Happenings
The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Store offers an extraordinary collection of both contemporary and traditional jewelry, basketry, pottery, paintings, and prints created by well-known Native American artists. Santa Fe’s most expansive assortment of books on Native American arts and crafts, tribal history, biographies, and literature can also be found in the Museum Store. The walls of the Museum Store are sure to draw attention from both serious art aficionados and curious browsers.
Exhibitions and Happenings
A listing of current exhibitions at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Store.
List of Events
Past Exhibitions and Happenings
A listing of past exhibitions at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Store.
List of Events
MoCNA Members’ Holiday Appreciation
Join MoCNA for an special members-only holiday event featuring festive treats, refreshments, live music, and entertainment.
IAIA Alumni and Student Pop-Ups
Featuring Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, jewelry; Brian Taaffe (Taos Pueblo) ’23, painting; Lenenharihshon Thompson (Mohawk), beadwork; and Preston Johnson (Diné), jewelry and lapidary work.
2024 IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market
Join the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for the annual IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market on August 17–18.
IAIA Alumni and Student Pop-Ups
Featuring Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, jewelry; Brian Taaffe (Taos Pueblo) ’23, painting; Lenenharihshon Thompson (Mohawk), beadwork; and Preston Johnson (Diné), jewelry and lapidary work.
2024 IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market
Join the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for the annual IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market on August 17–18.
IAIA Alumni and Student Pop-Ups
Featuring Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, jewelry; Brian Taaffe (Taos Pueblo) ’23, painting; Lenenharihshon Thompson (Mohawk), beadwork; and Preston Johnson (Diné), jewelry and lapidary work.
MoCNA Members Holiday Appreciation
Join MoCNA for a special members-only event with holiday treats, firepits, music, and MFACW readings.
“American Indian Tribal Governance”—Book Signing and Discussion
Join us for a book signing and discussion on Monday, October 9, from 11 am to Noon, with Stephen Wall (Ojibwe), a former IAIA Indigenous Liberal Studies Professor.
Mineral & Meridian—Pop-Up Show with Nicole Lawe
Nicole Lawe will present a special pop-up show at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Museum Store during market weekend.
2023 IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market
Join the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for the annual IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market on August 19–20.
Ever Green and Forever Beautiful: Inside My Mind—Opening Reception
Join us for the Museum Store opening receptions for Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Ever Green, and Jontay Kahm’s Forever Beautiful: Inside My Mind.
Forever Beautiful: Inside My Mind—Pop-Up Show with Jontay Kahm
Forever Beautiful: Inside My Mind, a pop-up exhibition with Jontay Kahm, will be on view at the Museum Store during market weekend.
Ever Green—Exhibition by Rebecca Lee Kunz
Santa Fe–based artist Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) will present her latest body of work in the MoCNA Store.
2022 IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market
MoCNA is pleased to announce that the annual IAIA Student and Recent Graduate Art Market will be happening this year August 20–21, 2022.
John Well-Off-Man: Rhythm and Lines—Opening Reception
John Well-Off-Man (Chippewa-Cree) creates images using abstractions, shapes, colors, and lines.
John Well-Off-Man: Rhythm and Lines
John Well-Off-Man (Chippewa-Cree) creates images using abstractions, shapes, colors, and lines.
CURATE: A Discussion with “Exposure” Co-Curator Erin Vink
Please join us for an online discussion with the co-curator of MoCNA’s current exhibition, Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology, Erin Vink (Ngiyampaa).
Indigenous Peoples’ Day at MoCNA
Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
Rebecca Lee Kunz: Story Paintings—Demonstration
Santa Fe–based artist Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) will be demonstrating her work in the Museum Store.
2021 IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market
MoCNA is pleased to announce that the annual IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market will be happening this year August 21–22, 2021.
Rebecca Lee Kunz: Story Paintings—Opening Reception
Santa Fe–based artist Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) will present her latest body of work in the MoCNA Store.
Rebecca Lee Kunz: Story Paintings
Santa Fe–based artist Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) will present her latest body of work in the MoCNA Store.
