Original Dan Namingha Painting Titled “Dream State #26”

Dream State #26 is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Dan Namingha. With a commanding presence and a surface alive with shimmer and depth, the painting draws the viewer into a space that feels both meditative and richly symbolic.

This work is part of Namingha's well-known Dream State series, in which the artist explores the intersection of memory, tradition, and abstraction. Vertical forms dominate the composition, coalescing into figures that reference Katsinas — spiritual messengers central to Hopi belief. Among these forms, a single Corn Katsina emerges, surrounded by Cloud Figures that seem to float within a luminous, water-like field.

The complex layering of paint and technique gives the surface a dynamic, almost breathing quality. Subtle transitions in texture and tone evoke an otherworldly space, as if the figures were glimpsed in a dream or vision. Namingha's use of abstraction invites the viewer to experience these sacred forms with a sense of reverence and wonder, without revealing them entirely.

Signed Namingha in the lower right, Dream State #26 stands as a powerful example of the artist's ongoing dialogue between cultural symbolism and contemporary abstraction.

Condition: excellent condition

Provenance: This Original Dan Namingha Painting Titled "Dream State #26" is from a collector in Albuquerque.

Recommended Reading:

- The Art of Dan Namingha by Thomas Hoving

- Namingha - Timeless Land and Enduring Images, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California. September 17 - November 10, 1991

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