In her Jemez Pueblo home studio, artist Kathleen Wall creates imaginative ceramic figures and paintings that depict a jubilant look into everyday life.
This exhibition depicts more than a century of Native life on the Plains through pictorial art on a wide range of items from the NMAI collection, from paintings on tipis to drawings on ledger paper.
A new NMAI exhibition showcases the innovative works of Diné tapestry artist DY Begay, who weaves together her memories and the stunning vistas of her ancestral home on the Navajo Nation.
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival marks the founding of the National Museum of the American Indian and honors the Indigenous voices across the Western Hemisphere it has amplified for more than three decades.
A century after photographer Edward S. Curtis photographed American Indian tribes in the western United States and Alaska, his great-grandson is photographing their descendants and recording their stories.
A few dedicated artists are revitalizing the traditional Native Hawaiian protocols and methods of “kākau uhi”—creating tattoos by tapping intricate designs into skin.
Smithsonian exhibition features six Indigenous artists who through their dedication and innovation are carrying their ancestors’ traditions and messages forward.