Community, Creativity, and Continuity
Community, Creativity, and Continuity: Native American Art in Everyday Life
April 29 - August 23, 2025
The works of art featured in this exhibition offer a glimpse into vibrant Native American communities where cultural practices and everyday activities serve as the threads that weave individuals together. Works by artists representing multiple tribes demonstrate a sense of belonging and identity that spans generations.
Class: 4813/5813 Museum Exhibition Class
Reception | May 1, 2025, 5-7 PM, Remarks at 5:30 pm
Curators
Student Curators | Ladan Abdolahipourbadizi, Hilary Luke De-heer, Lou Gilreath,, Audrey Hatch, Sam Holguin Tarrant, Kirtika Khanal, Mya Montonati, Angela Velasquez Garcia de los Salmones, and April VeVea
Faculty Curators
Rebecca P. Brienen, PhD | Associate Dean for Personnel and Faculty Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Art History
Karen Greenwalt , PhD | Assistant Professor of Art History
Guest Curator | Amber DuBoise-Shepherd (Diné | Prairie Band Potawatomi | Sac & Fox)
- Press & PublicationsPress Release | Coming Soon!
- Resources
- CreditsBanner Artwork | (Left to right) Mary Adair Horsechief (Cherokee, b. 1936), Teaching Tradition, 1989, watercolor on paper, OSU Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Little, 2021.011.001. Paul Goodbear (Chief Flying Eagle) (Cheyenne, 1913-1954), Cheyenne Eagle Dance, 1941, silkscreen on board, OSU Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Little, 2021.011.227. Arthur C. Begay (Navajo, 1932-2010), The Wrong Direction, n.d., gouache on paper, OSU Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Little, 2018.008.002.