Opening Reception of Koanbanchinemma (do you see the light (in me))

*Koanbanchinemma (do you see the light (in me))* is a new exhibit opening in Lyman Plant House on November 20, 2025. The exhibit features six Nipmuc artists, cultural and land stewards: **Rachel Healing Willow Bayliss (Natick Nipmuc)**, Willow Daly and Keely Curliss (of **Pequoig Farm**), **Scott  Strong Hawk Foster**, **Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines Roberson, Jr.,** and **Kimberly Toney**. Toney, who is the Coordinating Curator for Native American and Indigenous Collections at Brown University Libraries, is co-curator of this exhibit in partnership with the Botanic Garden of Smith College and with the support of the Smith Office For the Arts (SOFA).