2026 Exhibitions and Events
- Mar 23
- 2 min read
CENTER FOR NATIVE FUTURES presents a group show with Hattie Lee Mendoza, Sean Chandler,
and Melissa Melero-Moose, March 28, 2026 - July 26, 2026, artist reception to be held on April 11, 2026
Resilience: Voices of Basket Weavers in the Great Basin
An original @One, University Libraries documentary, this film explores the art of Native American basketry—its history, living practice, and future—through the voices of contemporary weavers, museum curators, and Indigenous artists.
Watch the film:
Nevada Toneega’a (Flowers) is a photographic field guide to the wildflowers of Hungry Valley and Pyramid Lake in Northern Nevada, by artist and independent curator Melissa Melero-Moose. Spanning a decade of seasonal observations, the guide highlights the richness of high desert plant life. Informed by Indigenous Knowledge, it includes Northern Paiute plant names to support cultural and language preservation. While focused on visual identification, it also reflects the deep ecological and cultural connections rooted in the Great Basin. This accessible guide invites plant enthusiasts, educators, and students to explore the often-overlooked beauty of Northern Nevada’s native landscape.
Available for purchase at the Nevada Museum of Art bookstore, or online
Lilley Museum, University of Nevada, Reno
January 2025 - July 2026
My work, Ben Aleck, and other Indigenous artists will be included in this group exhibition titled Connect the Dots. This show brings together artwork from across the Lilley Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Interesting pairings and installations around themes of place, people, and materiality compel us to think about the artists who make the work, the conditions and time periods the work was made, and our relationship to both.
Art catalogue to follow with writing from Autumn Harry, myself, Antoinette Cavannah and many others.
MOMÍM WENÉ: MEDICINE WATER
Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA
Saturday, February 14, throughSunday, May 10, 2026
Momím Wené: Medicine Water tells a story of tribal relationships between the people and their waterways through the paintings, basketry, beadwork, and regalia of over 30 Native artists. Their work reflects the various tribal histories of California Indian Country, changing times, and lifeways. Arranged by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, this exhibit began in central California and is now flowing to the home of the Ukiah Valley Pomo, where their regional voices will be added to the story.
