Exhibitions Schedule

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101st SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET, SWAIA

August 19 – 20, 2023 101st ANNUAL SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET ON THE PLAZA I am so thrilled to announce that I will be at this year’s SWAIA Market! I hope you will stop by my new booth and see what I have been working on for the last year. I will have new Jewelry, Drawings, Bronze, and Paintings. It is a joy for me to see all the smiling faces and hear how you… Read more

Bloodline-Holly Wilson

Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories at Michener Art Museum

Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories September 9, 2023 – January 14, 2024 James A. Michener Art Museum Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories considers the power of art to construct and dismantle inaccurate Indigenous histories through a dynamic display of contemporary art by Lenape (also called Delaware) artists in dialogue with historic Lenape ceramics, beadwork, and other cultural objects and representations of Penn’s Treaty by European American artists. The exhibition features recent and newly commissioned work by Ahchipaptunhe (Delaware… Read more

EXPO Chicago 2023 with Center For Native Futures: Booth #419

EXPO CHICAGO Booth #419 13–16 APRIL 2023 NAVY PIER | CHICAGO LOCATION EXPO CHICAGO is located at Chicago’s historic Navy Pier in the Festival Hall 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago IL 60611 VIP PREVIEW Thursday, April 13 | 12:00noon – 9:00pm By Invitation Only. OPENING NIGHT OF EXPO CHICAGO Thursday, April 13 | 6:00–9:00pm Limited Availability | A portion of each ticket sold will benefit the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Admission to Opening Night… Read more

Seen UnSeen Holly Wilson-Duhesa Gallery Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado

Seen UnSeen by Holly Wilson at the Duhesa Gallery Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado

Seen Unseen Duhesa Gallery Feb 21 – July 14 Opening and Talk 4:30 -6pm, Feb 21, 2023 DUHESA GALLERY LORY STUDENT CENTER at COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 1101 Center Avenue Mall 8033 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.491.6444 Duhesa Gallery can be found on the 300 level of the LSC near the Grand Ballroom and the Native American Cultural Center. The Duhesa Gallery Created in 1986, the Duhesa Gallery acknowledges the significance of Native American heritage… Read more

Past Exhibitions

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The Thread that Connects, Holly Wilson at Spiva Art Center, January 14 – March 4, 2023

  Holly Wilson The Thread that Connects January 14 – March 4, 2023 Spiva Center for the Arts 212 W. 7th Street Joplin, M0 64801 417.623.0183 Hours: Tuesday – Saturday Located inside the Harry M. Cornell Arts and Entertainment Complex 2nd floor   Read more

On Turtle’s Back, Solo Exhibition September 8 – October 11, 2022

Solo Exhibition “On Turtle’s Back” September 8 – October 11, 2022 Pauly Friedman Art Gallery Misericordia University 301 Lake Street Dallas, PA 18612 1.570.674.8420 For inquiries, please contact: The Studio Mustang, OK 73064 | 405.308.0239 Read more

100TH SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET, SWAIA

August 20 – 21, 2022 100th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market on the Plaza I am so thrilled to announce that I will be at this year’s SWAIA Market! I hope you will stop by my new booth and see what I have been working on for the last year.… Read more

UPTURNED FLOWER THAT TRAVELS, HOLLY WILSON AT THE VOLLAND STORE

UPTURNED FLOWER THAT TRAVELS, HOLLY WILSON AT THE VOLLAND STORE

The Volland Store presents: November 6. 2021 – December 5 2021 The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma, KS Narrative is central to my work. I am interested in stories—the stories of my parents, my ancestors, my family, my community. I am a storyteller; through my work, I weave together… Read more

Renewal The Belief in Hope-sv- Holly Wilson

“Bloodline” Return to Lenapehoking, Holly Wilson at Bonner David New York City

February 10th – 26th, 2022 “Bloodline”, Solo Exhibition Artist Reception from 6-9 pm, February 10th  BONNER DAVID GALLERIES 22 E. 81 ST New York City, New York 10028 929.226.7800  www.BonnerDavid.com Read more

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HOLLY WILSON Looking for the Magic, SOLO EXHIBITION, MA DORAN GALLERY

