Inspired by Diane Wilson’s novel The Seed Keeper, this exhibition explores the concept of seeds as both a material presence and a powerful metaphor—an archive of memory, resilience, and future. Presented in collaboration with the Oceanside Public Library as part of the community-wide program The Big Read, the exhibition extends the novel’s themes into a visual and spatial experience. In Indigenous worldviews, seeds carry more than sustenance; they hold stories, languages, ancestral knowledge, and responsibilities passed orally from generation to generation.

Through diverse materials and practices, these Native American female artists act as contemporary seed keepers by preserving stories, traditions, and ways of knowing that have survived displacement, erasure, and transformation. Their works speak to continuity rather than nostalgia, emphasizing living cultures rooted in care, reciprocity, and resistance.

Exhibition Celebration: Tuesday, April 7, 5:30-7:00pm.
On view March 27 – June 21
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054