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Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Winter Exhibition Schedule 2012»

Jan. 12, 2012, Santa Fe, NM –

Five decades of art education at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) has produced a large body of thought-provoking work. Beginning in January, the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) offers five exhibitions in its Winter line-up featuring art from its vast national collection.

Melissa Melero – Willow and Bone»

Dec. 29, 2011, Santa Fe, NM –

Willow and Bone shows new works by Melissa Melero. Figurative styles inherent of her Northern Paiute surroundings of Northern Nevada that have transformed into what her contemporaries call “an alchemy of mediums and narrative in high textures and bright abstracts.”

Call to Institute of American Indian Arts Alumni: MoCNA Art Market»

Sep. 26, 2011, Santa Fe, NM –

The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) invites all Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) alumni to apply for its 2nd Annual MoCNA ART MARKET, which will take place during Memorial Day weekend – May 26, 27 and 28, 2012.

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts opens HIDE exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian»

Mar. 10, 2011, Santa Fe, NM –

Eight Native artists who investigate skin as subject matter will be presented in “HIDE: Skin as Material and Metaphor,” opening at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts on Saturday, April 16 and remaining on view through July 31, 2011. Through various media, the artists use and depict skin, questioning identities and stereotypes and evoking images of landscapes, shields and fragility. This is the first exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian that has traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts and will be its only venue. The critically-acclaimed exhibition is curated by Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo) of the National Museum of the American Indian. An accompanying publication is available for sale in the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Store.

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