Anthony Parker—Against the Current: From Homeless to Artist
Against the Current: From Homeless to Artist highlights work created during the stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Terran Last Gun: Color Play
With a focus on bright colors and his signature circular designs, Terran Last Gun’s Color Play brings together modern media, antique paper, and ancient abstraction to create a one-of-a-kind art experience.
Momentousness: Avis Charley–Reception
This exhibition, in the Lloyd Kiva New Gallery in the Museum Store, features Avis Charley’s (Spirit Lake Tribe, Diné) new ledger art painted on antique ledger paper.
Momentousness: Avis Charley
This exhibition, in the Lloyd Kiva New Gallery in the Museum Store, features Avis Charley’s (Spirit Lake Tribe, Diné) new ledger art painted on antique ledger paper.
Native Entrepreneurs and Artists—Panel Discussion
Native Entrepreneurship is the focus of this panel discussion between innovative and groundbreaking Native business owners.
Tiffany Adams Pop-Up Shop
Artist Tiffany Adams (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of Lake Havasu) will be featured in the IAIA Museum Store for one day only.
Bison Star Naturals Pop–Up Shop
The IAIA Museum Store is hosting a pop-shop with Bison Star Naturals. Come meet the husband and wife team Angelo and Jacquelene McHorse (Taos Pueblo).
Mikayla Patton Pop-Up Shop
For one day only, the IAIA Museum Store is hosting a pop-up shop with recent IAIA Alumna Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota).
Indigo Arrows Pop-Up Shop
The IAIA Museum Store is hosting an exciting pop-up shop with Native-owned home décor company Indigo Arrows (based in Manitoba, Canada).
2019 Indian Market at MoCNA (All Happenings)
During the 2019 SWAIA Indian Market weekend, please visit IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for its own special events Thursday, August 15–Sunday, August 18.
Sum of Shadows—Reception and Artist Talk
Sum of Shadows is an investigation into the memories carried with photographic artist Arista Slater-Sandoval from her childhood into adulthood, and the hidden influences they hold. In this series, cyanotype film stills from her childhood are overlaid with contemporary images to build complex connections between past and present.
Sum of Shadows
Sum of Shadows is an investigation into the memories carried with photographic artist Arista Slater-Sandoval from her childhood into adulthood, and the hidden influences they hold. In this series, cyanotype film stills from her childhood are overlaid with contemporary images to build complex connections between past and present.
Kids’ Day at the Museum Store
Please join the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) book club as we welcome children (K-5) to the Museum. Join us for this fun-filled family event.
Tonalpohualli: Count of Days—Talk and Pop-up
The Tonalpohualli: Count of Days exhibition in the Museum Store at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) runs through January 31, 2019 with an artist talk on December 16 at 2 pm, followed by a Pop-up show until 5 pm.
2018 Museum Store Holiday Sale
Holiday shopping all weekend long at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Store, which is offering discounts on the finest Native and Indigenous art. Museum members receive 20% off and non-members receive 10% off store purchases. Complimentary gift-wrapping, refreshments, and more—don’t miss this annual shopping event!
Tonalpohualli: Count of Days—Opening Reception
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.
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.
Terran Last Gun—Artist Talk
Please join us as Terran Last Gun (Piikani) discusses his art practice and current solo exhibition at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Store in the Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, on Friday, August 17, 2018 from 4–5 pm.
Indian Market at the Museum Store
During the 2018 SWAIA Indian Market, please visit the Museum Store for its own special events. Here’s a listing of events from Thursday, August 16–Sunday, August 19, 2018. All events are free and open to the public.
Terran J. Last Gun
This exhibition features a selection of recent works on paper and a mural. Last Gun (Piikani) often explores color, form, and memory, all while reflecting Piikani visual aesthetics and philosophy. “I’ve always been inspired by my ancestors’ ability to interpret the world around them in some of the most simple and geometric forms.
Ira Lujan: Taosoan Glass
The Ira Lujan: Taosoan Glass exhibition features glass works for sale by Ira Lujan (Taos/Onkay Owingeh Pueblo) on display in the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’s (MoCNA) Store.