The Ringling Presents Ancestral Edge: Abstraction and Symbolism in the Works of Nine Native American Women Artists

Arts & Culture

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (The Ringling) is proud to announce the upcoming exhibition, Ancestral Edge: Abstraction and Symbolism in the Works of Nine Native American Women Artists, curated by Ola Wlusek, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. This exhibitionbrings together works by nine contemporary Native American artists making significant contributions to the field of abstraction, including Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa), Natalie Ball(Klamath/Modoc), Kiana Bell(Seminole), Elisa Harkins (Cherokee/Muscogee [Creek]), Erica Lord (Iñupiaq/Athabascan), Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw), Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Marie Watt (Seneca/German-Scot) and Dyani White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota).Ancestral Edge will be on view in the Keith D. Monda Gallery for Contemporary Art in the Museum of Art from September 13, 2025,to April 12, 2026. 

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