Take a 3D Virtual Tour: We Are Still Here Exhibition

For more information or to purchase artwork, please email or call 707.937.5818 ext. 14. Please reference the artwork title and artist name. The “We Are Still Here” exhibition is also in our galleries for an in-person exhibition, May 6 through June 27, 2022.

The We Are Still Here exhibition highlights original artwork by contemporary Native Pomo artists; Bonnie Lockhart (Northern Pomo, Kai Poma), Meyo Marrufo (Eastern Pomo), and Eric Wilder (Southwest Pomo).

We would like the viewer to understand that the California Native Pomo people are not gone from our communities, “We are still here.” As Native people, we have merged our traditional culture with contemporary art. We share our story and through our art, we show the world that we are still here. Yes, we are basketweavers, but we are more than basketweavers. This venue allows for three different artists from three different Pomo regions to honor the cultural landscape and lifeways of the Pomo people. Through this exhibition, we get to share who we are and what we are, instead of having a disconnect of when we are.

This is about our continued resilience. It’s about how we still maintain strong ties to our land. Where we still come for ceremony, family events, gathering, and religious observances. How we are still a part of the landscape and we don’t only show that through our art but through our name places, our traditional land management practices, and the sharing of ourselves. We are still here.

– Bonnie, Eric and Meyo