Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for the 2024 Fall IAIA Graduating Senior Exhibition, Echoes of Identity, an exhibition representing the culminating achievements of the Fall graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies students. The opening reception is Friday, November 8, from 5:30–7:30 pm at the Allan Houser Haozous Sculpture and Foundry Building and the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery.

The exhibition will be on view from November 8 through December 13, 2024. Echoes of Identity will feature both conceptually and traditionally informed bodies of work and research developed during the student’s final semester of study and academic experiences.

Important Dates

• Friday, November 8, 5:30–7:30 pm: Opening Reception (Allan Houser Haozous Sculpture and Foundry Building and the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery)
• Friday, December 6, 9:30 am–⁠⁠2:00 pm: Artist Presentations (IAIA LTC Auditorium)
• Friday, November 8–Friday, December 13: Echoes of Identity Exhibition (Allan Houser Haozous Sculpture and Foundry Building and the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery)

Participating Artists

• Desani Almaraz (Navajo, San Carlos Apache, and Mexican)
• Rylin Becenti (Diné)
• Tennepah Brainard (Miluk Coos and Chiricahua Apache)
• Feather Candelaria (San Felipe Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo)
• Dayton Ladd (Jicarilla Apache)
• Rebecca Lenetsky
• Gailene Morgan (Meskwaki Nation and Tesuque Pueblo)
• Lisa Patencio (Tribal Village of Ruby)
• D’Kota Potter (Jemez Pueblo)

The reception will be open to the public. Dinner and refreshments will be served. Free parking is available in the lot south of the Lloyd Kiva New Welcome Center, accessed from the main entrance.

If you are an individual with a disability and in need of any auxiliary aid or service to attend events, please contact IAIA’s ADA Office at least seven calendar days before the event or as soon as possible at adaoffice@iaia.edu or (505) 424-5707.

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