Savannah Berlyn Photo & Design

11/01/2026

November is Native American Heritage Month, and I’d love for you to celebrate with us at the Sioux City Art Center! 💜

Stop by during regular open hours to see my Powwow Portraits exhibit, on display through January 10. I’m grateful to share these portraits of our community and invite you to spend some time with them.

You’re also invited to our Native American Heritage Celebration on November 13 from 5–7 p.m., with dancing beginning at 6 p.m.! I’ll be there, and we’ll have food, dancers, singing, and an all-around good time together.

Dancers are welcome to join us! If you’d like to dance, please sign up here:
https://www.savannahberlyn.com/powwow-portraits

I hope to see you there!
Thankful for our event sponsors: Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, H. H. Everist, Jr. Program
Endowment Fund, and Ho-Chunk, Inc.

10/30/2026

F/1.2 Baby!! I’ve gotten so comfortable with not shooting “all the way open” because I normally have no issue with lighting. Anyhoots, I’ve been wanting this lens because I wanted a 1.2 aperture and it’s affordable. I’m so excited for this and to take creamy photos!!

10/26/2026

I wanted to include clothing pieces in my exhibit because they’re part of what I’ve been learning and creating this past year. We also wanted visitors to see some of the pieces featured in the photographs up close and appreciate their details in person.

I actually bought my sewing machine one year ago today! It started with a bone necklace I made in a class offered by HoChunk Renaissance. I kept going back for more classes, learning something new each time. Thank you to my friend Casja Ska Inga for teaching most of the classes I attended, and to my friend Gayla Whitewater for all her help and inspiration along the way.

I’ve also been finding more ways to bring my graphic design into what I create. I designed the theme for my show and put that artwork on a T-shirt. Thank you, Carlos Cariaga, for making it for me!

It makes me happy to see these different parts of my creativity come together in this exhibit.

10/25/2026

Senior Portraits tonight! It was a little chilly, but the leaves were so pretty! Thank you to my friend Susette for booking a session with me!

10/22/2026

My first solo show, Powwow Portraits, opens today at the Sioux City Art Center! I’m so excited to share these portraits alongside regalia pieces I’ve made.

Seeing the HoChunk language displayed alongside English on the labels makes me so happy. It looks absolutely beautiful, and I’m thankful to HoChunk Renaissance for helping with the language translations. I put a lot of care into the other labels, too, and seeing everything come together means so much to me.

Thank you to the Sioux City Art Center and their staff for welcoming my work and helping make this exhibit and our upcoming celebration possible.

I invite everyone to stop in and see the show, open through January 10! We’ll also have our Native American Heritage Celebration on November 13 from 5–7 p.m., with dancing beginning at 6 p.m. I hope to see you there!

10/22/2026

I’m looking for dancers to join us for our Native American Heritage Celebration on November 13 at the Sioux City Art Center!

This cultural event is an opportunity to share our dances and culture with the community. Our MC will call each dance category, and dancers will join in when their category is called. We’re also hoping to include a round dance!

The event is from 5–7 p.m., with dancing beginning at 6 p.m. If you have purple regalia, I’d love for you to wear it in honor of my mom.

We’d love to have you join us! Sign up using the QR code on the flyer or visit:
https://www.savannahberlyn.com/powwow-portraits

10/21/2026

Just a little sneak peek as everything comes together for my Powwow Portraits exhibit at the Sioux City Art Center. I’m excited to share more, but saving the full look for your visit! Thank you for the help Christopher Atkins.

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

I’m excited to share a sneak peek of my portrait of the former Jr. Miss Winnebago Homecoming Princess, which will be displayed in my upcoming exhibit at the Sioux City Art Center.

There’s still so much to do, and I’m feeling more excited and a little more nervous as the exhibit gets closer!

Thank you to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for sponsoring my upcoming exhibition and event. I’m so grateful for the support!