International Folk Art Market Insider Talk
Nevada Wier & Boyd Matson
Friday July 10, 1pm
Sky Cinema, 1606 Alcaldesa St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Using her own unique palette created from infrared photography, Nevada Wier presents Veiled Reveries - photographs of cultures from remote regions around the world through the lens of her own infrared camera. While based in Santa Fe, Nevada typically spends most of the year traveling the world on assignment with National Geographic and leading workshops, specializing in documenting the various cultures of the world. She is recognized for her creative and intimate approach to photographing people.

The artist reception is held on Friday, July 10 from 5-7pm at Obscura Gallery. In addition, as part of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market the same weekend, Nevada Wier will be in conversation with Boyd Matson, longtime host of the series National Geographic Explorer and a spokesperson for the National Geographic Society. The talk takes place Friday, July 10, 1pm at Sky Cinema in Santa Fe.

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Obscura Gallery is thrilled to host an exhibition and book signing celebrating In Light and Shadow: A Photographic History from Indigenous America, co-authored by Iñupiaq photographer Brian Adams and photographer/author Sarah Stacke. The exhibition is on view August 14–September 26, 2026. On Saturday, August 15, the book signing begins at 3pm and the artists’ reception will follow from 4–6pm at Obscura Gallery with many of the artists present.

The exhibition, curated by Obscura Gallery, Brian Adams, and Sarah Stacke, presents work by 20 contemporary Indigenous American photographers featured in the book who explore themes of sovereignty, identity, land, and community. Historical photographs are displayed alongside the contemporary work to reveal visual lineages spanning generations.

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