The Seminole Nation Museum welcomes everyone to view their latest art exhibition “Seminole Signatures”. Featuring works from over 20 classic and contemporary artists of Seminole descent, “Seminole Signatures” is a showcase of art from the museum’s permanent collection and is designed to reflect the creativity and celebrate the ingenuity of the tribe’s artists and artisans.

The show is comprised of 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 recuring theme in the “Seminole Signatures” art exhibition is heritage and the act of handing down knowledge to the next generation. This enduring tradition is examined in the show by placing multiple generations of artists in the same family within the same creative space.

Famed Seminole artist Jerome Tiger, once the official artist of the 1966 Wewoka Centennial celebration, shares wall space with his daughters Lisa and Dana, showcasing the influence his unique style had on their talents. The works of E. Joshua Jr. and his brother Lee Joshua are highlighted in the show, examining both the similarities and stylistic differences of these two siblings who once learned to paint by candlelight with Jerome Tiger. Also included in the exhibition is the work of Master Artist Enoch Kelley Haney and his father the linguist and flute-maker 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 into their works ancient Mississippian designs and imagery that pre-date modern Native tribes by many centuries.

As the Seminole Nation Museum continues to grow its collection of art through the years, permanent collection exhibits such as “Seminole Signatures” make it possible to share recent additions to the gallery as well as showcase pieces donated by private collectors that have never been displayed to the public. “Seminole Signatures” runs through June 12th, 2021. Admission at the Seminole Nation Museum is always free.