This inaugural exhibition celebrates the extraordinary legacy of Eddie Basha as a collector and champion of Western American and American Indian art. Showcasing the breadth and depth of one of the most significant collections of its kind, Working Pardners explores the American West not as a backdrop for rugged individualism but as a place shaped by deep and dynamic partnerships—between humans and animals, artists and patrons, labor and land, culture and spirit. 

Drawn entirely from the Basha Collection, the exhibition features masterworks by acclaimed artists such as Joe Beeler, David Johns, Larry Yazzie, Gary Niblett, Martin Grelle, Russell Houston, Ernest Berke, Doug Hyde, Lloyd Kiva New, Kevin Red Star, Shonto Begay, Timothy Begay, and Ed Mell—each offering a perspective on how creative expression emerges from connection and cooperation. From bronzes and paintings to prints and carvings, Working Pardners invites visitors to see the West not as a solitary frontier but as a shared landscape of labor, kinship, ceremony, and collaboration.

Public opening

Saturday, March 28, with FREE admission March 28 – 29.

Celebrate the grand opening
of the Louis Sands IV Center

March 28  |  10 am – 2 pm