The First exhibition for Native American Women’s artists at Minneapolis Institute of Art

The exhibit is called “Hearts of our people: Native Women's Artists.” and it showcases the art and works of over 115 Indigenous women from the US and Canada. 

In an article published by The Guardian it states:

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists is the first ever museum retrospective of Native American and Canadian female artists. It opened at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and until 18 August, over 115 artists from 50 Native communities are being given the credit they deserve.

“This is the first, believe it or not, show devoted to Native women artists,” said Jill Ahlberg Yohe, who co-curated the exhibit with Teri Greeves. “It’s the first to honor Native women from ancient times to the contemporary moment.”

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, Press Preview from Minneapolis Institute of Art on Vimeo.

From the Minneapolis Institue of Art:

Women have long been the creative force behind Native art. Presented in close cooperation with top Native women artists and scholars, this first major exhibition of artwork by Native women honors the achievements of over 115 artists from the United States and Canada spanning over 1,000 years. Their triumphs—from pottery, textiles, and painting, to photographic portraits, to a gleaming El Camino—show astonishing innovation and technical mastery.

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