named Executive Director of Montclair Art MuseumMontclair, NJ – Todd Caissie, the new executive director of the Montclair Art Museum, focuses on community programming and Native leadership.