Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bfH2QQfGhVQ9tYZDA

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

This exhibition highlights the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Massachusett, Narragansett, Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern Woodlands of New England and and the Taino of the Caribbean Islands) whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonizations.

In this new series, I brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral in the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American cultures, communities, and lifeways. These symbols of colonialism have been artisitcally layered with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

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Curator: Danielle Krcmar, RSM Gallery Curator

Opens: October 21, 2026 - December 18, 2026

Hours: Generally open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Saturday and Sunday closed). 

Where: Bentley University Library's RSM Art Gallery, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452.

It's a jewel box of a space, visible immediately upon entering the main entrance of the Library. A cultural and educational resource for the whole university and the surrounding region, the gallery hosts six exhibits per year, connecting a diverse range of New England-based artists to Bentley’s curriculum and community.  

Opening Reception: October 28th, 2026  (5:00PM - 7:00PM) Wednesdays

Admission: Free 

Artist Talk: (TBD) November, 2026, Tuesdays or Wednesdays (2:00PM - 3:20PM)

Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Dayton+Arcade,+35+W+4th+

I am honored and grateful to have been selected as the lead photographer for the Four Winds Indigenous Fashion Show. This Native American event in collaboration with the Native American Womens Warriors (NAWW) is an annual show celebrating Native culture and art through traditional and contemporary Native American designs in the Midwest fashion scene. It features a runway fashion show, an artistian market, and traditional performances.

Fashion designers such as, Choke Cherry Creek, Copper Canoe Woman, Warriors of the Winter Moon, Ro Tree, Chebon Designs, Harmony Star, Abuffs, and Earthy Rebels, models, featuring Charli Rae Hill, and artists from dozens of tribal nations will be the main event.

Special Guests will include keynote speaker, Kanas Middletent, Pianist, Connor Chee, Dancer, Shaylynn Bird, and Color Guard by NAWW.

Directed and produced by Ruby Redfox Irwin, it serves as the first and only Native American fashion show platform in Ohio. The event will showcases prominent and luxury Indigenous creators, performers, and guest speakers.

Food, mocktails, traditional music, dance, Livestream, and media coverage will round out this cultural event.

Director & Producer: Ruby Redfox Irwin

Opens: Friday, November 6, 2026, 6:00PM to 9:30PM

Where: Dayton Arcade, Dayton, 35W 4th St., OH 45402

Admission: Tickets start at $28.52 and can be found and purchased on Eventbrite.

Red Talk Panel: Saturday, November, 7, 2026, 12:00PM to 2:00PM

Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//The+WaterFire+Arts+Center,+475+Valley+St,+Providence,+RI+02908

Title: America, Unfinished?!

This exhibition is a large-scale contemporary group art exhibition running from July 2 - August 30, 2026. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and possibilities of the American experience. Bringing together artists from across the country, the exhibition examines themes of identity, democracy, belonging, memory, justice, and civic life through a wide range of contemporary artistic practices. Through immersive installations, large-scale artworks, and thought provoking interventions, America, Unfinished?! invites visitors to reflect on the stories that shape our nation and the work that remains unfinished.

As a show within a show, Ascending: The Liberation of Native Art is an inter-tribal collection reclaiming contemporary Native representation through art that speaks to the effects of colonization both historically and in the present day, I will contribute several large scale (12'HX10'W) banners of descendants of the Native American inhabitants of Southern New England dressed in their ragalia or traditional clothing. Embraced by my signature black backdrop, they will be displayed on the exterior of the WaterFire Arts Center.

I will also contribute seven matted and framed images (21.5W"X26.5"H) from my Native American  photography series Ways of My Ancestors - Documenting Divergence. They will feature Native People and the lifeways ways in which we preserve our culture and heritage despite centuries of efforts to, as stated by Benjamin Franklin in his autobiography, "extirpate these savages" from the population of the United States (1). The Nipmuc(k)s and her sister tribes, Abenaki, Massachusett, Mohegan, Narragansett, Pequot, and Wampanoag, whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization are "Silenced No More." Several Native Artists will also have their work on display as part of the Ascending: The Liberation of Native Art companion exhibition. It's a must see!

