Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for the 2025 Spring IAIA Graduating Senior Exhibition, Rooted Voices, an exhibition representing the culminating achievements of the Spring graduating BFA in Studio Arts students. The opening reception is Thursday, April 17, 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 April 17 through May 17, 2025. Rooted Voices 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

• Thursday, April 17, 5:30–7:30 pm: Opening Reception (Allan Houser Haozous Sculpture and Foundry Building and the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery) 
• Friday, May 2 and Friday, May 9, 9:30 am–⁠⁠12:00 pm and 1:00-3:30 pm: Senior Panel Discussions (Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery) 
• Thursday, April 17–Friday, May 17 13: Rooted Voices Exhibition (Allan Houser Haozous Sculpture and Foundry Building and the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery) 

Participating Artists

• Troy Augborne (Tuareg-Berber and Muscogee) 
• Whisper CrowDog (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) 
• MayAnn Etsitty (Ute Mountain Ute) 
• Madeline Logan (Northern Arapahoe) 
• Francesca Maestas (Tesuque Pueblo) 
• Dennis Metcalf (Húŋkpati Oyáte [Lakota and Dakota] and Crow Creek Sioux Tribe)
• Brooklinn Miller (Wichata Oklahoma) 
• Savannah Morales (Tachi Yokut) 
• Karhatiron Perkins (Akwesasne Mohawk) 
• Jennifer Peters 
• Savannah Platero (Navajo) 
• Justin Youvella (Tesuque Pueblo and Hopi Tribe) 
• Jade Valdez (Picuris Pueblo) 

The reception is free and open to the public. Dinner and refreshments will be served. Dinner includes beef, chicken, or tofu satay dippers with spice peanut dipping sauce, grilled vegetables, charcuterie, iced tea, and mini fruit tarts. 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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