SLOW WATER, a summer group exhibition opening August 15th 4-8pm. Join us at Cara Romero Gallery in downtown Santa Fe for a stellar line up of new work by some favorite artists.

Image by Lehuauakea

Kūmauna, 2024, Maui earth pigments hand-painted on kapa (barkcloth)

For decades, the Gorman Museum of Native American Art has hosted artists who advance Indigenous visual sovereignty – understood as the assertion of Indigenous autonomy through visual media. Photographs are now central to the museum’s collection of contemporary art. Themes that are prevalent in the collection relate to social and environmental justice, connection to homeland, and Indigenous empowerment in the contemporary world. This exhibition presents highlights from the collection by more than two dozen Indigenous artists from North America, Aotearoa, and Australia.

Celebrating Complexities showcases the work of four talented artists who work across many different mediums, including photography, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, beading, quillwork, and basketmaking. Hailing from diverse backgrounds, geographies, and tribal affiliations, they are at different stages in their careers. Each artist explores and celebrates complex ideas in their work, looking at the specific to elucidate the universal. They emphasize their connections to their families, their ancestors, and their communities, presenting an Indigenous worldview that encompasses the past, the present, and the future. They are reclaiming materials and techniques, narratives and identities, and their work tells rich contemporary stories about people and cultures that are vital and thriving.

Western Values explores the ideas of the ‘Old West’ (its history, its misconceptions, and its tropes) and aims to re-examine how the West can be visually interpreted now, in terms of both its historical import and its contemporary alignments, through a diverse range of contemporary art practices.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Cara Romero, Dana Claxton, Edie Winograde, Ishi Glinsky, Julie Orser, Kyla Hansen, Manuello Paganelli, Pascual Sisto, River Garza, Rosson Crow

Enter into the vivid worlds of Native photography, as framed by generations of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American photographers themselves. Presenting over 150 photographs of, by, and for Indigenous people, “In Our Hands” welcomes all to see through the lens held by Native photographers.

Cara Romero is a unique storyteller who tells stories through the lens of her camera. Her work exemplifies the theme of the 20th Annual Indigenous Film and Arts Festival: The Good Life. Some of her photos celebrate The Good Life, some depict the aftermath of attacks on it.

Curated by artist  Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), this exhibition brings together works by an intergenerational group of nearly 50 living Native artists practicing across the United States. Their powerful expressions reflect the diversity of Native American individual, regional, and cultural identities. At the same time, these works share a worldview informed by thousands of years of reverence, study, and concern for the land.

OXY Arts
4757 York BoulevardLos Angeles, CA, 90042
United States

This exhibition highlights the work of artists in the Southern California inland region whose work incorporates mythologies, iconographies, and cultural codes. These artists rework historical and contemporary symbols and narratives to create new visual imaginings.