grace hudson museum

The Grace Hudson collections made local history and the art of Mendocino County's native Pomo people come alive! I loved all the children and dogs in Grace's paintings and so did my nieces and nephews

The Grace Hudson Museum is indeed a treasure. Grace Hudson herself and her art are refreshing enough to make it worth a stop in to see her paintings of the area's Native American People. She was an early settler in Mendocino County who revered nature and befriended many of the local Pomos.. Her paintings embody her love of the people and the area wildlife. She and her husband who was a physician, built a house which is now part of the museum and tours are available and very fun! The museum features many local artists, painters and woodworkers and the museum store is worth a look, especially during the holiday gift giving season.

This museum serves as a wonderful tribute to an artist who did much to commemorate the local Pomo Indian tribes, as well as her stay in Hawaii, the docent(sorry I forgot her name) led us on a wonderful tour of the house where Grace Hudson lived. This is a great opportunity for anyone who enjoys Native American art.

The latest exhibit for September features art from 1902 when Grace Hudson spent a year painting in Hawaii. Some pieces are on loan from the Honolulu Museum of Art. a must see!

Interesting artifacts from the local area. Grace Hudson was a painter of Native Americans and Mendocino County.

Tour Grace Hudson (the artist)'s preserved home (Sun House) and always a wonderful exhibit of artists at the Museum. Great gift shop.

This museum is worth a visit not only for the chance to see Grace Hudson's marvelous paintings of local Native American life, but also for the exhibits setting out her fascinating family, the gorgeous Pomo baskets and other artifacts, and the chance to see her home, the Sun House, in its original condition.

The Grace Hudson Museum has some really fine local Native American crafts, mostly baskets of the Pomo people. The basis of the collection, however, are the paintings by Grace Hudson (The Painter Lady, as she was known among the local tribes) which depict the Pomo people as they lived in her time. The Sunhouse, (Hudson's home) when it is open for tours is also very interesting, especially at Christmas when the staff decorates it for the holidays.

This is a wonderful museum. Ms. Hudson had such an artist eye and, what seems to be, a great relationship with the Native Americans. Her work is just amazing. But then there are the Native American baskets to see and the guest artist. The Sun House wasn't open when we were there, so I cannot say anything about that, but I will return to see it and revisit the museum when the venue changes

Couple of hours and you get to see the history of Grace and how she lived independently, very good story, along with her art work, apart from some contemporary art work from other artists.

This is a very worthwhile "local" museum to visit for a few hours. It gives a very special insight to the family and the interests of the artist (Grace Hudson) who took such a significant interest in the local Pomo peoples and their arts/crafts who lives were be transformed so dramatically at the end of the 19th century. There was also an exhibition of another early California artist that was well displayed and informative. A very pleasant hidden gem to visit.

Excellent restoration of American woman emeshed in the Native American culture. This is the real deal. Many artifacts and MANY art works. She's simply amazing.Gives one a real local flavor as well.Ms Hudson was so very prolific!!!

Give me one good reason to spend time in Ukiah? Well, locals can name a few good reasons but one you will never regret following through on is the Grace Hudson Museum. This museum has been rated one of the best small museums in California, and after a visit there you will readily understand why. The first thing to understand is that this museum is not only a beautifully professional display space which attracts first class traveling and local exhibitions, it also houses other unique attractions. You might only view the current exhibition and leave the museum highly satisfied, BUT you would have missed the fullest appreciation of the reason this museum carries the name Grace Hudson. In the back gallery, accessed through a short hallway, is the permanent exhibition of the paintings of Grace Hudson. The majority of these paintings depict the local Native American subjects the artist is renowned for, and they are truly wonderful. Pomo children, women and men, often with their pets and in their native attire, seem as glowingly alive in these wonderfully detailed and luminous paintings as they were in life 90 years ago. Also, neighboring the museum is the Hudson family home known as the Sun House, open for docent led tours. The house, largely of Grace's design, is maintained as it was in the Hudsons' time, and the personal stories told by the docents seem to bring the era and the family back to life. Not to be missed is a delightful little store just inside the entrance to the museum. It is stocked with a moderately priced and pleasing variety of Native American and other objects of art, historical and art books, and other items of interest. Adding to all of the above the fact that the museum staff is friendly, professional and well informed and it is hard not to conclude that this little museum is one of hidden jewels of Mendocino county.

I'm no artist or critic regarding art... I know what I don't like - and I just don't get a colors splashed across the canvas as a display of talent. THIS art however is what *I* call art. Grace's art is simply beautiful - mostly depicting native american indians in everyday life. There is some other art there as well, but not to my taste.

This little museum, behind the modest house built by its namesake, offers a window into the life of the people who lived here before the europeans showed up. In May, 2013 it hosts a special exhibition of the Hupa, a tribe a few valleys to the north famous for their White Deer Dance. Sensitive to the issues of settlement and disenfranchisement, but not sentimental, and verfy informative. The permanent exhibit has artifacts and pictures by Grace and her husband from the time when an uneasy accommodation between the indigenous residents and the white newcomers. A small but gorgeous collection of Pomo basketry is another highlight.