Profiles of Select Artists

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Profiles of Select Artists
Artist's Profile
Andy Abeita
Tribal Affilation:
Isleta
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About The Artist:
Andy Abeita is from the Isleta Pueblo, the most southern Pueblo on the Rio Grande River in New Mexico. Roberta Abeita is full
blood Navajo from the Ramah Navajo Band, located in the west central New Mexico on the Continental Divide.
Andy Abeita has been carving stone figures and winning awards for more than 20 years; utilizing a variety of materials, including
Picasso marble, alabaster and quartz, as well as semi-precious stones each piece takes “its own shape” as it is carved. According
to Andy the carvings “express our understanding and love for our traditional life and our appreciation for the gifts bestowed upon us
and those yet to come.”
Training:
Methods and Style of Work:
Andy carves the individual stone pieces, while Roberta supplies the intricate inlay and engraving. In addition to the bears, bobcats
and corn maidens that carry their distinctive style, the Abeitas are now making a range of necklaces with hand-carved beads and
animal, corn maiden or feather pendants.
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Artist's Profile
Joe Ben, Jr.
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Joe Ben Jr. was born and raised in Shiprock, New Mexico. He first learned the traditional Navajo art of sandpainting from his father
at age twelve.
Ben aspires to bring this art form to the wider world. He creates all of his own pigments out of materials from the earth such as
Lapis from Afghanistan, Galena from Morocco and diamond from Australia to name a few. Not to mention the natural reds and
browns found in the earth on the Hopi and Navajo reservations near his birthplace. An extensive traveler, Ben collects sand from
each place he visits and uses that sand in his art.
Ben has taught sandpainting at the School of Fine Arts in Paris and the School of Fine Arts in Grenoble, and his work is exhibited
worldwide. In 1995, Ben was one of 60 artists invited to create a work in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations at
their European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Sand was a fitting medium for that project, as sandpainting exemplifies the
Navajo concepts of balance and order. In Joe Ben Jr.'s words sand: "Interprets the forces of nature as a contemporary expression
of man's place in relationship to the universe."
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Artist's Profile
Wendy Boivin
Tribal Affilation:
Menominee
About The Artist:
Born on the Menomiee Reservation in Wisconsin. Wendy learned beadwork from her mother. She taught Native American
Language, Culture and History on the Menominee Reservation. She says that her inspiration comes from anywhere, and
everywhere, the past, present and future.
Training:
Institute of American Indian Arts - Associate of Fine Arts degree.
University of Wisconsin-Madison - B.S. in Education
Wendy creates contemporary Plains beadwork using a variety of materials including brain-tanned buckskin, porcupine quills, brass
beads and cones.
Other Information:
Wendy's styles vary from traditional ceremonial objects to the gas tank cover on her brother's Harley.
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Artist's Profile
Lena Boone
Tribal Affilation:
Zuni
About The Artist:
Lena Boone is one of the most prominent and prolific carvers at Zuni Pueblo. She is the granddaughter of the legendary Teddy
Weahkee and the daughter of Edna Leki, both of whose talents have been passed to her. She has a modest home at Zuni and is
very hospitable to visitors.One of the things that characterizes Lena's work is her use of new and unusual materials, from
orthoceras fossils to gold slag and glass
Beyond her extraordinary skills and artistry as a carver, Lena brings a huge sense of humanity to everything she does. In addition
to her daughter, Evalena, and her son, Leland, both of whom are accomplished carvers with growing reputations, Lena has
provided shelter, comfort and guidance to numerous Zuni children.
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Artist's Profile
Carly Bordeau
Tribal Affilation:
Ojibwe
Carly
About The Artist:
Carly Bordeau is a member of the White Band of Ojibwe. Carly has been an illustrator for many children’s books and has had
commissions from hotels and casinos where her framed prints are displayed in lobbies and suites.
A college major in graphic design and photography, Carly Bordeau works in a variety of media. Her favorites are pastels and
painted textiles.
She loves the designs of Ojibwe floral patterns that are reflected in much of her work.
Training:
Other Information:
The spirit of the turtle is very important in the life and art work of Carly Bordeau, who calls herself Carly Urbanskin. Those who have
come to know her, however, call her Turtle Woman.
An exhibition of recent works by Bordeau was recently selected for the 33rd annual Symposium on the American Indian at Iowa
State. Bordeau's exhibit is on display in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union.
"Symposium is the oldest American Indian event on campus," says Jill Wagner, assistant professor of anthropology, who helped
get the exhibit to Iowa State. "I actually own a few [pieces] of Carly's work, just because I have always liked it."
Bordeau's "They Call Me Turtle Woman" was selected by the committee to be this year's art exhibit.
Bordeau is a descendant of the Anishinabe people of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, who were confined to the White Earth Indian
Reservation in northern Minnesota.
"I am the last born and sole survivor of a family that has been blessed with many artistic talents and cursed with unspeakable
misfortunes," Bordeau says.
Bordeau says she draws inspiration from her family and upbringing.
