Monday, December 15, 2025
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Amy Juarez | OSU Museum of Art Marketing and Communications | 405-744-2783 | amyjuar@okstate.edu
The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art announced the receipt of three contemporary
Native American works from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
This gift reflects the center’s commitment to sharing its collection with institutions
that foster public engagement, education and appreciation of Indigenous art.
Among the three works, Jamison Chas Banks’ “Imprint” editions have already been integrated
into OSU’s ENG 4310: Modern Oklahoma Writers course. During a class visit, students
explored the works of Oklahoma authors and examined how literary expression and visual
art intersect.
In addition to the artwork, the OSU MoA has received $6,711 through the Ralph T. Coe
Center Rehoming Program Grant. These funds will support exhibition, interpretation
and collection care, helping the museum expand accessible, hands-on learning opportunities
for students and the broader community.
LEFT: Will Wilson (Navajo, b. 1969), Madrienne Salgado, Citizen of the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe, Citizen of the Muckleshoot Nation, 2017, archival pigment print from
wet plate collodion scan, printed 2020. 12 x 9 5/8 inches. Gift of Ralph T. Coe Center
for the Arts, 2025. Gift of Will Wilson, 2020. 2025.001.003. RIGHT: Jamison Chas Banks
(Seneca-Cayuga/Cherokee of Oklahoma, b. 1978), Imprint, 2019, serigraph acrylic on
paper, ed. 4/7. 12 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches. Gift of Ralph T. Coe Center of the Arts, 2025.
Gift of Jamison Chas Banks, 2019. 2025.001.001
“This gift and grant provide an exciting opportunity for the museum to engage students,
scholars and visitors directly with Indigenous art,” said Carla Shelton, associate
director. “It supports our mission to foster understanding and appreciation of both
historic and contemporary works of art through exhibitions, collections and programming
that serve OSU, the Stillwater community and audiences beyond.”
OSU MoA’s dedication to Native art extends far beyond its galleries. Through student
vault visits, online digital collections and partnerships with programs such as the
Center for Sovereign Nations and the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, the museum
strives to make art and culture accessible to all. Recent initiatives include the
2024 exhibition “A Constellation of Color: The Art of Benjamin Harjo Jr.” and the
2025 exhibition “Community, Creativity, and Continuity: Native American Art in Everyday
Life,” curated by OSU students in collaboration with Guest Curator Amber DuBoise-Shepherd
(Diné | Prairie Band Potawatomi | Sac & Fox).
The addition of these works from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts further strengthens
OSU MoA’s role as a hub for learning, engagement and appreciation of art and culture
in Oklahoma and beyond.
To learn more about the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art’s permanent collection,
visit museum.okstate.edu/art/collections/
Funding for this season is provided by Marilynn and Carl Thoma, Lou Watkins and the
OSU Museum of Art Advocates.