Transform
Mar
13
to Jun 30

Transform

A new exhibit at The Wigwam Gallery in Altus features 16 works of art from 14 different artists as it examines the concept of transformation, both literally and figuratively. See it at the Wigwam Gallery through June 30, 2023.

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Look Again
Nov
7
to Jan 6

Look Again

This exhibit showcases seventeen works by fifteen Oklahoma artists. Each piece invites the viewer to pause and consider what these artworks mean and how they make us feel. There are not always obvious or even correct answers, but our interpretations and understandings can change when we choose to look again.

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Mike Larsen
Aug
30
to Oct 31

Mike Larsen

See the richness of artist Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen’s work in this new exhibit featuring 26 of his works at the Wigwam Gallery in Altus, including his colorful paintings and some of his sculptures.

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The Art of Stephen Mopope
Mar
7
to Jun 10

The Art of Stephen Mopope

This exhibit at NBC Oklahoma features the art of Stephen Mopope, an accomplished and prominent Kiowa artist who was a member of the Kiowa Six team at the University of Oklahoma and internationally recognized for decades beginning in the 1920s.

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Flatstyle art: Bacone School
Feb
16
to Apr 30

Flatstyle art: Bacone School

Flatstyle art is a Native American painting style from the 20th century with a distinctive look that emphasizes form or shape and features either minimal or no perspective and shading. The Bacone Style, the focus of this exhibit, refers to a type of Flatstyle art from the 1930s through the 1980s that originated from Bacone College in Muskogee, OK.

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Expression:  What They Say
May
18
to Aug 14

Expression: What They Say

This exhibit, “Expression: What They Say,” explores expression in art, traditionally depicted through portraits. Whether it’s a painting, photograph, sculpture or other media, a portrait depicts a person whose face is the prominent feature. For centuries, portraits have memorialized great people and conveyed expressions and emotion.

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Jun
9
to Sep 9

Mopope

The Mopope show is an exhibition of flat style paintings by the famous 20th century Kiowa artist Stephen Mopope — a member of the painter’s group called the Kiowa Six whose work helped to popularize Native North American art in the international art world.

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Sep
15
to Nov 17

Rikk Traweek Stolen Art Exhibition: A Retrospective

This exhibit features the art by Texas artist Rikk Traweek, a studio painter and printmaker who has displayed his work in regional and national shows and galleries over his 25-year art career. Traweek refers to the art in this collection on display for the Wigwam Gallery as “stolen art” because he sells almost all the art he produces. His wife has hidden pieces from him to keep for their collection, and this exhibit features the works she has “stolen.”

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Apr
25
to Aug 11

Native State of Mind

The show features artwork by Native American artists with Oklahoma ties who are active or were active during the 1960s through the 1990s. It also highlights current Native American artist Mike Larsen, who was recently inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for his exceptional works representing Native American culture.

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Dec
1
to Feb 8

ARCHIVE: Birds flock together in new art exhibit

Artists take a look at birds in a new art exhibit at NBC Oklahoma’s Wigwam Gallery in Altus.

The exhibit’s spotlight artist is D.J. Lafon, an Ogden, Utah, native, who spent most of his career in Oklahoma. Other featured artists include Marvin Begaye, Bill Cale, Cecil dink, Mikel Donahue, Veryl Goodnight, Harold Holden, Paul Moore, Tom Palmore, Bert Seabourn, Eric Tippeconnic, Ed Trask and Rikk Traweek.

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Jul
6
to Sep 30

Synergy

Contemporary art embraces abstraction, tests the boundaries of realistic representation, and challenges our notions of what art is or should be. "Synergy: An Exhibition of Contemporary Works of Art" explores the relationships that occur when a group of contemporary works of art are placed into dialogue with each other. Featured artist is Yatika Fields.

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Dec
7
to Jan 1

A Very 'Greery' Christmas and Feminine Strength and Beauty in Art Fall Preview

This exhibit, in conjunction with the Ladies’ Christmas Open House, is named for the late Larry Greer, a respected artist and humanities supporter from Frederick, OK, in southwest Oklahoma. Artists featured in the show include Mike Larsen, Dan Robinson, George Hallmark, Chris Morel and designers from the Duncan Royal Company.

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