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Goodman Fellowship Showcases Native Artists’ Excellence

Discover nineteen contemporary Native artists’ works at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture’s exhibition Engaging the Future, showcasing Goodman Fellowship recipients’ creative excellence across multiple disciplines.

Robert Whitehair Begay, (Diné [Navajo]), Shades of Wisdom bolo. Courtesy the artist.

Engaging the Future: The Goodman Fellowship Artists
March 2, 2025–ongoing
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Santa Fe

Now open at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in the JoAnn and Bob Balzer Native Market and Contemporary Art Gallery, Engaging the Future: The Goodman Fellowship Artists showcases the work and words of nineteen contemporary Native artists.

Engaging the Future highlights the artistic excellence and diverse creative expressions of the Goodman Aspiring Artist Fellowship awardees. They span the Southwest through multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, painting, jewelry, film, fashion, and mixed media.

The phenomenal artists represented in the exhibition include 2025 Goodman Fellow Auri Poseyesva (Hopi), alongside past recipients including Rapheal Begay (Diné), Carly Feddersen (Colville Confederated Tribes), Cree LaRance (Ohkay Owingeh/Hopi/Navajo), Sikuyva Dawavendewa (Hopi), Kalem Aguilar (Santo Domingo), Jade Valerie Calabaza (Santo Domingo), Myron Denetclaw (Navajo), Duhon James (Navajo), Robert Whitehair Begay (Navajo), Jontay Kahm (Plains Cree), Terran Last Gun (Piikani), David Naranjo (Santa Clara/Ohkay Owingeh/Cochiti), Ethan Nopah (Navajo), Jacob Olascoaga (Tlingit/Mescalero Apache descendant), Triston Noah Pajarito (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota), Abraham Peina (Zuni), and Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose (Navajo/Southern Ute).

This exhibition exemplifies MIAC’s commitment to supporting and uplifting Native artists through all stages of their careers. Engaging the Future highlights the incredible talent of these artists but also emphasizes the importance of investing in the future of Native art.

Celebrate these artists and their creativity, innovation, and contributions they bring to contemporary Indigenous expression. Join the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture for the Goodman Artist Celebration on Sunday, April 6, 1-3 pm, recognizing the 2025 Goodman Fellow, Auri Poseyesva, and recognize all the Goodman Fellowship artists.

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Carly Feddersen (Colville Confederated Tribes), Goldie earrings, 2023, sterling silver, glass, bone, ink.
Duhon James, (Diné [Navajo]), I See You at Night with the Orbs, block print on paper.

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Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, under the leadership of the Board of Regents for the Museum of New Mexico. Programs and exhibitions are generously supported by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and museum donors. The mission of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology is to serve as a center of stewardship, knowledge, and understanding of the artistic, cultural, and intellectual achievements of the diverse peoples of the Native Southwest.

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