"I have written a book, and my artwork is based on my book," Bordeau says. "The stories serve to soften my pain and provide a
legacy of hope to the little one that I will someday leave behind
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Artist's Profile
Autumn Borts
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Autumn Borts-Medlock is from a talented family of innovative Santa Clara potters. She is a daughter of Linda Cain, sister of
Tammy Garcia, granddaughter of Mary Cain and great-granddaughter of Christina Naranjo. Form is always one of the keys to her
pottery. This box is one of the few she made, as they are technically difficult to create and keep from cracking during both the
drying and firing stages. On the long sides of the box are a deeply carved bird and bear. On the short ends are butterflies. The lid
is fully polished and fits perfectly onto the top of the box. The balance of polished and matte surfaces are enhanced with the use of
micaceous clay in several of the sections. Autumn has won numerous awards for her pottery and continues to be one of the
important new generation of innovators in contemporary Pueblo pottery!
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Artist's Profile
Althea Cajero
Tribal Affilation:
Santo Domingo
About The Artist:
Althea Cajero is from the Pueblos of Santo Domingo and Acoma, in New Mexico. Her mother, Dorothy Tortalita, was a full-time
silversmith, and her father, Tony Tortalita, was a lapidary jeweler, and is now a tribal leader of Santo Domingo Pueblo. Her parents
made their living creating art and selling their work under the Governor’s Palace in Santa Fe and at art shows. Her appreciation for
art came from growing up and being around it. She knew that one day art would be apart of her life, not really knowing whether it
would be through collecting, selling, or creating it.
Training:
Althea grew up in Santo Domingo Pueblo and attended high school in Santa Fe, NM. After graduating from St. Catherine’s High
School she attended the University of New Mexico and was hired by the Indian Health Service and worked for them for almost 20
years.
My understanding of my creativity is that it can be a deeper expression from my soul. My experience in creating jewelry is that I am
continually learning who I am and what I can do. When I visualize a piece, I am inspired to create it. From creating it, I learn
patience and acceptance; the patience to allow each process to take the time necessary, and to accept that it may not become
exactly as I visualize. In this process, however, lies the potential of it becoming something even more beautiful than I imagined
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Artist's Profile
Caroline Carpio
Tribal Affilation:
Isleta
Caroline L. Carpio
About The Artist:
Tiwa Native of Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico.
Isleta Pueblo is located 13 miles south of Albuquerqe, NM.
The articulation of my artwork is a reflection of my Native culture. I would like my work to preserve a story and educate who we are
many generation from now. Most of my pottery is in a contemporary style made from clays that I gather. The bronze sculptures
are produced from my clay originals.
Training:
Accociate in Fine Arts, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, 1982
Bachelor of Fine Art, University of New Mexico, 1996
2000 SWAIA Fellowship
Artist-In-Residence, Takeo Region International Art and Cultural Exchange, Takeo, Japan, 2001
Pottery, Clay Sculpture, Bronze Sculpture
Other Information:
My artwork is a reflection of my inner prayers, and other times, it is the stories of our ancestors that inspire a new vision. I would
like my work to preserve a story and educate who we are many generations from now.
Awards:
Best of Show
2004 "Keeper of Hope" Bronze sculpture- NM State Fair, Albq. NM
1995 "Spirit of the Harvest" clay sculputre- NM State Fair, Albq. NM
1986 "Paying Homage To The Lady" Colorado Indian Market, Boulder, CO
Best of Division/Category
2006 Sculpture- AZ State Museum SW Indian Art Fair, Tucson, AZ
2005 Sculpture- AZ State Museum SW Indian Art Fair, Tuscon, AZ
2001 Sculpture & Pottery- Indian Arts & Crafts Association, Albq, NM
Smithsonian National Musuem of the American Indian, Washington D.C.
Takeo Buukakaikan (Cultural Hall)- Takeo-shi, Saga, Japan
New Mexico Expo (State Fair), Albuquerque, NM
Tiwa Building- Department of Labor, Albuquerque, NM
Bloomfield Senior Citizen Center, Bloomfield, NM
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Zuni Senior Citizen Center, Zuni Pueblo, NM
Zuni Head Start, Zuni Pueblo, NM
Artist's Profile
Lisa Chavez-Thomas
Tribal Affilation:
Isleta
About The Artist:
Lisa was born in California to parents of Native American and New Mexican Hispanic heritage. She is a member of Isleta Pueblo
where she learned of her bountiful heritage, customs and beliefs that form the basis for the themes that she impoys in her work.
Training:
Lisa is self-taught, although her background in design, aesthetic layout and attention to detail cam from her father.
Lisa's work is called "pyroengraving" or burning of an original design onto the surface of a hand-cleaned, cut and prepared gourd
and / or handcrafted woodwork piece.
Other Information:
Like most artists, I find that I have great difficulty speaking or writing about myself or my artwork. This, however, I can truly say, I
absolutely love what I do and recognize that I am so fortunate to have bestowed upon me the gift of creativity by our Great Spirit.
As an artist and as a person, I believe that it is my responsibility to accept this creative gift, blend it with my personal and cultural
histories and to apply it in a variety of artistic mediums to create the finest work that I am able.
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Artist's Profile
Ronald Chee
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Ronald Chee is Navajo. Ardent collectors prize his work and it is featured in many museums and shows, including the Fine Arts
Museum in Santa Fe, the Smithsonian Museum Shops in Washington, the Heard Museum in Phoenix and the South West Museum
in Santa Fe. Ronald Chee took several major awards from the 2003 Heard Museum show.
Through his exceptional acrylics and monotypes, Chee succeeds in providing insights into a culture of natural existence within the
Native peoples, “the belief that animals and humans alike must share our environment and maintain the natural balance on mother
earth in order to survive.”
