2/14/26 - 5/10/26
Momím Wené / Medicine Water: Flowing Throughout California Indian Country
(Participating Artist)
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 28, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Closing Reception/ Artist Panel: April 25, 2026 5-8pm, Artist Panel 6-7pm
Grace Hudson Museum 431 S. Main Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
9/25/25 - 11/2/25
Momím Wené / Medicine Water: Flowing Throughout California Indian Country
(Participating Artist)
Opening Reception: October 11, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Mendocino Art Center: 45200 Little Lake St, Mendocino, CA 95460
4/28/25 - 11/03/25
Pomo Weavers Society: Pursuing Our Path Of Preservation
(Curator/Participating Artist)
July 19, 1 pm - 3 pm: Discussion Panel: Pomo Basketry Past, Present and Future as seen by Pomo basket makers and scholars today.
August 3 & 24, 12 pm - 3 pm: In-Gallery Basketweaving Demonstration
Healdsburg Museum: 221 Matheson Street – Healdsburg, CA
4/5/25 - 5/11/25
Maakon Yowa: Grounded in Coast Miwok
(Participating Artist)
Opening Reception: April 5, 2025
Special Event: Maakon Yowa Art Festival May 10, 2025, 11am-4pm
Gallery Route One: 11101 Highway 1 – Point Reyes Station, CA
9/20/25
Pomo Art Market
(Participating Artist & Demonstrator)
11am-4pm
Special Event: Weavers & Native Art Vendors
Healdsburg Museum: 221 Matheson Street – Healdsburg, CA
10/9/24 - 1/23/25
Maakon Tomi: Our Homelands of the Coast Miwok
(Participating Artist)
Opening Reception: October 6, 2024
Special Event: Opening Festival 10/6/24 11am-5pm
Bartolini Gallery: 20 Avenue of Flags, San Rafael, CA
3/8/24-5/11/24
Wa Hinthil Come North
(Participating Artist)
Opening Reception: March 28, 2024 4:30pm-6pm
Goudi´ni Native American Arts Gallery: Featuring a group of 11 artists curated by Meyo Marrufo (Eastern Pomo), Wa Hinthil Come North focuses on Pomo worldview through visual language and storytelling. Wa Hinthil is “the People” in the pomo language, this exhibition is a cultural exchange here north into our local tribal lands. Featuring regalia, digital media, photography, basketry, painting and more.
1/21/23-4/30/23
We are Still Here: Pomo Artists and our Cultural Landscape
(Participating Artist)
We Are Still Here: Pomo Artists and Our Cultural Landscape highlights contemporary artwork of Native Pomo artists and reflects the resilience of the Pomo Tribe and the strong connections to their land as a place for ceremonies, family events, gatherings, and religious observances.
Featured artists include Silver Galleto (Southern Pomo), Bonnie Lockhart (Northern Pomo, Kai Poma), Meyo Marrufo (Eastern Pomo), Clint McKay (Dry Creek Pomo, Wappo and Wintun), Robin Meely (Southern Pomo), Kathleen Smith (Bodega Miwuk, Dry Creek Pomo) and Eric Wilder (Southwest Pomo).
9/22/22-1/15/23
Gathering Time: Pomo Art During the Pandemic
(Participating Artist)
Grace Hudson Museum: The artists in this show were inspired to create both traditional and non-traditional art forms. They include basketmakers who refined their weaving and learned new techniques: Silver Galleto, Clint McKay, Robin Meely, Martina Morgan and Corine Pearce. They include makers of regalia and other traditional arts: Vince Brown, Patricia Franklin, Meyo Marrufo and Robert Geary. Some incorporated their traditions into painting, photography and textile designs: Bonnie Lockhart, Donna Ramirez, Rachael Smith-Ferri, Eric Wilder, and Katie Williams-Elliott. And they help us through their expressions of words: Laura Inong.
Honoring Ba:bihšaʔmen
The collection is named in honor of Silver’s grandmother, Ba:bihšaʔmen Vera Jack, who was born north of Healdsburg during a time when Indigenous identity was often suppressed and discouraged. Though she was raised in a world where being “Indian” was treated as something to hide, she held tightly to the pride, identity, and traditions that could not be taken away.
Her strength, resilience, and love for culture became the foundation for future generations to reclaim what had nearly been lost.
A Journey Back to Tradition
As a teenager, Silver began learning traditional basket weaving after being introduced to gathering materials and Pomo weavers by his grandmother. Although many master weavers had already passed on, mentors and community members encouraged him to continue learning and carrying forward the traditions.
Over time, basket weaving became more than an art form—it became a way to reconnect with culture, identity, and community.
The exhibit reflects decades of learning, gathering, teaching, and cultural preservation rooted in respect for ancestors and future generations.
“There should be no shame in reclaiming what was once stolen. We will make our ancestors proud by doing what they were once forbidden to do.” Silver Galleto (čo:sinkʰle)
A Living Exhibit
The Ba:bihšaʔmen Collection includes over 100 baskets gathered through family gifts, community connections, personal weaving work, and efforts to bring baskets back home to Pomo Country.
Unlike traditional museum displays, this is intended to be a living exhibit—one where Pomo weavers can study, hold, appreciate, and learn directly from the artistry of their ancestors.
Many baskets within the collection traveled far from their communities before eventually returning home. Today, they stand as symbols of resilience, continuity, and cultural renewal.