Please note: Ten banners from my Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness initially hung in between the pillars of Faneuil Hall Qunincy Market Place's East and West entrances in Boston, MA. They were on display from November 19th, 2025 - April 19th, 2026, as part of the Un-Monument/De-Monument/Re-Monument Project 2026. These beautiful and historic banners were made possible by the Boston Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-Monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Links:

Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness - The People, Honoring those who came before us: https://waterfire.org/waterfire-arts-center/scottfoster/

Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness Website Link: https://scottfosterunmonument.zenfoliosite.com/

Museum Open House with Jay Sugarman Podcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncBTszzcmeQ

WaterFire Arts Center Website Link: https://waterfire.org/events/america-unfinished/

Curators: Brooke Waldron (Seaconke Wampanoag/Narragansett), Cedar Nation and Eli Yung, Exhibit & Art Center Coordinator (TWFAC)

Opens: July 02, 2026 – August 26, 2026

Where: WaterFire Arts Center, Main Hall (15,000 sq ft industrial space, 475 Valley St. Providence, RI

Opening Reception: July 2, 2026, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM

Admission: Free (Donations encouraged)

Artist Talk: NA

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness.

This exhibition will feature twenty-nine images and two story boards from my on-going Native American  photography series and over five images from my new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness. It highlights the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Eastern Woodlands of New England where their voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

In this new series, Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness, I bring to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral in the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American cultures, communities, and lifeways. I have artisitcally layered these symbols of colonization with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

This exhibition also will include a display case filled with objects, artifacts, and books that are representative and speak to the Eastern Woodlands peoples' lifeways.

Website Link: https://scottfosterunmonument.zenfoliosite.com/

Curator: Curated by Janel Nockleby, DCR, Visitor Center Supervisor and Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Hassanamisco Nipmuc Cultural Preservation Photographer

Opens: July 02, 2026 – August 26, 2026

Where: The Great Hall Art Gallery

Admission: Free

Artist Reception: Saturday, July 25th, 2:00PM - 4:00PM

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Title: Framingham 325th Juried Photography Exhibition

In celebration of Framingham’s 325th anniversary, regional photographers were invited to visually interpret what the City means to them today. The response was enthusiastic, resulting in a wide range of styles, subjects, and perspectives that together tell a rich story of Framingham as it is lived and experienced now.

I currently have two images on display from my Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness. In this new series, I brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral in the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American cultures, communities, and lifeways. These symbols of colonialism have been artisitcally layered with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today... Yes, we are still here!

The works on view capture the people, landscapes, and moments that define the community, from vibrant holiday celebrations and striking sunsets to quiet, everyday scenes. Each photograph offers a personal lens into Framingham’s culture and history, reflecting both shared experiences and individual points of view.

“We were inspired by the creativity and thoughtfulness of the submissions,” said Anna Tucker, co-chair of the Framingham 325th Celebration Committee. “These photographs show Framingham as a living, evolving city, seen through the eyes of artists who clearly care deeply about this community.”

“This exhibition is especially meaningful because it brings together so many different visions of home,” said Susan Scully Petroni, Framingham 325th co-chair and an avid photographer. “Photography has a unique way of preserving moments in time, and these images collectively tell a powerful story about who we are as a city at 325 years.”

“We are grateful to all of the photographers who submitted work and to the Arts & Culture Subcommittee members who carefully reviewed dozens of entries,” said Jessica Roscio, co-chair of the Framingham 325th Arts & Culture Subcommittee and Director of the Danforth Art Museum. “The final selection highlights both artistic excellence and the diverse character of Framingham.

”Community members are encouraged to spend time with the exhibition and reflect on what Framingham means to them as they experience these images on the walls.

Website Link: https://www.framinghamma.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/3434?arc=6334

Curator: Jessica Roscia, PhD, Museum Director & Curator, Danforth Art Museum and Anna Tucker, co-chair of the Framingham 325th Celebration Committee

Opens: Thursday, March 4, 2026 - Saturday, June 30, 2026

Where: Framinghamn Memorial Building, Lowest Level, Conference Room 1

Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 18, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM

Admission: Free

Artist Talk: NA

Title: Koanbanchinemma (do you see the light (in me)) 

This is a new exhibit opening in Lyman Plant House on November 20, 2025. The exhibit features six Nipmuc artists, cultural and land stewards: Rachel Healing Willow Bayliss (Natick Nipmuc), Willow Daly and Keely Curliss (Hassanamisco Nipmuc and of Pequoig Farm), Scott  Strong Hawk Foster (Hassanamisco Nipmuc), Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines Roberson, Jr. (Nipmuc Nation), and Kimberly Toney (Hassanamisco Nipmuc).

