Jaune Quick-to-See Smith to Curate Contemporary Native American Art at National Gallery

The National Gallery of Art announced that Jaune Quick-to-See Smith will serve as curator for a forthcoming exhibition of contemporary art by Native American artists at the museum in Washington, D.C. The gallery posted the announcement on its website, identifying Smith as the lead curator for the show.

According to the gallery’s notice, the exhibition will present recent work by Native American artists and situate those practices within contemporary conversations in visual art. The announcement describes the project as focused on contemporary Indigenous perspectives, with programming and gallery interpretation shaped by Smith’s curatorial direction.

The National Gallery

The National Gallery of Art, one of the city’s largest cultural institutions, said it will provide more information about participating artists, exhibition dates, and public programs in the coming months. The gallery’s statement emphasizes that the show is part of its ongoing efforts to broaden representation in its exhibition schedule and to bring Native American contemporary art into its public galleries.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is credited in the gallery release as the exhibition’s curator; the museum’s posting frames the project as a platform for contemporary Native voices in the national museum context. The gallery indicated that details such as the full roster of artists, catalog plans, and educational events will be released ahead of the opening.