Indigenization

Duende Gallery is proud to present Indigenization, an exhibition highlighting artwork from Tia Collection, exploring how the featured Native artists have been influenced by some of the most recognized and influential figures in art history.

Native artists have long engaged with the canon of art history, drawing inspiration, pushing its boundaries, and utilizing its stylization to tell their stories. In this exhibition, selected works from the Tia Collection will be paired with widely recognizable iconic works from the annals of art history, highlighting these Native artists’ connections to global artistic legacies and showcasing the ways that they are indigenizing the contemporary art world. Featured artists in Indigenization include: Rick Bartow, David Bradley, T.C. Cannon, Martine Gutierrez, Sheldon Harvey, Patrick Dean Hubbell, Jeff Kahm, Robert King, Jesse Littlebird, James Luna, Michael Namingha, Gerald Stone, and Everton Tsosie.