March 11 – April 29, 2022 Solo Exhibition  M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

She Found True North-by Holly Wilson

Contemporary American Realism

Contemporary American Realism MAY 12 – JUNE 26, 2021 Group Exhibition  OPEN HOUSE – Saturday, May 15, 2021 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 https://www.madorangallery.com/exhibit/303-contemporary-american-realism Read more

99TH SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET, SWAIA

August 21 – 22, 2021 I am so thrilled to announce that I will be at this year’s in-person SWAIA Market! I hope you will stop by my new booth and see what I have been working on for the last year. Booth #LIN W 721 Saturday Aug 21, 6:00am-5:00pm… Read more

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Seven Sides of the Self solo at JRB Art at the Elms

Opening November 13, 2020 November 13 – February 27, 2021 2810 North Walker Oklahoma City, OK 73103 405.528.6336 Read more

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Weaving History into Art: Key Themes

Thursday, Sept 24th, 2020, at 12 PM – 1 PM Online with Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/events/658737375027876/ Hosted by Gilcrease Museum, The University of Tulsa and Holly Wilson Artist Join Curator of History Mark Dolph, Jack and Maxine Zarrow Curator for Indigenous Art and Culture Chelsea Herr, and contemporary multi-media artist Holly Wilson (Delaware/Cherokee) for… Read more

Weaving History into Art: The Enduring Legacy of Shan Goshorn

Weaving History into Art: The Enduring Legacy of Shan Goshorn October 9, 2020 – March 28, 2021 Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art1400 N Gilcrease Museum RdTulsa, OK 74127 There’s something about having a message in the vessel shape that makes people really curious … really engages them.… Read more

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VIRTUAL 99TH SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET, SWAIA

August 1 – 31, 2020 Please follow this link to my: VIRTUAL SWAIA 2020 BOOTH HERE ONLINE. We have been looking forward to The 99th Santa Fe Indian Market that transforms the City of Santa Fe, with nearly 900 of the continent’s finest Native American artists showing their work in… Read more

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Contemporary Realism Survey

May 2020 20 Anniversary Contemporary Realism Survey Group Exhibition  Opening TBA M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

Spectrums Within Under Our Skin-Detail-Holly Wilson-2m

Rural | Urban Invitational Art Exhibit II, The Volland Store

“Rural” and “Urban” are defined by the current address of each artist, but the artist’s current address does not necessarily indicate their origins. Once the artists are selected, the discovery begins:  where did they grow up?  what were the influences that led them to become artists?  how are their early… Read more

Holly Wilson Solo Exhibition, MA Doran Gallery

October 10, 2019 Dream within a Dream, Solo Exhibition  Opening 5-8 pm, Thursday, October 10, 2019 M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

I'm Still Here-Detail-Holly Wilson

On Turtle’s Back, Solo Exhibition at Dunedin Fine Art Center

Sept 13, 2019 – December 24, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, September 13, 5-7 pm Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd Dunedin, FL 34698  727.298.3322 www.dfac.org Read more

Origins, Orenda Art International Paris

“Brother and Sister” Bronze, Patina and Found Wood 12” x 15” x 4.5” May 30 – September 20, 2019  Origins, Group Exhibition  Opening Thursday, June 6, 2019 Orenda Art International 54, rue de Verneuil  75007 PARIS – FRANCE http://orenda-art.com Read more

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Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis

Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now. Current location: February 22 through TBD, 2020, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis past locations: August  22,  2019  –  January  5,  2020, Nasher  Museum  of  Art  at  Duke  University,  North  Carolina October 6, 2018, through January 7, 2019 Crystal Bridges… Read more

A View From Within Under The Skin by Holly Wilson

Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly

March 7 – June 2, 2019 Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly Group Exhibition  Opening Friday, March 7, 2019 Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210 http://www.nermanmuseum.org/index.html Read more

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Below The Surface, Solo Exhibition Travois

March 1 – April 30, 2019 Below The Surface, Solo Exhibition  Opening Friday, 6 – 8 pm, March 1, 2019 Travois First Fridays 310 W. 19th Terrace Kansas City, MO 64108 Travois.com Read more

