Collage (from left): Jacquelyn Yepa, Yoshi Sam, Tiara Yazzie, Jerome Nakagawa, Lyla Nibaa Begay, James J. Black, Elle Nado, Roxanne White, Aubs Staats, Matthew Narcho, Elizabeth Lukee; Photos by by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
IAIA News:
Join Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the opening reception for Same World, Different Voices, an exhibition at Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery representing the culminating achievements of IAIA’s Fall 2022 graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies classes.
Same World, Different Voices will be on view Nov. 10 through Dec. 8. This exhibition will feature conceptually driven bodies of work developed during the students’ final semester as the capstone of their courses of study and academic experiences.
Participating Artists:
- Lyla Nibaa Begay (Diné);
- James J. Black (Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho);
- Elizabeth Lukee (Pueblo of Acoma);
- Elle Nado (Pueblo of Acoma and Diné);
- Jerome Nakagawa (Diné);
- Matthew Narcho (Tohono O’odham);
- Yoshi Sam (Diné);
- Aubs Staats;
- Roxanne White (Diné);
- Tiara Yazzie (Diné); and
- Jacquelyn Yepa (Diné and Walatowa).
The Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery is in the Academic Building on the IAIA campus just north of the Dance Circle. The reception will be open to the public. A light dinner and refreshments will be served. Free parking is available in the lot south of the Lloyd Kiva New Welcome Center, accessed from the main entrance.


































