Nevada Humanities presents Avi Kwa Ame: Between Presence and Protection, an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Nevada artist Alina Lindquist.
Join us on Thursday, June 26, 2025 for a reception and artist talk. The reception will be from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, and the artist talk will begin at 6:00 pm.
The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in the Mojave Desert is a space for each of us to reconnect with nature. Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, was designated a national monument in 2023, holding significant cultural importance and great biological diversity.
Artists throughout our nation's history have created works that honor and share the beauty of our national parks and monuments to support the efforts to preserve and protect our public lands. Alina Lindquist immersed herself within the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument as the artist in residence at the Mystery Ranch, an art and science research station. Her exhibition showcases the artworks she created during her exploration and study of this vast and beautiful landscape.
This event is free and open to the public. Let us know you are interested in attending.
Alina Lindquist is a contemporary artist based in Las Vegas who is known for her landscape paintings of the Mojave Desert. She earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology, art history, and art from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), in 2020 and will begin work on her MFA at UNLV in the fall of 2025. Lindquist held artist residencies at The Mystery Ranch (Avi Kwa Ame National Monument), Great Basin National Park, and Valles Caldera National Preserve. Lindquist’s work originates in plein-air painting, with direct experience of the land that is expanded upon back in the studio. Lindquist often exaggerates the features of the landscape to emphasize its particular characteristics. Her recent work explores the role of public lands — such as Avi Kwa Ame National Monument — highlighting the significance of conservation efforts through visual storytelling.