Meet the Maker: 2025 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art fellows

• A panel of art experts selects four artists, and one is invited based on a lifetime of work.
• The museum purchases some of the selected artists' work and adds to its permanent collection of contemporary art.
• An exhibition called Emerging Current runs through Feb. 22, and the museum will publish an art catalog to highlight the pieces that are part of this cycle.

What they're saying: "It is inspiring to see the growing national and international interest in contemporary Native art rooted here in Indianapolis," Eiteljorg Museum president and CEO Kathryn Haigh said. "For more than 25 years, the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship has positioned the museum at the forefront of championing innovative Native artists."

Zoom in: These are the 2025 Eiteljorg Fellows and the people they represent.

• Jean LaMarr (Northern Paiute/Achomawi) tackles stereotypes, misrepresentations and environmental racism via printmaking, painting, murals and installations. She is this year's invited artist.
• John Feodorov (Navajo) explores identity and the effects of being an urban Indian in paintings, drawings, 3D artworks and video performances.

• Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich (Koyukon Dené/Iñupiaq) draws inspiration from her heritage to craft carved, painted and beaded sculptures and mask forms.
• Maria Hupfield (Anishinaabek, Wasauksing First Nation) merges performance art, design and sculpture while pursuing Indigenous storytelling traditions.
• Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara/Lakota) is a multidisciplinary artist creating installations, sculpture and performance art to communicate stories of 21st-century Indigeneity.

If you go: Emerging Current is available with regular Eiteljorg Museum admission of $20 for adults and $12 for kids 5-17.