Beautiful Minds – Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage

November 9, 2018 – July 14, 2019 Beautiful Minds – Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage Group Exhibition  Science Museums Oklahoma’s smArt Space Galleries 2020 Remington Place, Oklahoma City Read more

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole-Holly Wilson

Holly Wilson Solo Exhibition Bonner David Galleries

April 12 – May 2, 2019 Solo Exhibition  Opening 6 -8 pm, Friday, April 12, 2019 Bonner David Galleries 7040 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 https://www.bonnerdavid.com Read more

Frayed-Holly Wilson

20 Anniversary Contemporary Realism Survey

May 16, 2019 20 Anniversary Contemporary Realism Survey Group Exhibition  Opening 6 -8 pm, Thursday, May 16, 2019 M.A. Doran Gallery 3509 S. Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74105 Read more

On Turtle’s Back, Solo Exhibition at MoCNA, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

May 25, 2018 – January 27, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, August 16, 5-7 pm IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS (MoCNA) South Gallery 108 Cathedral Place Santa Fe, 87501 United States (888) 922-4242 www. iaia.edu/museum          Read more

Bloodline The Matriarchs-Holly Wilson

Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present

October 5, 2018 – January 6, 2019 TAUBMAN MUSEUM OF ART 110 Salem Avenue SE Roanoke, VA 24011 540.342.5760 https://www.taubmanmuseum.org February – July 22, 2018 Museum of the Shenandoah Vallery 901 Amherst Street Winchester, VA, 22601 88.556.5799 https://www.themsv.org August 19, 2017 – November 26, 2017 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 N.… Read more

Paper Wings: Fearless-Holly Wilson

The 97th Santa Fe Indian Market, SWAIA

August 18 – 19, 2018 Booth #719 LIN E 7:00am-5:00pm. The 95th Santa Fe Indian Market Transforms the City of Santa Fe, with nearly 900 of the continent’s finest Native American artists showing their work in booths filling the Santa Fe Plaza and surrounding streets. The Indian Market is the… Read more

Sense of Place-v4-Holly Wilson

Talk Story, Solo CN Gorman Museum

January 9 – March 16, 2018 “Talk Story”, Solo Exhibition Artist Talk & Closing Reception March 14 @ 4-6pm CN Gorman Museum 1316 Hart Hall Universtiy of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 www.gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation/Cherokee) is a contemporary multi-media artist. She uses the figure as a vehicle to… Read more

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Native American Contemporary

Jan 5- Mar 3, 2018 Spiva Center for the Arts 222 W. 3rd Street Joplin, M0 64801 (417) 623-0183 http://spivaarts.org             Read more

I'm Still Here by Holly Wilson

I’m Still Here

October 19 – November 22, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 19, 2017, 5:00 – 8:00pm
M.A. Doran Gallery
3509 S. Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.748.8700
www.madorangallery.com
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Enough-Holly Wilson

Native Art Now

Nov 10, 2017 – Jan 28, 2018 Native Art Now The Eiteljorg Museum 500 West Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.636.9378 http://www.eiteljorg.org ENOUGH Bronze, Patina 10.5” x 14.5” x 12.5”, 2015   Read more

21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City

“A View From Within Under The Skin” and 7 Photographs 21c Museum Hotels Oklahoma City 900 W Main St, Oklahoma City, OK 73106 August 2017 – Febuary 12, 2018 The way we see others and how one is seen has been a subject that I have had in my life… Read more

BLOODLINE-Holly Wilson

Art Prize Nine

September 20 – October 8, 2017 Bloodline Art Prize 9 Location Monroe Community Church 800 Monroe NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Voting Code: 65643 http://www.artprize.org/65643 It is the stories of family, history, and identity that brought me to “Bloodline”. It is a long trail of my Native American history, my… Read more

Gathering-Holly Wilson

“Return from Exile” Traveling Group Exhibition

August  21 – December 8, 2017 Fine Art Museum John W. Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 828.227.7211 www.wcu.edu January-May, 2018 (exact dates TBD) Museum of the Southeast American Indian University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina www.uncp.edu   GATHERING Bronze,… Read more