Chee says, “I, like many, can only imagine what life must have been like among the Native people: to be young, strong, and free; or
to be old, wise and ready for another life. I strive to continue to preserve the traditional natural concepts of Native people.”
Training:
Mr. Chee is primarily self-taught, but took some art classes to better define his work, as well as to learn the language and history of
art. Today, he continues to develop his artistic ability as a painter/printmaker and is constantly searching for new ways to interpret
his native culture through art.
Totally experimental in his work. Known for his Yeii's.
Specializes in acrylics, monotypes and giclees.
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Artist's Profile
Edison Cummings
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Edison Cummings' silver work is typified by excellent craftsmanship and design, which reflects his training and education at the
Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico and ASU in Tempe, Arizona. There he learned techniques of sculpture
and metal stretching. He has been a consistent winner at SWAIA Indian Market in Santa Fe and at the Heard Guild Show in
Phoenix for many years. A skilled and original artist, Cummings was chosen in 2004 by the Heard Museum to design a trophy that
the museum gives annually to outstanding supporters. For more on Edison, please see the Summer, 2005 issue of American
Indian Art magazine, where he is featured in an excellent article entitled "Native American Silversmiths of the Southwest".
Training:
Institute of American Indian Arts
Arizona State University
For someone who was born in 1962 and a relatively young silversmith Edison is highly imaginative with detail and originality that
can leave anyone speechless. His works represent traditional bump ups & stamping with a modernist approach. The use of mixed
materials like silver, gold, turquoise, and ironwood are samples of his creativity.
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Artist's Profile
Edward Sherrif Curtis
Tribal Affilation:
About The Artist:
Edward S. Curtis (1868 – 1952) created approximately 2,200 extraordinary photographs of Native America. The result was a
massive 20-volume encyclopedia entitled “The North American Indian” that was published by the University Press of Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Only 272 copies were sold at a price of $3,000.
River Trading Post has acquired a significant portfolio of original Curtis photogravures and rare drawings especially for collectors
that appreciate vintage, original Native Americana.
Curtis has been variously praised and criticized for his photo images of Native Americans. Criticism generally toward the use of
Native Americans to pose and model for his collection, and otherwise romanticizing Native America.
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Artist's Profile
Bennard Dallasvuyaoma
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Bennard and Frances Oallasvuyaoma are Hopi Indians originally from northern Arizona.
Bennard is also one-quarter Pima Indian. They currently live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Training:
Bennard was an educator for sixteen years certified to teach four major subject areas for grades kindergarten through twelfth. But
over the course of sixteen years, he has also taught college level students.
Bennard became a full-time self-employed jewelry artist in 1993. He has exhibited his jewelry in the United States, Europe and
Asia. Bennard started exhibiting in the Indian Art Markets in 1998 where he has won a number of awards in the most prestigious
Indian Art Shows including the world renown Santa Fe Indian Market.
Frances was an attorney practicing Indian, Business and Environmental Law. She has helped Bennard with the jewelry since 1993
but she has since retired :trom the practice of law and now works with him full time.
Bennard and Frances create jewelry that draws on the Hopi and Pima Tribes for the philosophy as well as the style of the jewelry.
The gemstones are cut in the ancient mosaic style that was originated by the Hohokam, predecessors of the Aikmel Oo'dam (Pima)
and the Hisatsinom, ancestors of the Hopi. The gemstones are encased in sterling silver which has been cast in Hopi sandstone
rock :trom the Hopi Village of Hotevilla.
The jewelry is designed to represent harmony and balance.
Other Information:
Awards:
Blue Ribbon First Place Award in Lapidary Jewelry from the 1st Indian Market, Albuquerque New Mexico, 2006.
Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in Lapidary Jewelry :trom the Arizona State Museum, Tucson, 2003.
Second Place in Jewelry from the Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona, 2002.
Second Place in Jewelry from the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Artist & Craftsman Show,
2001.
Second Place in Jewelry from the Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona, 2001. ludge's Choice Award In Jewelry from the Heard
Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 2001. Third Place Award in Jewelry with Stones from the Santa Fe Indian Market, 2000:
Blue Ribbon Best in Jewelry with Stones Award :trom the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Artist & Craftsman Show 2000.
Blue Ribbon 1 st Place Award from the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Artist & Craftsman
Show, 2000.
Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in Jewelry from the Arizona State Museum, Tucson, 2000. Blue Ribbon 1 st Place Award from the
Santa Fe Indian Market, 1999.
Best of Division Award for Jewelry nom the Heard Museum Show, Phoenix, Arizona 1999.
Artist's Profile
Erik Fender
Tribal Affilation:
San Ildefonso
About The Artist:
Erik Fender, Than Tsidih (Sun Bird) is from San Ildefonso Pueblo (b. 1970). At the age of 10, Eric began potting with his mother
Martha Appleteaf and grandmother Carmelita Dunlap. An accomplished painter as well, he won an award in 1987 in a
Congressional Art competition. His interest in color led Erik to experiment with different clays and techniques to achieve new colors
on pottery. In 1992 Erik began working closely with his mother, Martha Appieleaf, in the traditional San ildefonso style of pottery.
Erik Sun Bird displays a wealth of talent in traditional and innovative techniques and received numerous awards at the Santa Fe
Indian Market and the Eight Northern Pueblo shows.
