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Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s

This exploration of modern Native art expands the conversation around 20th-century American art to include Indigenous artists who were combining the art influences of their own cultural heritage with Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, and Hard-Edge Painting.

Featuring 52 works by 36 artists including George Morrison, Fritz Scholder, and T.C. Cannon, this exhibition showcases how these artists transformed the concept of abstraction and defied the stereotypical expectations of Native art.

Action/Abstraction Redefined opens this Friday, February 16.

AMFA Members – including Circle Society and Corporate Partners – can enjoy a first look at the exhibition during an exclusive preview party on Thursday, February 15.

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IMAGES

Fritz Scholder (Luise.o, 1937 - 2005), New Mexico #40 (detail), 1966, acrylic on canvas, 74.25 x 60.25 x 1.5 in., On loan from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection: BIA Transfer, MS-41.

Harvey Herman (Očh.thi Šak.wiŋ, 1952 -), Geometric #4 (triptych) (detail), circa 1971, oil on canvas, 33.75 x 98.25 x 1.5 in., On loan from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection: Honors Collection, S-78, S-79, S-80.

Fritz Scholder (Luiseño, 1937 - 2005), New Mexico #21 (detail), 1965, oil on canvas, 72 x 55.25 x 2.375 in., On loan from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection: BIA Transfer, MS-27.

Donald (Don) F. Montileaux (Yellowbird) (Oglala Lakota, 1948 -), Four Legs of Life (detail), 1968, acrylic on canvas, 37.25 x 73.75 x 2.125 in., On loan from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection: Honors Collection, S-25.

Mobile Guide: Photo by Iwan Baan.

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Douglas “Doug” Hyde (Nimíipuu Assiniboine, Chippewa, 1946 – ), Sun and Moon Gods (detail), 1967, wood, nails, wire mesh, varnish, 43.5 x 13 x 6.25 in. On loan from the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection: (NP-5), Honors Collection.

Earl Eder (Yanktonai Sioux, 1944 – ), Forms in Beadwork (detail), 1963, oil on canvas, 37.5 x 47 in. (framed: 38.25 x 48 x 1.75 in.), On loan from the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection: (S-60), Honors Collection.

SPONSORS

Action/Abstraction Redefined is organized by IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM. Support for this exhibition is provided by Art Bridges.

Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s is organized by Dr. Manuela Well-Off-Man, chief curator, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer, curator of collections, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, and Dr. Lara Evans, IAIA Associate Professor of Native Art History.

Support for Family Art Festival: Action/Abstraction Redefined provided by Art Bridges and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Support for Artist Talk: Action/Abstraction Redefined provided by Art Bridges and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Support for Action/Abstraction Redefined Dance Performance provided by Art Bridges.

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