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Action/Abstraction Redefined
Action Abstraction Redefined features paintings and works on paper from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) permanent collection created in the 1960s and 1970s. The artists in this exhibition challenged stereotypical expectations of Indian art by experimenting with American modern art movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Color Field and Hard-edge Painting combined with art influences from their own cultural heritage.
Find out more »2018–2019 Academic Calendar
IAIA Academic Calendars are updated on a regular basis. See the following files for up-to-date information and about past, current, and upcoming happenings.
Find out more »Expanding Horizons: Darren Vigil Gray
Expanding Horizons highlights new abstract landscapes by Darren Vigil Gray (Jicarilla Apache/Kiowa Apache). The works reflect Gray’s personal approach to the subject “landscape,” and his spontaneous painting method inspired by abstract expressionism and his inner self.
Find out more »MoCNA Docent Training Program
MoCNA is seeking candidates for its docent training program. The program will feature instruction in Native American art and the workings of a major museum that will enable successful participants to provide valuable services to visitors to the museum.
Find out more »Tonalpohualli: Count of Days
Tonalpohualli: Count of Days, by IAIA Alumna and former Adjunct Professor Moira Garcia, opens on November 11, 2018 in the Lloyd Kiva New Gallery at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Store.
Find out more »Robyn Tsinnajinnie and Austin Big Crow: The Holy Trinity
Robyn Tsinnajinnie (Navajo) and Austin Big Crow’s (Oglala Lakota) mural The Holy Trinity (2018) commemorates the strong women who have resonated through their lives.
Find out more »Wayne Nez Gaussoin: Adobobot
Wayne Nez Gaussoin’s (Diné/Picuris Pueblo) Adobobot is a modern modular robot with a Southwestern adobe façade.
Find out more »Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950s to Now
Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950s to Now seeks to expand and reposition art in the U.S. and Canada since 1950. It is the first exhibition to chart the development of contemporary Indigenous art from the United States and Canada.
Find out more »Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950s to Now—Films
MoCNA presents two feature-length films directed by Zacharias Kunuk, in conjunction with the exhibition Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950 to Now.
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IAIA A-i-R: Romero, Gendron, and Romero on KSFR
Tune into KSFR 101.1 FM to hear current IAIA Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) artists Cara Romero, Diego Romero, and Ric Gendron in a conversation with IAIA Director of Marketing and Communications Eric Davis on “Through Our Eyes.”
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