EXHIBITIONS

Working with dynamic artists and visionary curators to design and install cohesive and thought-provoking exhibitions where ideas and creative expression thrive.

From the Fringes: Diné Textiles that Disrupt, Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College

(left) Journey to the Home of Spider Woman, Venancio Aragón (Diné). From the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Ari and Lea Plosker.

(center) Cross-Shaped Weaving, Artist Once Known (Diné), CSWS DC-NR-97

(right) Spider Woman’s Children, Venancio Aragón (Diné). From the collection of Claire and Aron Weinkauf

Constellations of Place

Curated by Meranda Roberts, PhD (Yerington Paiute, Chicana)
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College
Jan 15-Dec 18, 2026

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FROM THE FRINGES: Diné Textiles that Disrupt

Curated by Venancio Aragón (Diné)
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College
May 29-Nov 13, 2025

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A LEGACY OF GIFTS: 60 Years of the Center of Southwest Studies

Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College
March 6-Nov 13, 2025

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GIVEN TIME: Sensory Aesthetics of Reclamation

Curated by Megan Alvarado-Saggese, PhD
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College
Oct 25, 2025-Apr 24, 2025

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Blue Corn and Other Stories

By Joe Baker, curated by Shaliyah Ben (Diné)
2024 Native American Arts Festival Exhibition
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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Of All The People In All The World

Idyllwild Arts x Stan's Cafe, 2024
Parks Exhibition Center

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The Grammar of Animacy

Idyllwild Arts x SUPERCOLLIDER, 2023
Parks Exhibition Center

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Fragments

Idyllwild Arts Academy Visual Arts Faculty Show, 2023
Parks Exhibition Center

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STILL WE SMILE: Humor as Correction & Joy

Curated by Meranda Roberts, PhD (Yerington Paiute, Chicana)
2023 Native American Arts Festival Exhibition
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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ERIKA HARRSCH: Moving in the Borderlands

Curated Erin Joyce, 2022
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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LOOKING AT US: Examining Institutional Critique

Curated by Ninabah Winton (Diné) and Roshii Montaño (Diné)
2022 Native American Arts Festival Exhibition
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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MARANASATI: The Elements of Disappearance

Work by David Reid-Marr, 2022
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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Scattered State

Idyllwild Arts Academy Visual Arts Faculty Show, 2022
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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HARDSCAPES: An Exploration of Ceramic Surface Treatments

Co-curated with Jasmine Peck, 2021
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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Emerge

Idyllwild Arts Academy Visual Arts Faculty Show, 2021
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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@Creation

Curated by Nina Sanders (Apsáalooke)
2021 Native American Arts Festival Exhibition
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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Sandpainting with Joe Ben, Jr.

Idyllwild Arts Academy, 2019
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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Stages of Engagement

Curated by Shaliyah Ben (Diné)
2019 Native American Arts Festival Exhibition
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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The Medium is the Message

Curated by Linda Lucía Santana, Idyllwild Arts, 2019
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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MOTHER TONGUE: Indigenous Languages & Art

Curated by Sm Łoodm ‘Nüüsm - Dr. Mique’l Dangeli, PhD and Jennifer C. Vigil, PhD
2018 Native American Arts Festival Exhibition
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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Summer Faculty Group Shows

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, 2011 and 2018-2024
Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild Arts

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