Training:
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Recently Erik has been trying to revive traditional San Ildefonso polychrome pottery techniques. Traditional San Ildefonso Pueblo
stone burnished polychrome was a technique that was a lost or dying art form. After the introduction of matte painted black and red
ware, very little polychrome work continued. Even before matte painted pottery came into the picture, the use of a stone polished
cream slip was abandoned in favor of the much easier to use rag polished Cochiti slip. Many people associate San Ildefonso
pottery with the very popular matte painted black or red ware. They do not realize that before matte painted ware, traditional San
Ildefonso pottery was composed of black on cream ware, black on red ware, and eventually evolved into the polychrome ware. Erik
has been experimenting with different materials and techniques to reproduce traditional stone polished polychrome ware. He is
trying to perfect the almost lost techniques of San Ildefonso stone polished polychrome ware.
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Mark Fischer
Tribal Affilation:
Oneida
About The Artist:
I am a contemporary sculptor and member of the Oneida Nation of Green Bay, Turtle Clan. I was involved in Native American
education at an administrative level for 12 years, and was instrumental in establishing several Native American scholarships for
Wisconsin colleges. I continue to be an advocate of education by promoting the importance of Native American awareness through
my sculpture, and by my interactive storytelling-style with perspective customers and young audiences.
Many of my designs are inspired by ancient Woodland petroglyphs and pictographs celebrating nature, gender and Native art and
culture. The sculptures are created from copper as were decorative and functional items from the Great Lakes area tribes.
Training:
Each sculpture is hand cut, welded in silver and then air brushed with a patina finish to enhance the copper’s natural aging
process. To give some pieces even more life and a three dimensional form, I utilize an old expanded welding technique taught to
me by my grandfather. Traditional Iroquois border designs, quill and beaded symbols and patterns created in copper complement
my sculptures while visually teaching Native art history. Select sculptures are embellished with deer hide, antlers, traditionally
wrapped antique trade beads and horsehair. Each sculpture’s descriptive tag includes a name written in English and in the Oneida
language. A second tag tells an Oneida/Iroquois story, prayer, poem or cultural statement.
Other Information:
Awards:
1998 Best of Show - Channel 10 Auction (PBS)
1998 Smithsonian Christmas Catalog purchase/order: "Moose Man"
1998 Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian purchased 3 pieces- "Friends", "Cedar", "Three Sisters"
1999 Best of Show : Metal "29th Outdoor Arts Festival" John Michael Kohler Art Center (Kohler, WI)
1999 Wisconsin Art Board's "Percent for the Arts" purchase and permanent installation at University of Madison of "Mother
Earth"sculpture
1999 Wisconsin Art Board's "Percent for the Arts" purchase and permanent installation at the University of LaCrosse of "Thank You"
sculpture
2000 "Gallery Artist" for PBS "Channel 10 Great TV Auction" in Milwaukee, WI
2000 TV expose on PBS "Outdoor Wisconsin" - interviewed by Jim Denomie
2000 Purchase Award "Spring Green Art Show," Spring Green, WI
2001 Best of Show: Metal "Art Fair On the Square" Madison Art Center, WI
2001 Honorable Mention "Art in the Park" Appleton Art Center, WI
2001 Award of Excellance "National Craft Festival" Northshore Women's Art league Northbrook, IL
2001 Second Place "Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis, IN
2001 Third Place "Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis, In
2001 Honorable Mention "Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis,IN
2001 Honorable Mention "Lawrence Indian Arts Show" University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology, Lawrence Art Center, Haskell
Indian Nations University
2001 Second Place- Fine Crafts "Holy Hill Arts and Crafts Fair" WI
2002 Award of Excellance "Excelsior 22nd Annual Art on the Lake" Excelsior, MN
2002 Honorable Mention "Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis, IN
2002 Dept. of Interior purchase of several pieces: new gallery-Washington D.C.
2002 Second Place- 3DNF Sculpture "West End Art Festival" LaGrange, IL
2002 First Place- Sculpture "Council for Indigenous Arts & Crafts Expo", IN
2002 First Place-Sculpture "Indigenous Peoples Art Market" Mt.Pleasant, MI
2003 Second Place-3D Art "Cahokia Mounds Contemporary Indian Art Show" Collinsville, IL
2003 Merit Award - "Cantigny Sculpture & Fine Art Festival" Cantigny, IL
2003 Best of Show - "Wausau Festival of Arts" Wausau, WI
2003 "Turtle Man" & "Grandmother Moon" photos featured in Native Peoples
2004 Honorable Mention "Deerfield Festival of the Arts" Deerfield, IL
2004 Dept. of Interior gallery exhibition of Contemporary Iroquois Art-WashingtonD.C.
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2004 Second Place "Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis, IN
2004 Artists' Choice Award "Indigenous Peoples Art Show," Mt.Pleasant, MI
2004 Purchase Award "National Museum of the American Indian", Washington DC
2004 Ziibiwing Cultural Center outdoor sculpture garden purchase
2005 National Museum of the American Indian gallery purchase
2005 Honorable Mention "Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis, IN
2007 First Place"Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market" Indianapolis, IN
2007 Third Place:Sculpture- Other Metals "Santa Fe Indian Market" Santa Fe, NM
Don "Standing Bear" Forest
Tribal Affilation:
Metis
About The Artist:
I was born in Massachusetts as the son of Andre “Grey Wolf” Forest and Esther “NightDancer” Forest.
