Nina Elder

Nina Elder’s artwork is widely exhibited and has been featured in Art in America, VICE Magazine, and on PBS. Her research has been supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Rauschenberg Foundation award for Arts & Activism, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation. She has recently held positions as an Art + Environment Research Fellow at the Nevada Museum of Art, a Polar Lab Research Fellow at the Anchorage Museum, and a Researcher in Residence in the Art and Ecology Program at the University of New Mexico. Solo exhibitions of Nina’s work have been organized by SITE Santa Fe, Indianapolis Contemporary, and university museums across the US. She migrates between rural New Mexico and site-specific projects.

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Cicada, graphite on paper, 9 x 12 in.

Nina Elder, Opuntia (drawing), graphite on paper, 9 x 12
Opuntia, graphite on paper, 9 x 12 in.

Nina Elder, Dandelion (drawing), 16x 12 in.
Dandelion, graphite on paper, 16 x 12 in.

Nina Elder, Reflection (drawing), graphite on paper, 16 x 12 in.
Reflection, graphite on paper, 16 x 12 in.

Nina Elder, Yucca Monsoon (drawing), graphite on paper, 12x 12 in.
Yucca Monsoon, graphite on paper, 12 x 12 in.

Nina Elder, Flicker Foot (drawing), graphite on paper, 12 x 12 in.
Flicker Foot, graphite on paper, 12 x 12 in.

Eye, graphite on paper, 6 x 6 in.

Nina Elder, Pear (drawing), graphite on paper, 9 x 6 in.
Pear, graphite on paper, 9 x 6 in.

Nina Elder, Harriet's Hands (drawing), 2023, graphite on paper, 6 x 6 in.
Harriet's Hands, graphite on paper, 6 x 6 in.
15% of the artist's proceeds for this piece will go to the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation.

Nina Elder, Skull, graphite on paper, 9 x 9 in.
Skull, graphite on paper, 9 x 9 in.

Moisture, graphite on paper, 9 x 9 in.

Nina Elder, Protectors Hands (drawing), graphite on paper, 6 x 9 in.
Protectors Hands, graphite on paper, 6 x 9 in.
15% of the artist's proceeds for this piece will go to the Native Governance Center.

Nina Elder, Glass of Water (drawing), graphite on paper, 9 x 6 in.
Glass of Water, graphite on paper, 9 x 6 in.

Nina Elder, Mouse (drawing), graphite on paper, 9 x 6 in.
Mouse, graphite on paper, 9 x 6 in.

Nina Elder, Moths (drawing), graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
Moths, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.

Nina Elder, Sky Over Standing Rock (drawing), graphite on paper, 12 x 16 in.
Sky Over Standing Rock, graphite on paper, 12 x 16 in.
15% of the artist's proceeds for this piece will go to the Native Governance Center.

Nina Elder, Great Unconformity (drawing), graphite on paper, 16 x 16 in.
Great Unconformity, graphite on paper, 16 x 16 in.

Nina Elder, Tumbleweed (drawing), graphite on paper, 22 x 16"
Tumbleweed, graphite on paper, 22 x 16 in.

Nina Elder, Vultures (drawing), graphite and dirt on paper, 16 x 16 in.
Vultures, graphite on paper, 16 x 16 in.

Nina Elder, Iris (from Van Gogh)(drawing), graphite on paper, 16 x 22 in.
Iris (from Van Gogh), graphite on paper, 16 x 22 in.
15% of the artist's proceeds for this piece will go to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Nina Elder, Selma (drawing), graphite on paper, 9 x 22 in.
Selma, graphite on paper, 9 x 22 in.
15% of the artist's proceeds for this piece will go to the John and Lilian Miles Lewis Foundation.

Nina Elder, Shells and Granite (drawing), graphite on paper, 16 x 22 in.
Shells and Granite, graphite on paper, 16 x 22 in.

Nina Elder, Superbloom (drawing), graphite on paper, 36 x 36 in.
Superbloom, graphite on paper, 36 x 36 in.