What would today’s leading Indigenous artists say to their younger selves? Wisdom from the Future pairs their artwork with personal reflections revealing powerful stories of inspiration, challenge, and growth, along with insights into their artistic approach and creative processes. The exhibition features twenty-eight of the most renowned Native artists, including:
– Tony Abeyta (Diné)
– DY Begay (Diné)
– Shonto Begay (Diné)
– Gail Bird (Laguna Pueblo/Santo Domingo Pueblo) and Yazzie Johnson (Diné)
– Richard I. Chavez (San Felipe Pueblo)
– Joe Feddersen (Colville Confederated Tribes (Okanogan and Arrow Lakes))
– Anita Fields (Osage)
– Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux)
– Jody Folwell (Kha’P’o Ówîngeh (Santa Clara))
– Bob Haozous (Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache)
– Ronald Honyouti (Hopi)
– Doug Hyde (Nez Perce/Assiniboine/Chippewa)
– G. Peter Jemison (Seneca)
– James Lavadour (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Walla Walla)
– Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’P’o Ówîngeh (Santa Clara))
– Dan Namingha (Hopi-Tewa)
– Verma Nequatewa/Sonwai (Hopi)
– Barbara Teller Ornelas (Diné)
– Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo)
– Norbert Peshlakai (Diné)
– Al Qöyawayma (Hopi)
– Preston Singletary (Tlingit)
– Sǫhahiyǫh/Richard Zane Smith (Wyandot)
– Roxanne Swentzell (Kha’P’o Ówîngeh (Santa Clara))
– Lisa Telford (Haida)
– Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee)
– Denise Wallace (Chugach Sugpiaq/Alutiiq)
Stay true to yourself, and carry yourself with humility, integrity, and grace. Be a good relative and honor your ancestors. Don’t be afraid to try new things, trust your instincts, and follow your passion. Work hard, keep learning, and never stop.
—Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty
Big Quyana to you Denise for keeping on your path. I am grateful for your early sacrifices and hard work to help get me where I am today. Your early works still give me feelings of pride and admiration. I love the journey of this life. Sincerely, your older self.
—Denise Wallace
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux, b. 1969), Wakitantanka (Strong-willed) Pandemic Survivalist, 2021. Cloth, glass seed beads, ribbon, penny, porcupine quill. Gift of Mary G. Hamilton.
Denise Wallace (Chugach Sugpiaq/Alutiiq, b. 1957), Yup’ik Woman Dancer, 2001. Fossilized ivory, silver, 14k gold. Bequest of Dr. E. Daniel Albrecht.