My grandparents, parents and sisters, have been influential in my pursuit of native heritage and artistic expression.
In 1975, I followed a dream and moved to Alaska. There I attended the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and later played on the
college hockey team. Eventually I settled in the Two Rivers area (east of Fairbanks, Alaska) where I've lived now for over 20 years.
When not busy with art, I spend time with my wife Edie. Her interests include 17 sled dogs, gardening, hunting and fishing.
I am associated with the Fairbanks Art Association, Coalition of Historical Trekkers, and the UAF Nanook Hockey Booster Club. I'm
also keeper of the “Walks the Nation” Drum. I teach traditional Native American Drumming and Dancing to elementary students, as
well as Native arts and crafts.
Since 2004 I have expanded my artwork to other areas in the United States. During the summer of 2005 I spent five weeks on the
“powwow trail” exhibiting work. Subsequently, I have been invited to participate in the American Indian Art show and other shows.
Training:
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Awards:
Board of Directors of these organizations
•CIAC (Council for Indigenous Arts & Culture)
•IACA (Indian Arts & Crafts Association)
Member of these organizations
•SOU’ West Nova Métis (Canada)
•Mi’Kmaq/Abenaki/Huron
•Fairbanks Arts Association
•Wickenburg Art Club,
Wickenburg, AZ
•Southwest Premier Artists
Awards
•2010 — Litchfield Park, AZ. " The Gathering- The best of the best Native American Artists". 2nd Place Overall, The Hunter, wolf
foot bone breastplate ; 2nd Place Traditional Category, Six Nations Wampum Belt
•2008 — Indian Arts and Crafts Association Artist of the Year Show, 3rd place Judges Choice, St. Regis Wampum Belt
•2010 — Showcase Artist: River Trading Post, Scottsdale AZ; University of Alaska Museum of The North, Fairbanks, AK
•2009 — Artist of the Month (July): The Alaska House Gallery, Fairbanks AK
Artist's Profile
Juanita Fragua
Tribal Affilation:
Jemez
About The Artist:
A member of the Corn clan, Juanita Fragua is the matriarch of the Fragua family and has been instrumental in the Jemez pottery
revival. Potting since the 1950s, she has won many awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market and other craft fairs. Each of her pieces
is hand coiled in the traditional methods and painted with all natural paints. Juanita is the only artist working today that creates her
melon pots by pushing out from the inside. The process is very time consuming and difficult to do.
Juanita signs each of her pieces in three separate ways. Each piece is marked JCF, carved into the bottom of the pot. She then
signs the piece with her full name, Pueblo and date. Last she marks each pot with her trademark arrow.
Training:
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Awards:
Artist's Profile
Cliff Fragua
Tribal Affilation:
Jemez
C.Fragua @SSS
About The Artist:
Jemez Pueblo sculptor, Cliff Fragua, has learned the secret of the stone through his cultural and ancestral teachings.
Based in Native American themes, his work shows pride for his culture and a deep understanding of the inherent spirituality of the
stone.
Training:
Pietrasanta Stone Workshop - Pietrasanta, Italy, 1987
San Francisco Art Institute - San Francisco, California, 1974
Institute of American Indian Arts - Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1973-1975
Other Information:
President, Indigenous Sculptor Society 2004, 2005
Board Member - Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA),1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
SWAIA Council of Artist Chair - 2003
Vice President - Indigenous Sculptor Society, 2001, 2002, 2003
Member - Indigenous Sculptor Society, 2001, 2002, 2003
President - Indian Arts & Crafts Association (IACA), 2000
Vice-President - Indian Arts & Crafts Association (IACA), 1999
Vice-Chairman - Indian Arts and Crafts Foundation (IACA), 1998
Artist/Craftspeople Representative - Indian Arts and Crafts Association Board of Directors (IACA), 1998- 2003
Treasurer - Towa Arts and Crafts Committee, 1998
Chairperson - Towa Arts and Crafts Committee, 1990-1996
Coordinator - Jemez Red Rocks Arts & Crafts Show 1990-1997
Awards:
Indian Artist of the Year Award; Indian Arts & Crafts Association 2005
Best of Division, First Award; Heard Museum Indian Market, Phoenix, AZ 2005
Recognition of Achievement Award; Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Board 2001
Po'pay Commission; Sculpture Commission to represent the State of New Mexico in the National Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in
Washington DC; 2000
First Award - Floor Sculpture Category, First Award - Table Sculpture Category; Indian Arts & Crafts Association Show;
Albuquerque, NM 1999
Best of Show; Native American Artist Invitational; Fountain Hills, AZ 1998
Best of Category: Indian Arts and Crafts Association Show - Denver, Colorado 1997.
First Award in Marble Category: SWAIA Annual Indian Market - Santa Fe, New Mexico 1995, 1996, 2000
People’s Choice Award: Ray Tracey Gallery - Santa Fe, New Mexico 1996.
Wheelwright Museum Award for Excellence in Sculpture: SWAIA Annual Indian Market - Santa Fe, New Mexico 1995.
National Statuary Hall, US Capitol Building - Washington DC
Museum of Man - San Diego, CA
Phoenix City Hall - Phoenix, Arizona.
