Exhibits | Center of Southwest Studies

Location: Robert Delaney Southwest Research Library and Archives

Reception: Thursday, April 24 at 12:00 - 2:00 PM

The Center of Southwest Studies is excited to present two unique student-curated installations featuring work from the museum collections. These exhibitions, on display in the Robert Delaney Southwest Research Library and Archives, are final projects developed in conjunction with the Department of Art & Design's Gallery Management course. 

Curated by Malorie King (Mescalero Apache/Diné)

Location: CSWS Foyer

Center of Southwest Studies Fellow and recent Fort Lewis College graduate Malorie King (Mescalero Apache/Diné) has curated a selection of artwork from the Center’s Museum collections as a culmination of a year of research and inquiry into creative expression of traditional knowledge sharing and intertribal values.

Location: CSWS Stairwell

In May 2023, curatorial fellow Elise Boulanger (Osage Nation) co-taught a Maymester EXCEL course with internationally renowned artist Nanibah Chacon (Diné, Chicana) at the Center of Southwest Studies. Students participating in this Maymester course designed and painted a mural informed by research conducted in the Center’s museum collections and conversations about cultural celebration and belonging, thoughtful representations of non-dominant cultural values and worldviews, and connection to land. The mural, which embraces Traditional Cultural Knowledge, references a Navajo sampler-style textile and incorporates historical and contemporary weavings from the Center of Southwest Studies’ Durango Collection® of Southwest textiles, sash belts from the collaborating artists’ communities, and other Center collections items.