A century after photographer Edward S. Curtis photographed American Indian tribes in the western United States and Alaska, his great-grandson is photographing their descendants and recording their stories.

A renowned First Nations artist depicts Native stories through her vibrant Woodlands-style scenes.

Zapotec photographer Citlali Fabián documents the lives of Yalálag residents in Mexico and Los Angeles.

A few dedicated artists are revitalizing the traditional Native Hawaiian protocols and methods of kākau uhi—creating tattoos by tapping intricate designs into skin.

A massive quilt created for and by survivors of violence makes a monumental statement.

This video from the exhibition Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe introduces one of the twentieth century’s most innovative Native American painters.

Photographer Kiliii Yüyan captures the moment before an Inuit kayaker attempts to right himself in In Greenland’s Nuuk Harbour.

The first major retrospective of contemporary artist Robert Houle's work celebrates more than fifty years of his remarkable career.

This exhibition celebrates more than a half century of Shelley Niro’s paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, and films.

An artist creates a legacy of vivid works with colors that propel images across canvases.

This exhibition in Washington, DC, presents the contemporary art of Robert Houle.

Contemporary artist Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe), landscape artist Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee Nation), and the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Curator of Indigenous Art Wanda Nanibush (Anishinaabe) discuss Houle’s 50-year career.

An NMAI exhibition features the candid art of Six Nations Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist, photographer and filmmaker Shelley Niro—works that shine a harsh spotlight on society yet provide a healing outlet for her people.

Through monochromatic imagery, Nīa MacKnight highlights the power of the spirit within times of social unrest.

This livestreamed event examined the work of photographers who are lending their voices to defining what it means to be Indigenous today.

A new NMAI exhibition spotlights the bold, abstract artworks of Saulteaux Anishinaabe artist Robert Houle.

Mohawk artist Skawennati’s digital movie presents a futuristic creation story of our world.

Jennie Ross Cobb, the first known Native American female photographer, captured some of the earliest images of life in a Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory.

Indigenous photographer Dugan Aguilar created rare images of Native communities in California that celebrate their traditions, resilience and contemporary lives.

Learn how science fiction inspires this artist and get a glimpse of his fantastic "Recon Watchmen" characters premiering in Santa Fe this year.

Aymara photographer Sara Aliaga Ticona captures the essence of Bolivian women in her stunning images.

An exhibition at the NMAI in New York features the captivating works of Yanktonai Dakota painter and educator Oscar Howe, who fractured stereotypes of what defined Native art and inspired generations of Native artists.

This workshop series used the museum’s Essential Understandings framework and artworks by contemporary Indigenous women artists to help teachers deepen their knowledge of Indigenous women’s roles and contributions.

Preston Singletary's artworks feature themes of transformation, animal spirits, and shamanism through elegant blown glass forms and mystical sand-carved Tlingit designs.

Preston Singletary’s innovative “Raven and the Box of Daylight” exhibition and other works have altered the glass art movement and brought North Pacific Coast cultures to light.

Acclaimed artists Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Salish/Cree/Shoshone) and Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee) discuss their work, their distinguished careers, and their thoughts on the current state of Native American contemporary art.