Albuquerque Sunport - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque Museum - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Artist's Profile
Dorleen Gashweseoma
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Dorleen Gashweseoma Lalo (Hopi), a basket maker from Third Mesa, who was inspired by the masterful basket making of her
mother and grandmother. Now she is a master weaver in her own right and a recipient of numerous awards, including most recently
the Arizona Governor’s Arts Award. The first time she submitted work to the 72nd Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture at the
Museum of Northern Arizona, her baskets won five awards, including Best of Show award. Dorleen grew up in a very traditional
Hopi family, and her “school” was working with her grandmother collecting materials and learning how to make baskets. She loved
how her grandmother made baskets out of nature and the products of mother earth. Wherever Dorleen travels she always thinks of
her grandmother as she looks at the native plants to determine what she could use from mother earth to make a basket.Dorleen
grew up in a very traditional Hopi family, and her “school” was working with her grandmother collecting materials and learning how
to make baskets. She loved how her grandmother made baskets out of nature and the products of mother earth. Wherever Dorleen
travels she always thinks of her grandmother as she looks at the native plants to determine what she could use from mother earth
to make a basket.
Training:
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Awards:
Artist's Profile
John Gonzales
Tribal Affilation:
San Ildefonso
About The Artist:
John Gonzales was born at San Ildefonso Pueblo in 1955. When he was a child, his family was "relocated" to a suburb of Chicago,
Illinois, so he lived away from the Pueblo for the first 8 years of his life.
John was an excellent student, receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1980 and a Masters in City Planning from
M. I. T. in 1982, after which he worked in a series of administrative and management positions. In 1987 he was elected President of
the National Congress of American Indians, an organization representing tribes all over the United States. John was the youngest
person ever elected to that position. In 1989 he accepted a position with the Bush administration as a consultant, working with
Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan. He served on the Tribal Council of San Ildefonso for 8 years and was elected Governor of
the Pueblo in 2002.
In early 1991, John decided that he needed to return home to New Mexico and to reinvolve himself in Pueblo life. He had no
expectation of the complete change in direction that his life would take. With the encouragement of his father, Lorenzo, a wellestablished potter, John immersed himself into the centuries old tradition of pottery making. He attributes the ease of his transition
from a life in politics to a career in art to the assistance of his father and sister, Marie. They made clay, slips and polishing stones
available, but, more importantly, they shared their expertise. It didn't take long for John to realize that he had a gift for working with
clay. His doubts about whether he could make a living from his art work soon vanished.
In 1995, events led John to become more involved with the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, Inc. (SWAIA) organization,
the sponsor of the world-class showcase of Indian art, the Santa Fe Indian Market. He served on the Board of Directors and served
as Chairman in 1997.
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Shane Hendren
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Shane R. Hendren was born in the fall of 1970 in Gallup NM, 30 miles south of his hometown of Tohatchi on the Navajo Nation. As
a three year old his mother observed his desire and ability to draw. He drew what he was surrounded by - horses, cattle, cowboys,
and indigenous people. As he matured, Shane continued to draw, paint and explore any creative avenue that was available to him.
Training:
Shane studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe NM, graduating with a degree in Museum Management.
Other Information:
In 1991, the Governor of New Mexico, Bruce King, recognized Shane for his artistic and academic accomplishments at IAIA.
Upon graduation from IAIA Shane pursued a museum career. He installed the first exhibit for the Museum of the American Indian in
New York City and the inaugural exhibit for the IAIA Museum at its current location.
Awards:
IACA Artist of the Year - 2007
2006 Second Place Metalsmith-Jewelry • Eiteljorg Indian Market
2006 Honored Judges Choice Award by David Dear in Jewelry • Red Earth Indian Market
2005-2006 First, Second, & Third Place in Jewelry and Drawings • Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial
2004-2006 Second Place Drawing & Second and Third Place Jewelry • New Mexico State Fair
2003 Second Place Drawing and Honorable Mention Jewelry • Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market
2003 First Place Painting and Drawing • New Mexico State Fair Indian Arts Exhibit
2002 Best of Show 2D, New Mexico State Fair Indian Arts Exhibit
1991-2001*Numerous jewelry awards "collaborative works" • Santa Fe Indian Market
1993-2001*Numerous jewelry awards "collaborative works" • Heard Museum Indian Market
1998 Best of Division Painting • Scottsdale Community College Indian Market
1982-2001 Numerous First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention Awards in 2D Art • NM State Fair Indian Arts Exhibit
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Philbert Honanie
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Coyote Clan, active since 1984. He is a top award-winning artist, creating traditional old style dolls.
Training:
Kiva elders, uncles and friends.
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Awards:
Best of Division, Best of Class multiple Santa Fe Indian Markets.
Best of Carving, Tucson Indian Market
Best of Carving, Autry Museum, LA.
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Amelia Joe-Chandler
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
ajc
About The Artist:
Ya'-a't'-e'e'h (Hello). My name is Amelia. I am Dine' (Navajo) and am of the Bitterwater (todich' iinnii) Clan, born for the Mud (hast
lish nii) Clan.
My traditional Navajo background surfaces in all aspects of my jewelry design. A complete shift from traditional Navajo silversmith
design to modern design will never happen for me. The Navajo culture is a powerful part of my life and I want parts of it to always
surface in my designs. I have managed to combine my traditional ways with contemporary jewelry techniques.
