Jeffrey Gibson:
one becomes the other and I Was Here
January 29 – May 23, 2026
Please note: DOMA will be closed February 28 – March 9 for Ball State's Spring Break.
Jeffrey Gibson public lecture, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. at Pruis Hall
The first Native artist to have a solo exhibition at the US pavilion in the Venice Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson’s art draws from traditional Indigenous craft and contemporary aesthetics in a multilayered exploration of history and identity. Gibson selected two of his videos, one becomes the other and I Was Here, for display at the David Owsley Museum of Art in conjunction with a visit to the Ball State University campus in February 2026. These short films reveal complex perspectives on America's past and the deep significance of Native American cultural heritage to Native and non-Native communities in the present. The videos will play during the spring semester to mark the museum’s commitment to foregrounding Indigenous cultural expressions that honor the continuous Native American presence in Indiana.
Image: Jeffrey Gibson, Mississippi Band Choctaw, Cherokee, American, born 1972, one becomes the other, 2014-2016, single-channel video, 19:25 min., edition of 2 plus 1 artist's proof, created by the artist at the Denver Art Museum, 2014-2016; gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2016, © Jeffrey Gibson 2016.
Image: Jeffrey Gibson, Mississippi Band Choctaw, Cherokee, American, born 1972, I Was Here, 2018, single-channel video, 8:15 min., produced by the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. This film is made possible by The Daniel W. Dietrich ‘64 Arts Museum Programming Fund, © Jeffrey Gibson 2018.