Avi Kwa Ame: Between Presence and Protection – Paintings and Drawings by Alina Lindquist
Artwork by Alina Lindquist, Serene Summits, oil on canvas.
June 5, 2025 – August 27, 2025
Nevada Humanities Program Gallery
1017 S. 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas
Reception and Artist Talk with Alina Lindquist
Thursday, June 26, 2025
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM; artist talk starting at 6:00 PM
Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas
Nevada Humanities presents Avi Kwa Ame: Between Presence and Protection, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Nevada artist Alina Lindquist. This exhibition is the result of more than 30 days spent as the artist-in-residence at Mystery Ranch — an art and science research station located within the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. Through drawing and painting, Lindquist studies and explores these landscapes.
Many 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 these public lands. Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, was designated a national monument in 2023, holding significant cultural importance and great biological diversity.
The desert provides a space for us to reconnect with nature and to reflect upon our experiences in response to the landscape. Lindquist has captured this essence in the artwork featured in this exhibition.
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. www.alinalindquist.com @alina.lindquist