Clearly Indigenous | Mingei International Museum

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Angela Babby, Melt: Prayers for the People and the Planet, 2019, Kiln-fired vitreous enamel on glass mosaic on tile board, 30” x 30”, Image courtesy of Angela Babby, Photo by Angela Babby, © Angela Babby.
Image: Angela Babby, Melt: Prayers for the People and the Planet, 2019, Kiln-fired vitreous enamel on glass mosaic on tile board, 30” x 30”, Image courtesy of Angela Babby, Photo by Angela Babby, © Angela Babby.
On View

Jun 27 - Sep 20, 2026

Curated By

Curated by Leticia Chambers, Toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.

Explore how Indigenous artists fuse heritage and contemporary glassmaking to illuminate their stories, connection to nature, and cultural traditions.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass is a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking exhibition giving broader and overdue recognition to a wide range of contemporary Native American and indigenous, Pacific-Rim artists working in glass.

This powerful, innovative, and majestic exhibition includes approximately 120 glass art objects created by twenty-nine Native American artists, four Pacific Rim artists from New Zealand and Australia, and leading glass artist Dale Chihuly, who first introduced glass art to Indian country. 

Raya Friday, Lattice Basket, 2017, Blown and sculpted glass, 13″ x 11″, Image courtesy of Raya Friday, Photograph by Raya Friday, © Raya Friday.
Larry Ahvakana in the glass hot shop at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, ca. 1977.
Raven Skyriver, Mahi Mahi, 2017, Offhand sculpted glass, 16” x 31” x 19”, Images courtesy of Raven Skyriver, Photograph by KP Studios, © Raven Skyriver.