I will exhibit ten images featuring the "Three Sisters" (corn, beans, squash), sunflower seeds (the forth sister) and sunchoke, gourds, and tobaco, some of the traditional crops of Native American cultures. Using my signature black backdrop, I'm able to highlight their texture, shapes, and brillant colors. The eleventh image, net weaving, is of an Indigenous practice that span millennia.

"The land upon which Smith College and its Botanic Garden stand holds profound historical and cultural significance for a number of sovereign Indigenous nations, particularly the Nipmuc. Long before the establishment of the Botanic Garden, Indigenous peoples of the Kwinitekw (Connecticut River) Valley have been active stewards of this land, engaging in complex systems of care, cultivation, and relationship with the environment. This exhibition draws attention to the deep, enduring connection between Indigenous peoples and the land, a relationship that has shaped these landscapes for millennia...If we are open to its light, it can awaken our spirits and remind us of our enduring, embodied connection to the natural world—and of our duty to care for it.

At its core, this exhibition calls for a heightened awareness of the ways in which Indigenous knowledge systems can awaken our senses, our understanding, and our collective responsibility to care for the natural world. Through the contributions of Nipmuc artists and cultural practitioners, this work foregrounds Indigenous methodologies, challenging dominant narratives of environmental stewardship and knowledge production.

By engaging with this exhibition, viewers are invited to critically reflect on the ways in which knowledge is both a product of and a guide for our relationship with the land. We are encouraged to recognize our role within an interconnected web of human and more-than-human relatives, all sustained by the same ecological forces. Through this lens, we are reminded that our understanding of nature—and our responsibility to it—must be constantly evolving, shaped by both the wisdom of the past and the challenges of the present."

- Kimberly Toney, Coordinating Curator for Native American and Indigenous Collections at Brown University Libraries

Learn more: https://garden.smith.edu/Koanbanchinemma

Curators: Kimberly Toney in partnership with the Botanic Garden of Smith College & with the support of the Smith College Office of the Arts

Opens: November 20, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Where: Lyman Plant House, Botanic Garden of Smith College

Opening Reception: November 20, 2025, 4:00PM-6:00PM

Admission: Free

Artist Talk: NA

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

This exhibition features ten images from my on-going Native American  photography series, Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here. This exhibition will highlight four Native American tribes from the Southern New England region (Massachusett, Nipmuc(k), Narragansett, and Wampanoag) whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonizations. We were ground zero!

Boston is a small city with a large international footprint due to the diverse array of students, professionals, healthcare providers and recipients, artists, and government officals who populate the city. It is important to those of us who carry the legacy of our ancestors to ensure that residents and vistors alike are aware that many of the streets they walk, neighborhoods they frequent, and places they encounter bear the names of the Indigenous people of Massachusettts. My endeavor is to ensure that names such as Shawmut, Neponset, Mattapan, Saugus, and Massachusetts reflect the Aboriginal origins of this area. It opens conversation about our historical and contemporary presents in this region. We are the decendents of the Eastern Woodlands people and we are still here.

Six portraits of these contemporary Native American descendants of Southern New England are 12'H X 10'W and the remaining four are 12'H X 6'W. They will be on display between the Quincy Marketplace's pillars of its east and west entrances in Faneuil Hall Market Place, Boston, MA.

Website Link: https://scottfosterunmonument.zenfoliosite.com/

Boston Art Review Magazine (BAR) Article: https://www.bostonartreview.com/read/scott-foster-ways-of-my-ancestors-marianna-mcmurdock-unmonument?utm_source=Boston+Art+Review&utm_campaign=9ca09ed5d2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_30_01_43_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_274aefc88d-9ca09ed5d2-497733399&mc_cid=9ca09ed5d2&mc_eid=b2748c9c9a

The Goals/Vision of the Un-monument Initiative are as follows:

Facilitate broader expressions of the powerful multiplicity and complexity of the American Stories - Foster multi-vocal participation in the shaping of our national commemorative landscape - Take advantage of the civic and cultural momentum that the conversations around removing monuments and the complextion of The Embrace have created locally and nationally - Provide multiple opportunities for public engagement, including listening to conflicting desires and points of view - Deepen public engagement with the building of more accurate collective histories and shared understanding

