In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now

Photography by and of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American Photographers

Exhibition: 22 Oct 2023 – 14 Jan 2024
Opening: 21 Oct 2023, 20

In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now
Cara Romero, Chemehuevi, born 1977, TV Indians, 2017, archival inkjet print, Courtesy of the artist © Cara Romero

Enter into the vivid worlds of Native photography, as framed by generations of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American photographers themselves. Presenting over 150 photographs of, by, and for Indigenous people, “In Our Hands” welcomes all to see through the lens held by Native photographers.

Organized by a council of primarily Native artists, scholars, and knowledge sharers, in partnership with Mia curators, this sweeping exhibition traces the intersecting histories of photography and diverse Indigenous cultures from the Rio Grande to the Arctic Circle. Beautiful, complex, and surprising, these artworks celebrate the legacy of groundbreaking photographers and their influence on the medium today.

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