Mómim Wené: Medicine Water Gallery Tour
Mendocino Art Center • 45200 Little Lake Street, Mendocino, CA
Join Curator Meyo Marrufo for a gallery tour of the Mómim Wené: Medicine Water exhibit, organized by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians' Exhibits and Collections Center.
Exhibit Run: September 25 – November 2, 2025
Organized by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians' Exhibits and Collections Center, this dynamic exhibit showcases the work of over 30 California Native artists working in a variety of media, including painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, basketry, flintnapping, beadwork, jewelry and other regional cultural art forms. Mómim Wené explores the complex relationship between essential waterways and Tribal communities, making visible the unique and diverse histories throughout California Indian Country. According to Exhibition Curator, Meyokeeskow Marrufo (Eastern Pomo), “Some Tribes have continuous, strong connections with their waterways, while others are flowing back to their rivers and the ocean, regaining the genetic memory of who we are as Water People. As we explore these relationships in our art, we tell the story of regaining, re-identifying and remaking our water traditions.”
Participating Artists include Eric Wilder, Jacinda Tayaba-Cordero, Malissa Tayaba, Deerstine Suehead, Kat Solares, Victorio Shaw, Steven Saffold, Lyn Risling, Petee Ramirez, Jessica Proctor, Jeremy Peconom, Shanti Parks, Crystal Pagal, Michelle Napoli, Melissa Melero-Moose, Meyokeeskow Marrufo, Viola LeBeau, Raymond LeBeau, Vince LaPena, Kai LaPena, Jamie Lanouette-LaPena, Siranika Johnson, Jeanette Innerarity, Delana Galvan, Koppa Enos, Billy Hawk Enos, Jacky Calanchini, Anthony Burris, Carson Bates, Tiffany Adams.
Hosted by Mendocino Art Center
Images:
(Exhibition Title Image) Artist: Viola LeBeau, Affiliation: Hammawi Band of the Pit River Nation/Cahuilla/Maidu/Cheyenne River Lakota, Title: Tuwááci // Be Born, Medium: Giclee print of cyanotype on hannamuhle paper, Date: 2024
Artist: Kat Solares, Affiliation: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Title: Whispers of Ancestry, Medium: Acrylic, Date: 2024
Artist: Victorio Shaw, Affiliation: Hupa/Mescalero Apache, Title: The Arrival II, Medium: Acrylic, Date: 2025