Peeking at Jewelry in the Wheelwright Museum Vault
A day in the vault of the Wheelwright Museum yielded glimpses of stunning Indigenous creativity. The sculptures, paintings, drawings, beadwork, and more, had us holding our breath with astonishment.
Mittler Family Foundation Makes $2M Gift to the Wheelwright Museum
Charlotte Mittler and the Mittler Family Foundation have donated their treasured collection of Cochiti Storytellers and Mono figurines to the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian and have generously two-million-dollar gift to help the museum reconfigure its lower-level gallery.
The threads that bind: Wheelwright looks at the fashion and family of a Native American art dynasty
The threads that bind: Wheelwright looks at the fashion and family of a Native American art dynasty
Carving out a history: Mavasta Honyouti tells a story of resistance through his art
Carving out a history: Mavasta Honyouti tells a story of resistance through his art
Hopi carver Mavasta Honyouti at Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe
Hopi carver Mavasta Honyouti at Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe
‘I make excitement’: Twin retrospectives explore the works, impact of Marcus Amerman and Tony Jojola
Tony Jojola studied the basics of glass at Santa Fe’s Institute of American Indian Arts before working alongside the legendary Dale Chihuly.
Inside the Vault – Southwest Art Magazine
It is our privilege to invite you to take a small peek at Western and Native American artwork that resides in five significant museum collections around the United States.
Wheelwright exhibit ‘Always in Relation’ showcases a couple’s lifetime love of Indigenous art
When Ruth Schultz moved to Albuquerque from Louisiana with her husband Sidney, it was with considerable trepidation.
A Navajo Artists Family’s Take on Love, Compassion, and Resistance
Works by the Abeyta family of artists encourage thinking beyond activism and legislation as a means for political progress.
Silver as a Lens Into Santa Fe and Its “Place in the Myth of the American West”
Upon invitation from the Wheelwright Museum, Nathan Young has created an installation of bridles, bow guards, belt buckles, and cigarette holders ranging from the 19th century to the present.
Shonto Begay: ‘Art Saves Lives’
“Art saves lives.” -Shonto Begay. For Diné (Navajo) artist Shonto Begay (b. 1954), that’s more than a figure of speech. It’s autobiographical.
Native American Art Magazine – Putting the Miles Behind You
The Wheelwright Museum highlights 40 years of artwork by celebrated Navajo impressionist Shonto Begay.
Pasatiempo: Southwestern jewelry takes center stage at the Wheelwright
Like many young Natives from New Mexico, Manuel Naranjo learned the silversmithing trade through employment at curio shops in the 1920s and ’30s.
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