Training:
Indiana University-1997 Master of Science
Art Education with an emphasis in Metalsmith & Jewelry Design
New Mexico State University-1987 Bachelor of Science
Art Education
Artist Statement
My traditional Navajo background surfaces in all aspects of my jewelry design. A complete shift from traditional Navajo silversmith
design to modern design will never happen for me. The Navajo culture is a powerful part of my life and I want parts of it to always
surface in my designs. I have managed to combine my traditional ways with contemporary jewelry techniques.
The Dine' (Navajo) Philosophy of Life encompasses air, fire, water, and earth. The four sacred directions, colors, plants, and
mountains are an integral part of my designs. These elements of nature - life giving sources - will not be shown together in one
whole piece. To "Walk in Beauty" (Hozho'), as I have learned, is not easy when one walks in two worlds.
Other Information:
Awards:
IACA Artist of the Year 2006
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Tony Jojola
Tribal Affilation:
Isleta
About The Artist:
Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) is one of only a small handful of Native American glass blowers. Born on the Isleta Pueblo in New
Mexico, Jojola began working as a potter at a young age. After enrolling at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, he was
exposed to the art of glass blowing. Further training at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine, led to a period
of study at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, Washington, where he served as a studio assistant to Dale Chihuly, the
acknowledged master of American glass art.
Training:
Institute of AmericanIndian Arts
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Pilchuck Glass School
Jojola relies on his Native American culture for inspiration. He uses traditional and ceremonial forms, ollas, seed jars and basket
forms, "old forms that my culture has respected throughout time," as the basis for his contemporary blown glass vessels.
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Awards:
Heard Museum
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Gloria Kahe
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Gloria Kahe is a Dene' or Navajo woman who married into a Hopi family of potters. She learned from one of the respected masters,
Marcella Kahe. As a result of her excellent training, Gloria's pottery is made in the traditional way. Her pottery is beautiful, well
formed and designed. She has branched away from Hopi-style Sikyatki designs by incorporating symbols and imagery from her
Dene' culture. Some of her pottery displays Dene' spirit figures called "Yeis". These Yei or "Holy People" figures are found in
Navajo sand paintings and on Navajo rugs mostly from the Four Corners region. Gloria also has created some new designs that are
bold and well balanced.
Although her heritage is Dene', her pottery is so closly related to Hopi in terms of materials, techniques and appearance. Her cross
cultural influences add to our interest in her pottery. She resides in Polacca, the lower village, where many cross cultural families
live.
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Michael Kanteena
Tribal Affilation:
Laguna
About The Artist:
Remembering the beautiful pot shards he had picked up as a boy, and wishing to learn about his ancient roots, which he knew went
back to New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon (the Anasazi Culture), he began collecting archeological catalogues of pottery forms.
Through extensive study, trial and error, and even consultation with archaeologists, he developed his pottery into remarkably close
reproductions of Chacoan and Mesa Verde pottery.
Recently, his studies have expanded to the Mimbres and ancient Mexican People, where human and animal effigies are common.
Michael has added his own contemporary designs to these ancient themes, to develop his own unique art form.
A single effigy may be based on a Toltec theme, painted with Chacoan designs, and put together in contemporary form.
Various feature articles have been written about Michael and his unique style of pottery making. These include the Gallup
Independent newspaper. Native People Magazine, and the Southwest Art Magazine.
Training:
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1981
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Awards:
Michael has received many awards in recognition of his work. Some of the more significant awards include a first place at the 1994
New Mexico State Fair, First, Second and Third Place at the 1995 Gallup Ceremonial, and a First Place at the 1996 Gallup
Ceremonial.
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Carlos Laate
Tribal Affilation:
Zuni
About The Artist:
Carlos learned pottery making from his step-grandmother, Daisy Hooee, by observing and listening to his grandmother and what
she had to say about pottery making. It was the same way with his aunt Jennie Laate. Carlos has been making pottery since 1989,
and his technique continues to improve. His design elements cover all the traditional motifs: deer house, rosettes, rainbirds, lines,
curves, and geometrics.
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Raynard Lalo
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Spider Clan, active since 1998. Raynard is inspired by traditional carvings, and began making them at age fifteen. He uses only
natural earth pigments, crushed to a fine powder, in making his paints.
Training:
Valjean Lalo, his father.
Other Information:
Grandson of Martin Gashweseoma and Mina Gashweseoma. Son of Dorleen Gashweseoma and Valjean Lalo
Awards:
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Alan Lasiloo
Tribal Affilation:
Zuni
About The Artist:
Alan is an artist from the Zuni pueblo. He learned to make pottery as a student at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe,
NM.
Alan's work is unique among the pueblos. He has developed a technique of painting on micaceous clay and he taught hiumself to
use the white clay from Northern NM that his grandmother used.
His pots are fired in a pit while covered with animal fat. As the fat burns off, it leaves unique streaks of color.
Alan signs his pots as Alan E. Lasiloo, Zuni, NM.
The mouth of this piece is round while the bottom is shaped like a rounded triangle.
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Melissa Lewis-Barnes
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Melissa is the only Native woman who builds custom hats. She has owned her own business, Durango Custom Hats and Saddles,
for 8 years. Melissa has become known for custom designing and build on of a kind works of art. She not only builds hats, but she
beads, paints and braids all of her hats and accessories.
Melissa says that she loves thinking outside the box by keeping her work new and progressive.