Benefits to the Public:

Create a sense of belonging in our public space - Promote a far more engaged, reflective, creative, and active relationship with the city's landscape and built environment - Engaging in imagining the future of long-term monuments and their alternatives in Boston

Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness will run from November 19, 2025 - April 19, 2026.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p23CpJ4ZR6s

Link: https://www.boston.gov/departments/arts-and-culture/public-art-boston/un-monument-re-monument-de-monument

Curator: Curated by Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Hassanamisco Nipmuc Cultural Preservation Photographer

Opens: November 19, 2025 – April 29, 2026

Where: Faneuil Hall - Quincy Marketplace

Opening Reception: November 19, 2025, (4:30PM-6:00PM)

Admission: Free

This project is made possible by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-monument initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

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Title: Ascending: The Liberation of Native Art

This exhibition is the first of a series of shows curated by Cedar Nation at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at UConn Avery Point in Groton, Ct. The exhibition features multidisciplinary works from several Northeast Native artists, focusing on themes of liberation, cultury sovereignty, and the reclaiming of Native narratives. The show will include works by Julia Marden (Aquinnah Wampanoag), Joshua Carter (Mashantucket Pequot), Kathy Atkins (Tuscarora), Miciah Stasis (Herring Pond Wampanoag), Brooke Waldron (Seaconke Wampanoag/Narragansett), and Scott Strong Hawk Foster (Hassanamisco Nipmuc/Mohegan/Cherokee) - Photgrapher and artist.

In the Ascending: The Liberation of Native Art exhibition I will feature over fifteen images from my on-going Native American photography series Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here and four images from my new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness where I bring to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral in the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American cultures, communities, and lifeways. I have artisitcally layered these symbols of colonization with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point hosts regional, national, and international art exhibitions in the historic Bradford House, focusing on contemporary works and public engagement. The exhibition is designed to address and challenge harmful, traditional museum practices that have historically undermined Native cultural sovereignty.

UCONN Website Link: https://avsgallery.sfa.uconn.edu/exhibitions-current/

News 12 | Connecticut | A Hidden Gem In Groton Uconn Avery Point Link : https://connecticut.news12.com/a-hidden-gem-in-groton-uconn-avery-point

Curatror: Brooke Waldron, Gray Horse Studio Art and Founder of Cedar Nation and Jeanne Ciravolo, Executive Director, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art

Opens: March 12, 2025 – April 26, 2026

Hours: Thursday - Sunday, 12:00PM - 4:00PM

Where: Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Bradford House, 2nd Floor, UConn Avery Point, 1084 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT

Opening Reception & Lecture: March 27, 2026, 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Keynote speaker Felicia Bartlley (Pueblo of Isleta), a curator of Native American and Indigenous History titled In Our Own Words: Museums, Memory, and Native Expressions.

Admission: Free

Artist Talk: March 27, 2026, (5:30PM - 7:30PM)

“American education and popular media have taught: Indigenous people have largely disappeared, their way of life incompatible with the modern world.” — Joseph Lee, Aquinnah Wampanoag author of Nothing More of This Land (2025)

Title: Here We Stay

This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the show An Indigenous Present. It's a collaborative project between NAICOB, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston (ICA), and Scott Foster Photography. This display is a special 5-month multimedia installation that includes photographs and recorded stories from some of the more than 11,000 Indigenous people who continue to contribute, innovate, and thrive in Greater Boston. 

Here We Stay will run from October 07, 2025 - March 08, 2026 in the Poss Family Mediatheque Gallery. An Opening Reception was held on Friday, October 09, 2025 from 7:00-9:30PM.

Using my signature black backdrop from my Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here Native American photography series, I shot over thirty portraits of Indigenous people and families to help tell their story through imagery while they shared what it means to be Indigenous in the Commonwealth through audio recordings. The message was that we are still here, living amongst you, and thriving in today's political climate.

The photo shoot was hosted during NAICOB's All Native Back to School Backpack Giveaway Event held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025,from: 2:30-7:00PM, in the NAICOB gym.