“A Foot in Two Worlds, A Path of My Own”, Solo Exhibition

February 2, 2017 – February 21, 2017
Bonner David Galleries
7040 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
480.941.8500
www.bonnerdavid.com
Opening Reception: Thursday February 2nd, 7-9pm Read more

Holly Wilson Looking For The Magic – November 2016 – Studio and Springfield Art Museum

Holly Wilson Looking For The Magic – November 2016 – Studio and Springfield Art Museum What is that need to make art. Read more

Four by Four 2016: Midwest Invitational Exhibition

I am so pleased to be a part of this beautiful biennial Four by Four 2016: Midwest Invitational Exhibition. The Museum spotlighted one artist from four different states and I was honored to have been chosen for the state of Oklahoma. The exhibition is in its final weeks so I do… Read more

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“SFA Alumni Group Exhibition”

October 27–January 14
The Cole Art Center
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art
329 E. Main Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
936.468.5500
www.art.sfasu.edu/exhibitions Read more

Looking for the Magic

Del Mar College Cultural Programs
Artist Talk at Del Mar College East
Baldwin & Ayers
ColesBuilding, Room 124
For More Information 361.698.1216 Read more

Four by Four 2016: Midwest Invitational

September 10 – December 4
Artist Panel Talk: October 8th, 10:30 am
Springfield Art Museum
1111 E Brookside Drive
Springfield MO 65807
417.837.5700
www.mo-springfieldartmuseum.civicplus.com Read more

Art Aspen

August 4 – 7
With Bonner David Gallery from Scottsdale, AZ
Aspen Ice Garden
233 W. Hyman Ave.
Aspen, Co 81611
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, Aug 4, 5 – 9 pm
www.art-aspen.com Read more

“Encaustic Art in the 21st Century, Discover the Art of Wax”, Group Exhibition & Book Signing

July 15- August 7
Encaustic Art Institute Gallery
632 Agua Fria
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.883.7410
Opening Reception: July 16th, 2016 2-5pm Read more

Holly Wilson SECRETS ARE BURDENS

“National Contemporary Realism”, Group Exhibition

May 5 – June 11
M.A. Doran Gallery
3509 S. Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.748.8700
www.madorangallery.com
Opening reception: Thursday, May 12, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm Read more

“OUTLIERS” 3 Person Exhibition

March 4, 2016 – March 31, 2016
Robert Lange Studios
2 Queen Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843.805.8052
www.robertlangestudios.com
Opening Reception: March 4th, 2016 5-8pm Read more

Holly Wilson SECRETS ARE BURDENS

Conversations: Eiteljorg 2015 Contemporary Art Fellowship

The exhibition “Conversations” is in its last few weeks at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. I have been so honored to be apart of this 2015 fellowship, to have meet such wonderful people and to be given the opportunity to share my stories. There are many to… Read more

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“GATHERING” by Holly Wilson apart of the traveling exhibition “Return From Exile”

“GATHERING” Bronze, Patina and Locust Wood 28” x 16.5” x 5.5”, 2015 by Holly Wilson When I was young we lived on a mountain in Cherokee, NC, my father taught at the Indian School for several years. My memories have no words from that time just images, some of running… Read more

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“Return from Exile” Traveling Group Exhibition

May 13 – August 5, 2017
Cherokee Heritage Center
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
918.456.6007
Opening Reception: TBA
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Gathering-Holly Wilson

The 96th Santa Fe Indian Market, SWAIA

August 19 – 20, 2017
Booth #719 LIN E
7:00am-5:00pm.
The 95th Santa Fe Indian Market Transforms the City of Santa Fe, with nearly 900 of the continent’s finest Native American artists showing their work in booths filling the Santa Fe Plaza and surrounding streets. The Indian Market is the largest and most prestigious Native American fine art show in the world.
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Conversations, Contemporary Art Fellowship Group Exhibition

November 14, 2015 – February 14, 2016
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art
500 West Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317.636.9378
www.eiteljorg.org
Opening Reception: November 14, 2015 Read more

