56 in all, 5 of whom are indigenous
Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa) Above is Baker’s Wheeling Way (2002) 72″ X 197″ yarn and spray paint on artificial turf. See more of her work at the De Boer Gallery in Los Angeles.
Raven Halfmoon (Caddo Nation) Many, many examples of Halfmoon’s sculpture are visible on the artist’s website ravenhalfmoon.com/gallery
Anna Tscuhlarakis (Navajo Nation/ Creek) is both a sculptor and lately a provacative wordsmith.
Anna’s authentic words
“I have always been drawn to humor. I love watching stand up and seeing how comedians weave their stories to offer insight, opinion, and an intellectual breakdown of important issues. The brilliance of the shell game they play on stage draws the audience in and delights us when we see their connections and they drop their final zinger. With family on the Rez, in a frat basement during college, or sitting around a bonfire in high school, it was the same. There was always that talented Native storyteller that could weave sadness, truth, and humor into one story that would make us laugh so hard we cried. The disparity of the elements in those stories helped me make sense of my life as a Native, Greek, raised-by-a-single-father, outspoken woman. It was what made me realize I had something to say. It was what compelled me to make art.”
Nani Chacon (Navajo nation/ Chicana) muralist and educator shares her work on NanibahChacon.com
Kimowan Metchewais (Cree/ Cold Lake 1st Nations-1963-2011) is cited as having been a multi-disciplinary artist, dying at the age of 47. Initially a comic illustrator, Metchewais was credited as having produced ethereal Polaroids and mixed-media works embracing Indigenous ways of knowing. Three different YouTube videos offer valuable exposure to an artist who will have died 15 years before his debut at the 2026 Whitney Biennial. Each of these were produced after the artist’s passing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc7FzJiKDPg is the most indepth of these.
A second deceased artist is featured at the upcoming Whitney Biennial, Jose Meceda (Phillipines). Also 3 duo artists were chosen as well as 2 artist collectives. The oldest artist is 89 years young, while the youngest is 31.
The 82nd Whitney Biennial opens in March 2026.
Corinne of SavvyCollector.com