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The M (MN Museum of American Art)
Inspires understandings of identities, experiences + complex truths through art + creativity.
350 Robert Street North, St Paul, MN 55101
Links here ⬇️
It's getting real (and so exciting)!
HERE, NOW is the first major exhibition of permanent collection works in the M’s New Wing, which triple's the total gallery space and reinvigorates the M's stunning stained glass arcade. The artworks on view will call to mind interconnections—throughout our history, many stories have intertwined within the M's permanent collection. We can't wait for you to learn more!
An Open House and celebration of the New Wing will take place on October 26, 2024 from 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
HERE, NOW
Opens October 17, 2024
mmaa.org/here-now/
Starting this Saturday, November 4, the M will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays!
Construction in downtown St. Paul is underway, making car travel and parking challenging. Consider taking public transportation or give yourself extra driving time. For more information on transit routes that stop at the M, parking tips, and directions, go to the "Hours & Directions" link in bio.
Looking for a way to connect to art and community? Join us for free readings, events, and public tours of "HERE, NOW: Selections from the M's Permanent Collection" and "Queering Indigeneity."
Visit our calendar, stay up with us on social media, and get ready to be busy: https://mmaa.org/calendar/
What luck! Three artists from the M Volunteer Showcase were at the M this week.
What inspired their creations?
Evoking a beloved spot of North Shore wilderness.—Joan Hillebrand Neumiller, "Tetteguche Twilight," 2026
An homage to a painting by Rembrandt, based on an assignment from instructor Melissa Cooke Benson.—Sara Wrolstad, "A Young Girl Having Her Hair Brushed," 2026
Reimagining an old fence in a color-field composition à la Rothko, Nevelson, and Morrison.—Todd Hannert, untitled assemblage, 2016
On view now. Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
#VolunteerArtists #ArtInspiration #LocalArtists
What luck! Three artists from the M Volunteer Showcase were at the M this week.
What inspired their creations?
Evoking a beloved spot of North Shore wilderness.—Joan Hillebrand Neumiller, "Tetteguche Twilight," 2026
An homage to a painting by Rembrandt, based on an assignment from instructor Melissa Cooke Benson.—Sara Wrolstad, "A Young Girl Having Her Hair Brushed," 2026
Reimagining an old fence in a color-field composition à la Rothko, Nevelson, and Morrison.—Todd Hannert, untitled assemblage, 2016
On view now. Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
#VolunteerArtists #ArtInspiration #LocalArtists
What luck! Three artists from the M Volunteer Showcase were at the M this week.
What inspired their creations?
Evoking a beloved spot of North Shore wilderness.—Joan Hillebrand Neumiller, "Tetteguche Twilight," 2026
An homage to a painting by Rembrandt, based on an assignment from instructor Melissa Cooke Benson.—Sara Wrolstad, "A Young Girl Having Her Hair Brushed," 2026
Reimagining an old fence in a color-field composition à la Rothko, Nevelson, and Morrison.—Todd Hannert, untitled assemblage, 2016
On view now. Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
#VolunteerArtists #ArtInspiration #LocalArtists
What luck! Three artists from the M Volunteer Showcase were at the M this week.
What inspired their creations?
Evoking a beloved spot of North Shore wilderness.—Joan Hillebrand Neumiller, "Tetteguche Twilight," 2026
An homage to a painting by Rembrandt, based on an assignment from instructor Melissa Cooke Benson.—Sara Wrolstad, "A Young Girl Having Her Hair Brushed," 2026
Reimagining an old fence in a color-field composition à la Rothko, Nevelson, and Morrison.—Todd Hannert, untitled assemblage, 2016
On view now. Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
#VolunteerArtists #ArtInspiration #LocalArtists
What luck! Three artists from the M Volunteer Showcase were at the M this week.
What inspired their creations?
Evoking a beloved spot of North Shore wilderness.—Joan Hillebrand Neumiller, "Tetteguche Twilight," 2026
An homage to a painting by Rembrandt, based on an assignment from instructor Melissa Cooke Benson.—Sara Wrolstad, "A Young Girl Having Her Hair Brushed," 2026
Reimagining an old fence in a color-field composition à la Rothko, Nevelson, and Morrison.—Todd Hannert, untitled assemblage, 2016
On view now. Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
#VolunteerArtists #ArtInspiration #LocalArtists
In Wanda Gág's "Progress," the air is free, cigarettes "give you a lift," and gas is 14 cents a gallon.
With metro area gas prices more like $4.45 a gallon, stay close to home this Memorial Day weekend. Here's an idea: Visit this 1936 lithograph by the beloved Minnesota artist, fresh in the M's galleries! You'll still have time to paint your nails with Gory Brand varnish.
On view in "HERE, NOW: Selections from the M's Permanent Collection." Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Wanda Gág (1893–1946)
Progress, 1936
Lithograph
Gift of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin
#WandaGag #MinnesotaArt #HereNowExhibit #MemorialDayVisit
In Wanda Gág's "Progress," the air is free, cigarettes "give you a lift," and gas is 14 cents a gallon.
With metro area gas prices more like $4.45 a gallon, stay close to home this Memorial Day weekend. Here's an idea: Visit this 1936 lithograph by the beloved Minnesota artist, fresh in the M's galleries! You'll still have time to paint your nails with Gory Brand varnish.