Silver vs Gold, Group Exhibition

November 11, 2015 – March 31, 2016
The Vendue Charleston’s Art Hotel
19 Vendue Range
Charleston, SC 29401
843.577.7970
thevendue.com/art Read more

Secrets and the Untold Stories, Solo Exhibition

October 1 – October 30
M.A. Doran Gallery
3509 S. Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.748.8700
www.madorangallery.com
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 1, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm Read more

Return from Exile, Traveling Group Exhibition

2015-17
Aug. 22 – Oct. 10, 2015, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA
Oct 2015 – Jan 2016 (exact dates TBA) Collier County Museum, Naples, Florida
Feb – April 2016 (exact dates TBA) Dr. J.W. Wiggins Gallery, Sequoyah National Research Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
May – Aug 2017 (exact dates TBA), Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah OK Read more

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35th Anniversary Group Exhibition

August 15 – August 29
Wally Workman Gallery
1202 West Sixth Street
Austin, TX 78703
918.748.8700
www.wallyworkmangallery.com
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 15, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm Read more

Contemporary Spirit, Group Exhibition

August 1- August 31
Encaustic Art Institute Gallery
632 Agua Fria
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.883.7410 Read more

Summer Show, Group Exhibition

July 10 – August 22, 2015
PrintWorks Gallery
311 West Superior Street, Suite 105
Chicago, Illinois 60654
312.664.9407
www.printworkschicago.com Read more

Art Santa Fe, Group Exhibition

July 9 – July 12, 2015
With Bonner David Gallery from Scottsdale, AZ
SANTA FE CONVENTION CENTER 201 W. Marcy, Santa Fe, NM
OPENING NIGHT GALA and VERNISSAGE: Thursday, July 9, 5 – 8 pm
Friday – Sunday 11-6
www.artsantafe.com Read more

A Foot in Two Worlds, Solo Exhibition New Work by Holly Wilson

June 18 – August 21, 2015
Oklahoma Contemporary
3000 General Pershing Blvd
Oklahoma City, Ok., 73107
405.951.0000
www.oklahomacontemporary.org
Opening Reception: Thursday June 18th, 2015 5:30pm, Artist Talk 6pm Read more

FLUENT, Group Exhibition

June 11 – October 31, 2015
The Vendue Charleston’s Art Hotel
19 Vendue Range
Charleston, SC 29401
843.577.7970
thevendue.com/art Read more

Hope Project: What Does Hope Look Like to You, Group Exhibition

May 8 – July 3, 2015
Dreamer Concepts
428 E Main St
Norman, OK, 73069
405.701.0048
Opening reception: Friday, May 8, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm
2nd Friday Opening: Friday June 12, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm Read more

National Contemporary Realism 2015, Group Exhibition

May 7 – June 13, 2015
M.A. Doran Gallery
3509 S. Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.748.8700
www.madorangallery.com
Opening reception: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm Read more

Temporal, New Photography, Solo Exhibition

May 1 – May 31
JRB at the Elms
In The Historic Paseo Arts District
2810 North Walker
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103
405.528.6336
www.jrbartgallery.com
Opening reception: Friday, May 1, 2015, 6 – 10pm Read more

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“TEMPORAL” New Photography by Holly Wilson

TEMPORAL New Photography by Holly Wilson JRB Art at the Elm Gallery Temporal Photography pertaining to and concerned with the present life of my world. Opening Reception: Friday, May 1st 6:00 – 10:00PM Show Runs: May 1 – 30, 2015 JRB at the Elms 2810 North Walker Oklahoma City, Oklahoma… Read more

Women Artists: Anonymous No More, Group Exhibition

April 9 – April 21
Bonner David Galleries
7040 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, Ariz. 85251
480.941.8500
www.bonnerdavid.com
Opening reception: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 7 – 9:00pm Read more

Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Group Exhibition

February 13 – March 13
Parks Exhibition Center
Idyllwild Arts
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
951.659.2171
www.idyllwildarts.org Read more

Valentine’s Group Show, Group Exhibition

February 12 – March 6
M.A. Doran Gallery
3509 S. Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.748.8700
www.madorangallery.com
Opening reception: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 5:00 – 8:00pm Read more