Link: https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/here-we-stay/

Link: https://www.facebook.com/NAICOB/posts/naicob-is-pleased-to-announce-here-we-stay-in-collaboration-with-institute-of-co/794976249531841/

Curator: Curated by Eliza Mecklenburg

Opened: October 09, 2025 – March, 08, 2026

Where: Poss Family Mediatheque Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, October 07, 2025, 7-9PM

Artist Talk: NA

Title: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: Making Sense of Modern Life From Indigenous Perspectives

This exhibition featured works by Hailey-Jade Araujo, Carlin Bear Don’t Walk, Allison Begay, Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Sierra Henries and Danielle SeeWalker. The show will be curated by Nayana LaFond, an enrolled citizen of the Metis Nation of Ontario.

BETWEEEN TWO WORLDS was on display from October 03, 2025 - February 01, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Friday, October 03, 2025 from 5-8pm.

This exhibition featured contemporary Native American artists who combine themes and techniques that draw from the mix of modern and traditional resources to create something unique. This commingling is both unique to each artist and universal in the illustration of the inherent eye towards both beauty and pragmatism seen when any cultures, including Indigenous, exchange with each other.

From curator Nayana LaFond: “The artists included in this show are a small selection of incredible Native American artists currently tackling these themes in their work. They are grappling with personal questions of identity during a time when we are simultaneously being stifled, highlighted, and overlooked by society.”

In this exhibiton, I displayed 11 images from my on-going Native American photography series, Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here along with five images from my new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness where I brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral to the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American culture, communities, and lifeways. I have artisitcally layered them with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

Link: https://www.showupinc.org/between-two-worlds

Instagram Link: //www.instagram.com/p/DPL19t7AGj2/

Curator: Curated by Nayana La Fond, Metis Nation of Ontario

Opened: October 03, 2025 – February, 01, 2026

Where: Show Up Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, October 03, 2025, 6-8PM

Admission: Free

Artist Talk: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 6:00PM - 7:00PM, (Zoom Meeting)

Memorian: A memoriam on behalf of Leon Brave Heart Edmonds, an Elder of the Pokanoket Tribe, who recently made the journey, is a special part of my exhibition. "Go in a good way my brotha!"

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here.

This exhibition features over thirty images from my on-going Native American  photography series and two image from his new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness. This exhibition highlights the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag of the Eastern Woodlands of New England and and the Taino of the Caribbean Islands) whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonizations.

In his new series, Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness, Strong Hawk brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral to the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American culture, communities, and lifeways. He has artisitcally layered these symbols of colonization with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here will run from November 14, 2025 - December 15, 2025 in Parish Hall.

Link:

Curator: Curated by Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Hassanamisco Nipmuc Cultural Preservation Photographer

Opens: November 14, 2025 – December 15, 2025

Where: Parish Hall

Artist Talk: November 23, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here

This exhibition featured twenty-one images from Scott Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series and one image from his new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness. This exhibition highlighted the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Massachusett, Narragansett, Wampanoag of the Eastern Woodlands of New England and and the Taino of the Caribbean Islands) whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonizations.

In his new series, Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness, Strong Hawk brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral to the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American culture, communities, and lifeways. He has artisitcally layered them with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here will run from October 02, 2025 - November 13, 2025 in Exhibit Hall.

Link:

Curator: Curated by Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Hassanamisco Nipmuc Cultural Preservation Photographer

Opened: October 02, 2025 – November 13, 2025

Where: Exhibit Hall

Artist Talk: NA

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here

This exhibition featured thirty images from Scott Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series and four images from his new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness. It highlighted the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Eastern Woodlands of New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

In his new series, Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness, Strong Hawk brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral to the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American culture, communities, and lifeways. He has artisitcally layered them with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOtGVt4AlhA/

Curator: Curated by Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Hassanamisco Nipmuc Cultural Preservation Photographer

Opened: September 15, 2025 – September 29, 2025

Where: The Barn Gallery at Wolbach Farm

Artist Talk (Outdoor Voices Speakers Series): Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7-8:30PM

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here

This exhibtion featured twenty-five images from Scott Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series and four images from his new series Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness. It highlighted the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Eastern Woodlands of New England where their voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

In his new series, Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness, Strong Hawk brings to light the colonial documents and institutions that were integral to the founding of America, but at the expense of dismantling Native American culture, communities, and lifeways. He has artisitcally layered them with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

This exhibition also includes a display case filled with the four sacred Indigenous medicine plants, samples of the Three Sisters from Pequoig Farm, books that speak to Native American cultural, the affects of colonization, and our history told by our people, a Cherokee quiver with arrows, deer skin pelt, and a Nipmuc made hand drum.

Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DL2PWUyABxs/?img_index=1

The Montague Reporter Link: https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/July-24-2025.pdf

The Greenfield Recorder Link: https://recorder.com/2025/07/11/imagery-is-powerful-indigenous-photographer-showcases-new-england-tribal-culture-62248760/

Curator: Curated by Scott Strong Hawk Foster, Hassanamisco Nipmuc Cultural Preservation Photographer

Opened: July 02, 2025 – July 30, 2025

Where: The Great Hall Art Gallery

Admission: Free

Artist Talk: Saturday, July 19, 2025, 2-4PM

Saturday, May 17th, was a good day. No, it was a great day! Not only was it the day before my birthday, but it was also the day I earned a 1st Place in the first Mohegan Intertribal Juried Art Show!

I entered an image from my new Native American photography series, Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness, into the Adult (ages 15+): Flat Mediums: paintings, drawings, photography, etc., category. The image title is Cartography was Used to Facilitate European Colonization, Dispossession, and Cultural Erasure.

There were four additional adult categories in this bracket, i.e., Sculpture & 3D Objects, Quillwork, Beadwork, & Jewelry, Basket & Weaving, and Textiles. The juried event rounded out the art show with two additional age groups, i.e., Youth: (ages 7-14), Flat Mediums and General Art and a Tiny Tots: (ages 6 and under).

I'm happy to mention that fellow Hassanamisco Tribal member Brittney Peauwe Wunnepog Walley, a very talented weaver, also earned a 1st Place in the Adult Basket & Weaving category! Well Done, Peauwe Wunnepog!

Judging Opened: May 17, 2025, (5:30PM - 7:00PM)

Where: Sky Convention Center, Uncas Ballroom, Salon D &C

Opening Reception: May 17, 2025, (5:30PM - 8:00PM)

Awards Presentation: May 17, 2025, (7:15PM - 8:00PM)

Title: Selfhood

This exhibition presents identity portraits that focus on voices that have historically been threatened, silenced, and hidden. We all have something to say about our identity, and this exhibition offers space for five artists to share their histories and have their voices heard. What is selfhood?  It is the quality that constitutes one’s individuality, our essential being, the part of us that makes us unique. We spend a lot of our lives developing a sense of self and figuring out who we are and what we stand for. That is inward-facing work, but when we look beyond ourselves, do we have a voice and a space to freely express who we are? Too often, that space is not there, stories are hidden, voices are silenced. Our sense of self is personal, but it is also connected to history. Who we are today is a product of what and who have come before, and knowing ourselves means getting to know, understanding, and telling our histories

I will display twelve images from my on-going Native American  photography series, Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here, featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Massachusett, Mohegan, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, and Wampanoag) of the Northeastern Woodlands whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Link: https://danforth.framingham.edu/exhibition/selfhood/

Curator: Curated by Jessica Roscio, PhD, Museum Curator

Opened: February 15, 2025 – June 08, 2025

Where: Litowitz and Hallway Galleries

Artist Reception: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 6-8PM

"Selfhood" Discussion Panel: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 3:00PM

Title: Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery - Lighting the Path to Awareness

This is a new series where Strong Hawk examines colonial documents and institutions that were integral in the founding of America through facilitating European Colonization in present day North America, but at the expense of dismanting Native American culture, communities, and lifeways. He has artisitcally layered them with the portraits of contemporary Native American peoples that remain on their ancestral homeland today.

Three images from this new series along with thirteen from my on-going Native American  photography series, Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here, featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Massachusett, Mohegan, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, and Wampanoag) of the Northeastern Woodlands, where their voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization will be on display through March 23rd.

