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Open · Until 6 Dec 2026

Rooted in Place: California Native Art

Rick Bartow (Wiyot, 1946–2016), The Magical Mind in Rural America (detail), 2015. Acrylic and graphite on unstretched canvas, 73 1/2 x 219 1/2 in. (186.69 x 557.531 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions, 2024.16. Artwork © Rick Bartow Trust. Photograph by Randy Dodson

Rick Bartow (Wiyot, 1946–2016), The Magical Mind in Rural America (detail), 2015. Acrylic and graphite on unstretched canvas, 73 1/2 x 219 1/2 in. (186.69 x 557.531 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions, 2024.16. Artwork © Rick Bartow Trust. Photograph by Randy Dodson · License

Rooted in Place: California Native Art is on view at de Young Museum, San Francisco, United States, until December 6, 2026.

Last verified September 16, 2026 · Official source ↗

This exhibition at the de Young Museum examines how art, sacred traditions, and the environment intersect across Indigenous communities in northwestern California. Featuring works by creator Elizabeth Hickox alongside contemporary pieces by Rick Bartow, Brian D. Tripp, and Shoshoni Gensaw-Hostler, the display highlights regional tribal culture through newly acquired objects, special loans, and newly commissioned art.

Venue

  1. de Young Museum
    San Francisco, United States · August 26, 2025 – December 6, 2026
    Until 6 Dec

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Exhibition image for Rooted in Place: California Native Art

Rick Bartow (Wiyot, 1946–2016), The Magical Mind in Rural America (detail), 2015. Acrylic and graphite on unstretched canvas, 73 1/2 x 219 1/2 in. (186.69 x 557.531 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions, 2024.16. Artwork © Rick Bartow Trust. Photograph by Randy Dodson

Rick Bartow (Wiyot, 1946–2016), The Magical Mind in Rural America (detail), 2015. Acrylic and graphite on unstretched canvas, 73 1/2 x 219 1/2 in. (186.69 x 557.531 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions, 2024.16. Artwork © Rick Bartow Trust. Photograph by Randy Dodson · License · Source ↗