Native American Art Magazine

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Native American Art Magazine

A Vital Gathering

Oct/Nov

FASHION FORWARD • A look at the latest offerings from Indigenous designers shaping the future of fashion.

ON THE Market • Historic material now available from galleries and dealers from coast to coast. All of the items featured here are available now.

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CARVINGS & SCULPTURE

TRADITIONAL/REALISM • Innovations in katsina art by Hopi carvers Aaron Fredericks and Shawn Deel.

Of the EARTH • The Santa Fe Botanical Garden features a dynamic display of sculptural works by Native American artists.

EXAMPLES IN STONE • Stone sculpture is one of the oldest art forms ever, with ancient pieces being found somewhat regularly, each one pushing human existence back another 5,000 years or so (the oldest, a carved figure from Europe, has been estimated at 30,000 years old). Today’s stone carvers and cutters use the same general principles used by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, albeit with electricity and diamond-tipped tools. Materials that are common with artists include marble, alabaster, limestone, calcite and many others. One unique aspect of stone works: each one is original. There are no editions—just one of one.

EXAMPLES IN WOOD • One might assume that many of the wood carvers are also katsina carvers, but there are many carvers who work outside of that classification entirely. Common subjects are figures and animals, but also bowls, bas reliefs, wooden boxes with detailed panels and much more. Many of the materials are reflective of the artist’s region. For example, Hopi carvers use almost exclusively cottonwood, while carvers from the Northwest Coast might use cedar.

EXAMPLES IN METAL • The phrase “heavy metal” refers to a genre of music, but also all of the art done in steel, bronze, iron and even less-common materials such as titanium and aluminum. Some of the works start as clay before going through the lost-wax bronze casting process, while others are cut via a CNC machine, plasma cutter or good old-fashioned hand tools.

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MUSEUM GUIDE 2024/2025

UPLIFTING THE CULTURE • The Speed Art Museum undertakes a vital re-evaluation of its Native American art collection.

DISTANCE LEARNING • Two artists from very different backgrounds create a new mural at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art.

HERE & THERE • Museums from coast to coast are showing Native American art in an array of new and traveling exhibitions.

CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART • 600 Museum Way • Bentonville, AR 72712 • (479) 418-5700 • www.crystalbridges.org

HEARD MUSEUM • 2301 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004 • (602) 252-8840 contact@heard.org • www.heard.org

HIGH DESERT MUSEUM • 59800 US-97, Bend, Oregon 97702 • (541) 382-4754 info@highdesertmuseum.org • www.highdesertmuseum.org

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE • 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 • (505) 476-1269 • www.indianartsandculture.org

WESTERN SPIRIT: SCOTTSDALE’S MUSEUM OF THE WEST • 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 • (480) 686-9539 • www.westernspirit.org

WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN • 704 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 • (505) 982-4636 • www.wheelwright.org

MCCLUNG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURE • 1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-2144 •...