Designed to Be Red Curatorial Tour

Join curator Brian Johnson (Monacan Indian Nation) for a tour of Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Poster Works. This tour will move through nearly two centuries of Native graphic design, spanning work from over 60 tribes and nations. Johnson will provide further insight into the designers and movements which used posters to resist colonial narratives and reflect the full spectrum of Native life.

Brian Johnson (Monacan Indian Nation) is a designer, curator, and partner at Polymode. He is a co-founder of BIPOC Design History, an online learning platform, and has lectured and led workshops at institutions including the Walker Art Center, the School of Visual Arts, and the Rhode Island School of Design. His clients include The New York Times Magazine, MIT Press, A24, Nike, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A 2025 Mellon Fellow at IAIA’s Research Center for Contemporary Native Arts, his work centers Native-made design to combat erasure and decolonize the field.

Accessibility Note: Masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact events@posterhouse.org.