Rapheal Begay is a photographer and curator from the Navajo Nation. Currently based in Window Rock, AZ, he works as a public information officer for the Navajo Nation Division of Human Resources. In 2017, he obtained a BFA in art studio with a minor in arts management and undergraduate certification in museum studies from the University of New Mexico. As one of “12 New Mexico Artists to Know in 2020,” Begay utilizes visual storytelling as a means to engage and explore, with respect to and stewardship of, the Diné way of life. Through curatorial collaborations, he highlights, celebrates, and advocates for Queer and Indigenous art throughout the Southwest.

The Fields of the Future podcast amplifies the voices and highlights the work of scholars, artists, and writers who are injecting new narratives into object centered-thinking. Join us for engaging conversations between BGC faculty and fellows and their guests.

At Bard Graduate Center, we seek to understand the world through things, both the luxurious ones, produced for the few, and the more utilitarian ones, produced for the many. At our New York City campus, we offer MA and PhD programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, and public events that explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.