Link: https://theumbrellaarts.org/ways-my-ancestors

Curator: Curated by Julia Martorell, Visual Arts Manager

Opened: February 26, 2025 – March 23, 2025

Where: The Wedge Gallery

Gallery Hours: 10AM-9PM, seven days a week.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 5, 6:00 - 8:00PM

Admission: Free

Artist Talk: Sunday, March 9, 2025, 1-2PM

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/D2g5x2mLqH0?si=DPSZdm_SS9atLgsi

Link: https://www.worcesterart.org/exhibitions/cmai/scott-strong-hawk-foster/

Curator: Curated by Samantha Cataldo, Curator of Contempory Art

Opened: November 6, 2024 – May 11, 2025

Where: Sidney and Rosalie Rose Gallery (321)

Artist Talk/Tour: Sunday, November 17, 2:00PM

The Central Massachusetts Artist Initiative is supported by the Don & Mary Melville Contemporary Art Fund & John M Nelson Fund

Title:  This is America 3

This group exhibition displayed 30+ Boston Artists in exploring the multifaceted essence of the American experience through creative expression. Whether highligting triumphs or tribulations, celebrating diversity, or examining social issues, artists across America were encouraged to delve into this intricate tapestry for the third edition of This Is America.

Scott Strong Hawk's selected image, titled Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr, Nipmuc Tribe, MA, is from his Native American  photography series featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Northeastern Woodlands of New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Link: https://www.thepegcenter.org/

Curator: Co-curated by Jamaal Eversley and Claudia Fiks with The PEG Center for Art & Activism

Opened: October 11, 2024 - December 20, 2024

Where: The PEG Center for Art & Activism

Artist Talk/Reception: November 14, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00PM

Admission: Free

Opened: October 2, 2024 – October 31, 2024

Where: Exhibit Hall

Artist Talk: Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 2:30-3:30PM

Admission: Free

WMCT-TV is Marlborough's Community Television station. It's the place to find Marlborough news and sports all in one place where they empower local voices and amplify the stories of the community.

Title:  Marlborough Junior Reporters with Scott Strong Hawk Foster

The Marlborough Junior Reporters is a group of local middle school students who are aspiring young reporters eager to develp their reporting skills while reporting on what's happening in the community. Join the Junior Reporters as they interview Scott Strong Hawk Foster, a Nipmuc photographer who uses his artistry to highlight the rich Native Anerican cultures of the Northeastern Woodlands People of Southern New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Producer: Zachary Benton, Producer, Director, & Final Editor

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kr68JoaDiA

Recording Date: September 12, 2024, 5PM

Where: WMCT -TV, Marlborough Cable TV

Artists Interview: September 12, 2024, 5:00PM

The Scollay Square Gallery showcases many arts organizations & artists community groups that support local artists throughout the City.

Title:  This Is America 2

This group exhibition featured 40+ Boston Artists in exploring the multifaceted essence of the American experience through creative expression. Whether highligting triumphs or tribulations, celebrating diversity, or examining social issues, artists across America were encouraged to delve into this intricate tapestry for the second edition of This Is America.

This group exhibition displays one image, title Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr, Nipmuc Tribe, MA, from Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Northeastern Woodlands of New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Curator: Co-curated by Jamaal Eversley and Claudia Fiks

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN0opKzWnY8

Opened: June 10, 2024 – July 19, 2024

Where: Scollay Square Gallery, 3rd Floor

Artists Reception/Tour: June 27, 2024, 6:00PM

Admission: Free

The Mayor's Gallery exhibits work by Boston area artists who have received recognition for their artwork through grants, awards and other types of public display.

Title:  Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here

This exhibition displayed twenty-two images from Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Northeastern Woodlands of New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Curator: Co-curated by Jamaal Eversley and Claudia Fiks

Link: https://www.scottfosterphotography.com/coston-city-halls-mayors-office-gallery Photos by [email protected]

Opened: June 10, 2024 – July 19, 2024

Where: Mayor's Office Gallery, 5th Floor

Artist Talk/Tour: July 5, 2024, 11:00AM

Admission: Free

Title:  Powwow and the People Who Bring It To Life

This was an exhibition on Native American Powwows through the lens of local Indigenous photographer Scott Strong Hawk Foster and Dr. Rob Adelman. This show displayed twenty-eight images from Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Northeastern Woodlands of New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Curator: Co-curated by Hiawatha Brown and Dr. Darlene Flores

Link: https://newartcenter.org/powwow-and-the-people-who-bring-it-to-life/

Opened: June 6, 2024 – June 8, 2024

Where: New Newton Art Center

Artist Tour/Reception: June 8, 2024, 11:00A M - 2:00PM

Admission: Free

WMCT-TV is Marlborough's Community Television Station. It's the place to find Marlborough news and sports all in one place where they empower local voices and amplify the stories of the community.

