Living Indigenous showcases and celebrates the creative contributions of Indigenous artists living in and connected to the Delaware community. Developed in partnership between the Delaware Art Museum and the Nanticoke Indian Museum, the exhibition aims to create space for artists to explore and share what it means to be an Indigenous artist at the United States’ 250th anniversary. Utilizing the commemorative year, Living Indigenous will ensure that broader stories of the inhabitants of Turtle Island are centered, pairing intergenerational artists as a means to share knowledge and history from the past and link those narratives to today.
To complement the exhibition, works of art and ephemera by Indigenous artists have been installed in permanent collection galleries throughout the Museum.
Untitled, c. 1980s. Leonard Harmon (1952–1989). Oil on masonite, frame: 48 1/2 × 48 × 1 3/4 inches. Private Collection. © Estate of Leonard Harmon.
Untitled, c. 1980s. Leonard Harmon (1952–1989). Oil on masonite, frame: 48 1/2 × 48 × 1 3/4 inches. Private Collection. © Estate of Leonard Harmon.
Untitled, c. 1980s. Leonard Harmon (1952–1989) Oil on canvas 29 3/4 × 24 × 1 inches. Private Collection. © Estate of Leonard Harmon.
Untitled, c. 1975-1980 Leonard Harmon (1952–1989). Oil on linen, 18 × 22 inches. Collection of Robert Radish. © Estate of Leonard Harmon.
Wanda Radish, 1975 Leonard Harmon 1952–1989). Oil on linen, 36 × 24 inches. Collection of Robert Radish. © Estate of Leonard Harmon.
7 Coins For 7 Generations, 2025. Leonard Durham Harmon (born 1983). Acrylic oxidized copper shavings paper on wood panel 27 × 22 × 2 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Copeland Memorial Fund, 2026. © Leonard Harmon Fine Art.
Self, 2017. Terrance Vann (born 1991). Acrylic and spray enamel on paper, 7 × 5 ft. Courtesy of the artist. © Terrance Vann.
“Everybody’s Got Roaches.”, 2022. Renita Coursey (born 1992). Scrap hide, Miyuki Delica beads, Czech seed beads, Turquoise beads, and sterling silver fingernail posts, each: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 inches. Collection of the artist. © Renita Coursey.
Sweet Pea, 2025. Renita Coursey (born 1992). Brain tanned brown deer hide, Charlotte true cut beads, Mother of Pearl cabochons, and faux angora, beadwork: 3/4 × 3/4 inches, poms: 4 1/4 × 3 × 3 inches. Collection of the artist. © Renita Coursey.
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