On view in "HERE, NOW: Selections from the M's Permanent Collection." Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Wanda Gág (1893–1946)
Progress, 1936
Lithograph
Gift of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin
#WandaGag #MinnesotaArt #HereNowExhibit #MemorialDayVisit
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mmaa.org/sign-up
You can also sign up with us at the museum. Visit today! Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
What a wonderful concert, @TwinCitiesBronze. Something magical happens when music enters the M galleries. Thank you to Charlie Leftridge, artistic director, and to all the handbell players and supporters.
#TwinCitiesBronze #HandbellConcert #MusicInTheGallery #ArtAndMusic #HandbellPlayers #ArtGalleryEvent
What a wonderful concert, @TwinCitiesBronze. Something magical happens when music enters the M galleries. Thank you to Charlie Leftridge, artistic director, and to all the handbell players and supporters.
#TwinCitiesBronze #HandbellConcert #MusicInTheGallery #ArtAndMusic #HandbellPlayers #ArtGalleryEvent
What a wonderful concert, @TwinCitiesBronze. Something magical happens when music enters the M galleries. Thank you to Charlie Leftridge, artistic director, and to all the handbell players and supporters.
#TwinCitiesBronze #HandbellConcert #MusicInTheGallery #ArtAndMusic #HandbellPlayers #ArtGalleryEvent
What a wonderful concert, @TwinCitiesBronze. Something magical happens when music enters the M galleries. Thank you to Charlie Leftridge, artistic director, and to all the handbell players and supporters.
#TwinCitiesBronze #HandbellConcert #MusicInTheGallery #ArtAndMusic #HandbellPlayers #ArtGalleryEvent
What a wonderful concert, @TwinCitiesBronze. Something magical happens when music enters the M galleries. Thank you to Charlie Leftridge, artistic director, and to all the handbell players and supporters.
#TwinCitiesBronze #HandbellConcert #MusicInTheGallery #ArtAndMusic #HandbellPlayers #ArtGalleryEvent
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Welcome to "Queering Indigeneity" artist focus: AWANIGIIZHIK BRUCE
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
Art credits:
Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif):
Niizhoomanidoowag Gichitwaawiziwag (those 2S are sacred), 2023
Quillwork, etched birchbark basket with sweetgrass and red willow
with Frances Allard
Two-Spirit Strap-Dress Tunic: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear, Series 1, 2018
with Frances Allard
Grad Fit 2022: Contemporary 2S Gender-nonconforming fashion wear Series 2, 2022�
with Dyana Decoteau-Dyess
Niizhoomanidoowag manidokewining, aaniish naa izhi-noojimo’idizowaad? (How do they heal themselves in a Two-Spirit ceremony?), 2025
Photograph
2S fashion patterns, 2025
Antique Ledger paper collage on cotton watercolor paper, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paints, inks
Niizhoomanidoowag mashkikiikeng (Medicine Shield), 2025
Elk and Deer parfleche, earth pigment paint, leather, vintage wool, various printed fabric and ribbons, taxidermied woodpecker
Portrait by Tj Turner (first generation descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
"We're still here . . . [In 'Queering Indigeneity'] you get to see the gender expanse across the Indigenous U.S. and the Indigenous Canada . . . What it is to be uniquely yourself."—Awanigiizhik Bruce
One of 16 artists featured in "Queering Indigeneity," Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyawe, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their artistic practice traverses traditional and ceremonial Nehiyaw-pwat forms, mixed media, and multimedia work. Their primary mediums include ledger art, quillwork, beadworking, painting, and computer-coded LED art.
Artist Statement
Through the preservation and revitalization of material culture—storytelling across numerous artistic modalities—I push boundaries by exploring Indigenous futurisms. My practice is informed by my Nehiyaw-Pwat (Ojibwe, Cree, Metis, and Assiniboine) heritage, personal identity, and nomadic lifestyle.
See Bruce's artwork in "Queering Indigeneity": https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity
Free admission. Open Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
Join us today, May 17 at 2 pm, for "Together," a handbells concert by Twin Cities Bronze in partnership with Ring Out, a new bell choir in the Twin Cities.
Ring Out is a handbell ensemble created by and for LGBTQIA+ ringers and allies.
https://www.twincitiesbronze.org/event-details-registration/together
Join us today, 5/16 at 2 pm, for a free guided tour of "Queering Indigeneity."
"Queering Indigeneity" celebrates the vision and diversity of 2-Spirit, Native queer, gender-expansive artists in the Upper Midwest: https://mmaa.org/queering-indigeneity/
Featured artists: Sharon Day, Ryan Young, Delia Touché, Awanigiizhik Bruce, Niibawi Ajijaak, Awanaabe Syverson, Zoe Allen, Naawakamigookwe Lera Hephner, Noah Polk, Madeline Treuer, Chewie Mason, Asin-Gwiiwizens, Sav Jonsa, Giiwedin, Nick Metcalf, and Penny Kagigebi.
No registration required. Hope to see you here!
#IndigenousArt #QueeringIndigeneity #TwoSpirit #NativeArtists #ArtExhibition #RadicalLateralNurturing #TwoSpiritCulturalReclamation
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