Please join our newly arrived IAIA Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) artists, Charlene Teters (Spokane) ’86 and Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation, Lenape, and Descendent of the Delaware Tribe of Indians) A-i-R ’22, for dinner and a chance to experience their artistic processes firsthand. Dinner is served from 5–6 pm, and a visit with the artists in their studios is from 6–7 pm. Teters will be in the A-i-R Studio in the Academic Building, while Wilson will be in the Sculpture Gallery in the Allan Houser Haozous Sculpture and Foundry Building. Free and open to the public.

For more information about the A-i-R Program, contact Angelica Gallegos, Interim A-i-R Manager and Museum Studies Visiting Faculty, at agallegos@iaia.edu or (505) 424-2369.

Charlene Teters

Charlene Teters

January 29–February 29, 2024

Professor Emerita Charlene Teters (Spokane) earned an AFA in 1986 from IAIA, a BFA from the College of Santa Fe in 1988, and an MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1994. In 2000, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Mitchell College in New London, CT, and an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2021.

As an integral part of her established art practice, Professor Teters is also known for her transformative activism on issues ranging from eliminating derogatory sports mascots to raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Holly Wilson

Holly Wilson

January 22–February 22, 2024

Multi-media artist Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation, Lenape, and Descendent of the Delaware Tribe of Indians) creates figures as her storytellers, conveying stories of the sacred and the precious, capturing moments of our day, vulnerabilities, and strengths. The stories are, at one time, both representations of family history and personal experiences. Wilson’s work reaches a broad audience, allowing the viewer to see their own personal connection. She works in various media, including bronze, paint, encaustic, photography, and clay.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of any type of 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.