Current Exhibitions
Keep up with our current exhibits.
Seminole Signatures
The Seminole Nation Museum would like to invite everyone to view their latest art exhibition, “Seminole Signatures.” Featuring art from over 20 classic and contemporary artists of Seminole descent, “Seminole Signatures” is a collection of works from the museum’s permanent collection and is designed to reflect and celebrate the ingenuity of the tribe’s artists and artisans. The show comprises approximately 40 pieces of art, including painting, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, beadwork, and finger-weaving, and boasts many of the Seminole Nation’s most notable artists.
A recurring theme in the “Seminole Signatures” art exhibition is heritage and the enduring tradition of handing down one’s knowledge to the next generation. This is shown in how the exhibit encourages generations of each family to share creative space within the same gallery, such as Jerome Tiger and his daughters Lisa and Dana Tiger, E. Joshua Jr. and his brother Lee Joshua, and Enoch Kelly Haney and his father, Woodrow Haney. The significance of legacy is also present in the pottery of Mike Daniels and the stunning jewelry of Kenneth Johnson, both of whom incorporate Mississippian designs and techniques that pre-date modern tribes by centuries.
Seminole Signatures Exhibition
As the Seminole Nation Museum continues to grow its collection of art throughout the year, permanent collection exhibits such as these make it possible to share recent additions to the gallery as well as pieces donated by private collectors that have never been displayed to the public. “Seminole Signatures” will be open to the public until Saturday, June 15th, 2024. Admission is always free.
The Seminole Nation Historic Preservation Office
The Seminole Nation Historic Preservation Office is dedicated to the preservation of tribal cultural resources and history for the benefit of shared knowledge, unity, and goodwill among those within and beyond the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. For more information, contact Ted Underwood, Director – Seminole Nation Historic Preservation Office, 405-257-7200 x 9383 or [email protected].
Opened in 1974 in Wewoka, the Seminole Nation Museum serves as a center of stewardship, knowledge, and understanding of the artistic, cultural, and historical achievements of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and its capital of Wewoka.
For more information about the exhibition or the opening reception, contact Seminole Nation Museum Executive Director Richard Ellwanger at 405-257-5580 or at [email protected].