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About Us — Trotta-Bono Contemporary 0 ABOUT A native New Yorker born into a family art business, James Trotta-Bono is an entrepreneur serving as a gallerist, curator, art advisor, and philanthropist. In 2014, he founded Trotta-Bono Contemporary to unite his lifelong engagement with Native American art and culture with his evolving passion for Contemporary work. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University and has completed specialized postgraduate studies in the arts. James serves as the youngest board member of the Ethnic Arts Council (EAC), was a founding member of the Hammer Museum’s Hammer Collective, and sits on the advisory council for the Walker Youngbird Foundation. Trotta-Bono Contemporary specializes in 20th- and 21st-century Native American Art, with a focus on artists whose work challenges social perceptions and expands the American Art Narrative. As a philanthropist, James supports organizations and initiatives that share these values. James co-wrote, edited, and published To Satisfy the Desires of the Soul , a major work highlighting the artistic culture of the Eastern Woodlands Tribes. As co-advisor and co-curator for The William P. Healey Collection of Native American Art, James placed one hundred artworks from the Healey Collection with the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM).…

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Los Angeles

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Harry Fonseca: Transformations

Harry Fonseca

Los Angeles

Apr 19, 2026

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Beau Dick

Los Angeles

Apr 12, 2026

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

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Los Angeles

Apr 12, 2026

Ever-Changing Nations

Kent Monkman, Chris Pappan, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Nicholas Galanin, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Cara Romero, Virgil Ortiz, Rose B. Simpson, David Bradley, Rick Bartow, Will Wilson (b. 1969), Richard Glazer Danay, Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan), Bob Haozous, Bertha Harvey, Craig George

Los Angeles

Feb 28, 2026 — Apr 30, 2026

Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School

Kay WalkingStick

Los Angeles

Jan 1, 2025 — Apr 1, 2025

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