Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA - This incredible and unique exhibit was sent to us by graphic designer Sallie Wesaw Sloan on behalf of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. All pieces explore the future from a Native perspective and they are just stunning. Below, you will see a few select pieces, some shots from the actual exhibit, and a link to a beautiful virtual version of this exhibition! Enjoy exploring this special collection!

From the submission:

Indigenous Futurisms: Transcending Past/Present/Future is an exhibition installed at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts until July 26. Due to Covid-19 precautions, the artworks can currently only be viewed in a virtual version of this exhibition. Indigenous Futurisms presents the future from a Native perspective. Artworks illustrate the use of cosmology and science as part of tribal oral history and ways of life. The science fiction and post-apocalyptic narratives depicted in some of the artworks are often reality for Indigenous communities worldwide. The imagery and narratives also emphasize the importance of Futurism in Native Cultures. Artists use Sci-Fi related themes to pass on tribal oral history to younger audiences and to revive their Native language. The works in this exhibition create awareness about how cultural knowledge and tribal philosophies are connected to the universe, science and the future. Indigenous Futurisms was co-curated by IAIA art history faculty Dr. Suzanne Fricke, Chelsea Herr (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), and IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts chief curator Dr. Manuela Well-Off-Man. The virtual online version was developed by MoCNA Senior Manager of Museum Education Winoka Yepa (Diné).

Virtual Exhibition

To view the entirety of Indigenous Futurisms: Transcending Past/Present/Future, CLICK HERE!