Title:  Celebrating Native American Culture and Voices in Marlborough

This episode of Marlborough Minute on WMCT-TV featured an insightful roundtable discussion highlighting how the city serves its diverse residents through education and cultural programming focused on Native American communities. Guests included Scott Strong Hawk Foster, a photographer from the local Nipmuc tribe whose powerful exhibit "Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here" is on display at the Marlborough Public Library until March 31st. His stark black backdrop portraits beautifully capture the regalia and spirit of Eastern Woodland Native Americans, Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr., Cultural Stewart and Creative Director of No Loose Braids, and Sara Bellsle, Library Director.

Both Scott and Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr. emphasized the need to counter pervasive misconceptions that Native Americans no longer exist in modern society in authentic ways. As Scott shared, "We don't dress like this every day, but this is how our ancestors dressed and we're honoring our ancestors." By providing vital platforms for indigenous voices and stories, institutions like WMCT-TV and the Marlborough Public Library play a crucial role in promoting understanding, representation and respect for the rich diversity of Native American communities. As the roundtable affirmed, these are perspectives that have been far too long suppressed, ignored or romanticized. Continuing to amplify them is essential to an inclusive, educated society.

Producer: Ryan Mayler, Executive Director, WMCT-TV

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYFoygacp_U

Recording Date: March 22, 2024, 3PM

Where: WMCT -TV, Marlborough Cable TV

Artists Interview: March 22, 2024, 3:00PM

Title:  Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here

This exhibition displayed twenty-six images from Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Northeastern Woodlands of New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Curator: Curated by Sara Bellsle, Library Director

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dOUTsowGdI

Opened: February 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024

Where: Marlborough Public Library Cafe

Artists Interview/Tour: March 22, 2024, 3:30PM (WMCT -TV, Marlborough Cable TV, Marborough, MA)

Admission: Free

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Title: Monatash - Indigenous Arts and Artists from Southern New England

In the Algonkian dialect spoken by Indigenous peoples of Southern New England, there is no word for ‘art.’ The title of this exhibition asks us to consider how Western concepts of art may be expanded beyond narrow definitions to be more inclusive, culturally relevant and holistic.  “Monatash”means abundance--in many beautiful, varied, and rich forms. Interrogating the colonial narratives of disappearance, while honoring ancestral bonds, these traditional and contemporary works from the tribal homelands now known as Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut by area Indigenous artists powerfully express a lived history that is always present and perpetually abundant--offering us many pathways into a future where all people shall walk in justice and peace.

This exhibition displayed the work/craftmanship of six Indigenous arts and artists from Southern New England. Eight images from my on-going Native American photgraphy series, Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Still Here featuring the Indigenous Peoples of Southern New England were on display in The Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery.

Link: https://www.bhcc.edu/artgallery/previousexhibits/

Curator: Co-curated by Pam Ellis, 2022-23 Distingushed Indigenous Artist and Scholar in Residence, Bunker Hill Community College and Kevin Wery, Director of Events.

Opened: September 18, 2023 – November 17, 2023

Where: The Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery

Artist Reception: November, 2023, 6:00PM

Admission: Free

Title:  Ways of My Ancestors - We Are Nipmuc. We Are The Freshwater People.

This exhibition displayed nineteen images from Strong Hawk's on-going Native American  photography series featuring the Nipmuc People and her sister tribes (Abenaki, Mohegan, Massachusett, Narragansett, Pequot, Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Taino) of the Eastern Woodlands of New England. This exhibit features predominately the Nipmuc People of the Northeastern Woodlands of Southern New England whose voices have been historically threatened, marginalized, and silenced through European colonization.

Link: https://springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/ways-of-my-ancestors-we-are-nipmuc-we-are-the-freshwater-people/

Artist Talk Link: (PW: M@LC2025)https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/IdCnDhEybpfmoZfhPr6nB2KK2PDy_eclhCuZHAtBBatK5AFrSjH7zyxmdtpki9k.XCxuyrMvKZ6huwK4?startTime=1741881627000

Curator: Co-curated by Jenny Powers, Science Director and Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr., Creative Director, No Loose Braids

Opened: August 3, 2023 – January 04, 2026 (The exhibition has been extended through January, 04, 2026. Some images have been scheduled to be refreshed.)

Where: Native Hall

Artist Talk/Tour: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 12:15-1:15PM