The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) has opened "Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation," its first major Native American art exhibition in over three decades. The show features 90 works from more than 60 Anishinaabe artists from Michigan and the Great Lakes region, including pieces by Maggie Thompson, Jim Denomie, David Martin, and Jodi Webster. The exhibition runs through April 8, with free admission for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
The exhibition challenges stereotypical views of Native American art by highlighting the diverse and innovative practices of contemporary Anishinaabe artists while connecting their work to ancestral stories and cultural values. As the DIA's first major show of Native American art in more than 30 years, it represents a significant institutional effort to expand representation and correct historical omissions in museum programming.