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Upcoming Exhibition

Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation

September 28, 2025 - April 5, 2026

Upcoming Exhibition

Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation

September 28, 2025 - April 5, 2026
Special Exhibitions South

Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation celebrates the enduring cultures and creative achievements of approximately 60 US-based Anishinaabe artists. These artists represent a continuation of Anishinaabe creativity, which has been ongoing for centuries. One of the largest presentations of contemporary Native American art in the Midwest and the first major Native American exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 30 years, this exhibition challenges perceptions about what Native American art can be, how it should be seen, and how it can be interpreted.  

A diverse scope of about 100 works — basketry, beadwork, birchbark artistry, clothing, film, graphic design, jewelry, painting, pottery, sculpture, and woodwork — highlights the unique histories and perspectives of the Anishinaabe people. The exhibition's gallery labels will be translated into Anishinaabemowin, an original language of the Great Lakes region and North America.  
 
Thoughtfully curated with the guidance of an advisory council of artists from the Chippewa (Ojibwe), Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes, Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation includes creatives such as multimedia artists George Morrison, Jim Denomie, and Maggie Thompson; sculptors Edmonia Lewis and Jason Quigno; and black ash and fiber artist Kelly Church. 

Exhibition:

Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation

Dates:

September 28, 2025 - April 5, 2026

Location:

Special Exhibitions South

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Michelle Defoe (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Ziigwan Binesi – Spring Thunderbird, 2018. Courtesy of the artist

Ziigwan Binesi – Spring Thunderbird

Michelle Defoe

(Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)

2018

Courtesy of the artist

Ziigwan Binesi – Spring Thunderbird

Michelle Defoe

2018

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Holly Trevan (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi), Zibé, 2024. Courtesy of the artist

Zibé

Holly Trevan

(Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi)

2024

Courtesy of the artist

Zibé

Holly Trevan

2024

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Gordon M. Coons (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Washita 1868: Remember Our Relatives, 2022. Courtesy of the artist

Washita 1868: Remember Our Relatives

Gordon M. Coons

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

2022

Courtesy of the artist

Washita 1868: Remember Our Relatives

Gordon M. Coons

2022

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Patrick DesJarlait (Red Lake Band of Ojibwe), Maple Sugar Time, 1946. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Museum Purchase, 1946.3

Maple Sugar Time

Patrick DesJarlait

(Red Lake Band of Ojibwe)

1946

Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Museum Purchase, 1946.3

Maple Sugar Time

Patrick DesJarlait

1946

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Cressandra Thibodeaux (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa), Fever Visions I, 2023. Courtesy of the artist

Fever Visions I

Cressandra Thibodeaux

(Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa)

2023

Courtesy of the artist

Fever Visions I

Cressandra Thibodeaux

2023

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Jessica Leigh Gokey (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), She Loves, 2023–2024. Courtesy of the artist

She Loves

Jessica Leigh Gokey

(Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)

2023–2024

Courtesy of the artist

She Loves

Jessica Leigh Gokey

2023–2024

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Marcella Hadden (Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe), Jingle Dress, 2020. Courtesty of the artist

Jingle Dress

Marcella Hadden

(Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe)

2020

Courtesty of the artist

Jingle Dress

Marcella Hadden

2020

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Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation), Punk Rockers, 1989. The Estate of Norval Morrisseau

Punk Rockers

Norval Morrisseau

(Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation)

1989

The Estate of Norval Morrisseau

Punk Rockers

Norval Morrisseau

1989

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Moira Villiard (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), The Waters of Tomorrow, 2019. Courtesy of the artist

The Waters of Tomorrow

Moira Villiard

(Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)

2019

Courtesy of the artist

The Waters of Tomorrow

Moira Villiard

2019

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