Indigenous art
Crystal Bridges Museum and Art Bridges receive 90 works of contemporary Indigenous art in landmark acquisition
The gift from the John and Susan Horseman Collection will expand access to Native art across the US
As an Emily Kam Kngwarray survey opens at Tate Modern this week, contemporary Indigenous artists are finally taking centre stage in the UK
Other landmark shows of First Nation artists this summer include Duane Linklater at Camden Art Centre and Santiago Yahuarcani at the Whitworth
From a football feast to deceitful dolphins: three art exhibitions not to miss at the Manchester International Festival
The art event takes place across the northern UK city this month
As North America’s oldest company faces bankruptcy, the sale of its collection raises fears among Indigenous communities
Little is known about the vast collection of art and artefacts the Hudson’s Bay Company amassed from its founding in 1670, but experts believe it includes many important pieces of Canada’s First Nations and colonial heritage
Trump seeks to defund Institute of American Indian Arts
The only four-year college of its kind is on Trump's chopping block, along with countless other Indigenous causes
Melbourne exhibition celebrates the long overlooked contributions of Indigenous Australian artists
While Indigenous Australian art dates back for millennia before European settlement, it has long been barred from the fine art canon
Private museum in Pakistan becomes the first to honour a rich textiles heritage
The Haveli will showcase the country's traditions in Indigenous weaving, embroidery and dye work
Aboriginal art returns to Sotheby’s New York two years after pioneering dealer Tim Klingender's death
The auction house holds its first dedicated sale of Indigenous Australian art since the passing of Klingender, who was instrumental in developing the market for this category
Oklahoma slam dunk: Indigenous artist invites visitors to shoot hoops as part of his latest show
Alongside his paintings and sculptures, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds has created two public art installations in the form of basketball courts, where visitors are encouraged to play a friendly game
Canadian gallery sues Norval Morrisseau’s estate for breach of contract and defamation, seeking $1m
EA Studios alleges that the estate and its director bad-mouthed the Calgary-based gallery in an attempt to steal its customers
Mayunkiki on bringing her Ainu culture to a wider audience at Art Basel Hong Kong
The Indigenous Japanese artist will talk about her artistic practice following a song performance at Art Basel Hong Kong, ahead of a presentation of her work at the Aichi Triennale 2025
Northern Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara —known for highlighting ecological concerns —will take over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall this autumn
The move reflects an increased focus on Indigenous art practices in museums around the world
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, pathbreaking Native American artist, has died, aged 85
A champion of contemporary Indigenous artists, prolific creator across a range of media and relentless critic of dominant US ideology, Smith received institutional support and success late in life
Indigenous Alaskan artist Nicholas Galanin receives $200,000 prize from Crystal Bridges Museum
The biennial award is named for the late collector and food company president Don Tyson
Indigenous mound in St Louis is transferred to the Osage Nation
Along with the land transfer, the city of St Louis acknowledged the Osage Nation’s tribal sovereignty and their ancestral rights to the site
Project to put art on the moon seeks Indigenous music recordings
The Lunar Codex has partnered with the estate of Canadian Ojibway artist Norval Morrisseau to collect contemporary and traditional music that will be sent into space in 2025
Anishinaabe artist Nico Williams wins Canada’s top art prize
The Montréal-based artist, known for his intricate sculptural beadwork, received the C$100,000 Sobey Art Award for 2024
Montclair Art Museum reimagines its Native collection
“Interwoven Power” uses a fresh curatorial lens to change the way viewers engage with Indigenous art
Avoiding the mistakes of the past: symbolic sculptures by Indigenous artists unveiled at site of historic Canadian battlefield
The permanent sculptures by Chief 7IDANsuu James Hart and Wendat Nation artist Ludovic Boney were unveiled in Québec City’s Cap Diamant on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Cree artist Kent Monkman commissioned to create large outdoor work for new Toronto art trail
The Lassonde Art Trail will launch along the city’s waterfront in 2026
Anishinaabe artist Rebecca Belmore wins the Audain Prize, one of Canada’s top art awards
The annual prize, which honours an artist based in British Columbia, comes with C$100,000 cash
‘At Tate Modern, I want us to take real risks’: director outlines her plans to borrow rather than buy some works of Indigenous art
Karin Hindsbo, director of the London gallery for the past year, wants it to be a ground-breaking institution. She discusses plans to raise annual visitor numbers to six million and for a free festival to mark next year’s 25th birthday
The late Dakota artist Mary Sully in four key works at the Metropolitan Museum
What does “Native Modernism” mean?
‘You’re right! This is Native land’: New site-specific sculptures in Maine centre Indigenous experiences and relationships with the land
At the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, sculptures by Anna Tsouhlarakis and Shane Perley-Dutcher are part of a push to advocate for environmental and social justice
Alex Janvier, visionary First Nations artist based in Canada, has died, aged 89
A prolific painter helped open doors for contemporary artists at a time when Indigenous art was often confined to ethnographic museums
The Indigenous artist brightly patching up a Toronto expressway
Nico Williams has created a series of colourful interventions along an elevated highway that cuts through the city centre
After meeting with Pope Francis, Canada’s Justin Trudeau reiterates call for return of Indigenous artefacts from Vatican Museums
Last spring Pope Francis said “this is going on, with Canada”, but since there has been little movement on repatriation
Will Indigenous artists see a Venice Biennale boost at Art Basel?
Hopes are high that the fair will capitalise on the biennial's focus on under-represented groups, in particular from the Global South
Forge Project art space in Upstate New York transitions into a non-profit
The Indigenous social-justice art initiative has transferred ownership as part of an organisational restructuring
Brazil reflects on ‘five centuries of invasion’ with all-Indigenous Venice pavilion
Artists focus on the legacy of colonialism and the ongoing challenges their people face