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August 14, 2025 | Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Alexandra Buffalohead: Making Time or Work, Art, and Bluedog; by Leah Lemm
Native Lights is produced by Minnesota Native News and AMPERS with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
December 3, 2021 | Arts Mia News
Shifting the perspective: Revisiting history through art; by Alexandra Buffalohead
Buffalohead wrote to share insights about the miniature curatorial project she curated in Gallery 261 of the MIA’s Americas collection.
April, 24, 2020 | Weisman Art Museum
At Home, But Not Isolated; by Alexandra Buffalohead
This piece was part of the spring 2020 Conversations with Creatives series, made possible by Student Services Fees and created with WAM Collective.
April 7, 2020 | The Minnesota Star Tribune
Twin Cities artist launches a program to boost young, diverse curators; by Alicia Eler
“For Buffalohead, who graduated from the museum studies program at the University of St. Thomas and is currently Arts and Cultural Engagement Manager at the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) and All My Relations art gallery, ECI is a real confidence-builder.”
February 5, 2020 | Mplsart.com
First Nations Curation: An interview with Alexandra Buffalohead; by Juleana Enright
Juleana Enright with MPLSART.COM interviewed Alex Buffalohead about the curation of the group exhibition ‘Revitalizing Symbols,’ and her work with the Emerging Curator’s Institute.
January 23, 2020 | The Minnesota Star Tribune
Revitalizing Indigenous Symbols; by Alicia Erler
Alicia Eler featured Jaida Grey Eagle’s Image of *Holy Elk and Bernie Lafferty, and wrote a short feature on the exhibition ‘Revitalizing Symbols’ curated by Alexandra Buffalohead.
October 10, 2019 | The Minnesota Star Tribune
Minneapolis center presents an all-star show of Native prints from ‘Mni Sota’; by Alicia Erler
September 16, 2019 | City Pages
Fall Arts Guide 2019: The 23 best events of the season
“This fall, Highpoint Center in south Minneapolis continues to show how printmakers push the boundaries of the medium, from thoughtfully fresh takes on traditional approaches to edgy political statements using new techniques. For “Transference,” the space will host a collection of work from printmakers with connections to Mni Sota Makoce, a Dakota phrase that translates to “land where the waters reflect the clouds.” Curated by Alexandra Buffalohead, the show features Native artists including Dyani White Hawk, whose works are reminiscent of textiles; Julie Buffalohead, with her animal characters that are both playful and scathing; and Gordon Coon, whose pieces boast a colorful spirituality. Jim Denomie, George Morrison, Frank Big Bear, Star Wallowing Bull, Angela Two Stars, and Andrea Carlson are among many others highlighted in this exhibition.”
September 12, 2019 | The Minnesota Star Tribune
Fall Arts 2019 | Art Picks: 10 biggest art events in the Twin Cities this fall; by Alicia Eler
‘Transference: Printmakers in Mni Sota Makoce’ named 10 biggest art events in the Twin Cities this fall.
August 20, 2014 | City Pages
“On Fertile Ground” puts spotlight on Native artists from the Midwest; by Sheila Regan
“One of the highlights of the show comes from recent Augsburg graduate Alexandra Buffalohead, whose chicken-wire sculptures hang like ghosts in front of a turquoise wall. Two of the pieces, Skinless 1 and Skinless 2, show horned figures hanging above the floor. In addition to their chicken-wire armature, the figures have heart shapes inside their chests. Though they are called skinless, the shape of these figures look more like wire stand-ins for skin, with the bodies missing bones and muscle mass. They droop, kept alive only by whatever soul keeps pushing them forward through their hearts. A third figure, called Self Portrait, is the same as the other two with the addition of brightly colored nylon wrapped around the armature. The third piece makes a gesture of seeking to cover up what's inside, perhaps, or putting on a show, even if that presentation ignores the needs of what is happening inside.”