Dyani White Hawk’s Big Moment at U.S. Museums
Photos by Eric Mueller courtesy of Walker Art Center.
Dyani White Hawk is one of 15 artists having a big moment at U.S. museums, according to ArtNet’s Ben Davis.
Davis’ highlight is White Hawk’s major 15-year survey exhibition, Love Language at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, open October 18, 2025 through February 15, 2026. The exhibition is co-organized by the Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Canada, where it will next be on view beginning April 25, 2026.
Another spotlight is They Gifted (Day) and They Gifted (Night) at the Block Museum, IL (November 12–December 14, 2025), which celebrates their acquisition of two recent works created during the artist’s 2024 residency with Tandem Press.
White Hawk’s current and recent group exhibitions also include Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2024–November 1, 2026); Ancestral Edge: Abstraction and Symbolism in the Works of Nine Native American Women Artists, Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (September 13, 2025–April 12, 2026); and Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR (July 12, 2025–June 20, 2026).White Hawk is listed amongst the following peers: Marie Watt, Jeffrey Gibson, Mickalene Thomas, Rose B. Simpson, Kara Walker, Dawoud Bey, Raven Halfmoon, Yayoi Kusama, Carrie Mae Weems, Rashid Johnson, Wendy Red Star, Glenn Ligon, Firelei Báez, and Shahzia Sikander.