Training:
Melissa prefers to work one on one with people to create hats especially for each individual. From taking precise measurements of
head size, and shape, Melissa creates each hat to the exact size and design wish of each of her clients.
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Ramson Lomatewama
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Ramson Lomatewama is a multi-talented artist. He carves old style kachinas, blows glass and makes sterling silver jewelry. He had
a fellowship at the School of American Research in 2005, in Santa Fe. While at the center, he set up a studio and experimented
with his glass art techniques.
Ramson was born in Victorville, California in 1953. His father was there working briefly for the Santa Fe Railroad. Soon after his
birth, his parents separated and he moved, with his mother, to Flagstaff, Arizona. He attended school in Flagstaff, but participated
in traditional Hopi life by going to the reservation on weekends.
Ramson has been carving dolls for sale for many years. He began carving ‘old style’ dolls after seeing Manfred Susunkewa’s work
at a show in Phoenix.
Training:
Northern Arizona University
School of American Research
Pilchuck Glass School
He is fanatical about using the most traditional materials and techniques. His pigments are all natural. He even spins his own twine
to attach the feathers.
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Ramson Lomatewama also is the author of four books that feature his Hopi poetry.
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Steve Lucas
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Steve Lucas is exceptional not only with his use of form, but also with his use of design. Here are two distinctive pieces of his
pottery. Both bowls are perfectly formed and thin walled. The bowl on the left has a star pattern which encircles the top part of the
bowl. Looking down from the top there is a beautiful symmetry to the pattern on the form. The jar on the right has a modified bird
tail and bird wing pattern around the shoulder. The area below the shoulder is fully polished red and the entire piece is perfectly
balanced on a small base. Both pieces are painted in black (bee-weed, a plant), red clay slip and a white clay slip. Steve has
won numerous awards for his pottery, including "Best of Show" at Santa Fe Indian Market. His work continues to be among the
most sought after of Hopi potters.
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Joshua Madalena
Tribal Affilation:
Jemez
Paylusayn
About The Artist:
Award-winning artist was born and raised in the Pueblo of Jemez. He was raised to follow the tradtional way of life and to respect
the laws and values of his ancestors.
He has served on numerous councils and committees including the Jemez Valley Public School District Board of Directors He was
chairman of his county commission, and plans to run for state senate in 2012. He has consulted with the National Park service on
many archaeological sites, including Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Salinas Pueblo Missions and others.
Training:
BIA school
Jemez Valley Public Schools
Known for creating Jeez Black-on White pottery, a 300 year-old lost art tradition of his ancestors
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Garrett Maho
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Garrett Maho was born in 1976 and has been making pottery since 1996. Garrett is the nephew of Gloria Mahle. He is a member of
the Rabbitt / Tobacco Clan and was born in 1976. He was featured in Arizona Highways Magazine. Garrett is a very talented up and
coming artist. He won Best of Division at the Museum Of Northern Arizona Show. He learned his craft from his grandmother Marilyn
Mahle and his aunt Gloria Mahle.
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Augustine Mowa III
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
AMIII, A. Mowa
About The Artist:
Bear Clan, Active since 1993.
Training:
Hopi High School, Hopi, AZ
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Daniel Moya
Tribal Affilation:
About The Artist:
Born in Pojoaque Pueblo and raised in the multicultural world of northern New Mexico, it was natural for Daniel to gravitate toward
the arts and to listen to the multitude of voices surrounding him. Foremost among them was that of his grandmother Felicia TapiaViarrial who taught him the arts and his grandfather Fermin Viarrial who taught him about horticulture and human culture.
So immersed and committed is Daniel to the artistic exploration and interpretation of his cultural legacy in a medium totally of his
own making, he was awarded a 2009 Artist Fellowship by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) which is presented
to just five promising Native American artists annually. Not surprisingly, in 2007, the first year he showed at the Santa Fe Indian
Market and then again in 2008, he received awards in the Diverse Arts category.
Training:
Daniel studied fine arts, art history & anthropology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. His work is to be found in
numerous private collections, museums and other institutions.
By combining powerful symbolism drawn from the natural world with bold and harmonious geometric shapes, radiant color and a
meticulousness and daring of execution, he conveys in an utterly poetic manner, the abiding cultural and spiritual values held dear
to his people as well as his own personal understanding and appreciation for life.
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Jhane Myers NoiseCat
Tribal Affilation:
Comanche
About The Artist:
Jhane Myers-Noisecat is a full blood Native American and sixth generation Oklahoman.
Recently, Jhane served as a community cultural consultant representing the Southern Plains for the National Museum of the
American Indian in Washington, D.C. with an exhibit called Identity by Design that opened in March of 2007 and a book under the
same name. She is also a Comanche contemporary beadwork artist.
She serves as a consultant for a Broadway musical chronicling the life of Quanah Parker, Comanche, with Larry Gatlin.
Jhane (Comanche Nation) served as the editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma Casinos & Entertainment magazine and is founder of
Jhane Myers & Associates, a private PR firm that handles tribal and community public relations and events. She has also handled
events such as the Rock the Native Vote Concert and has worked for North America’s biggest powwow, The Gathering of Nations.
Jhane also is well known for her Plains Dolls Creations. Each doll is made of Otter, Glass Beads, Buckskin, Dentallium and
Leather. Many times they wear a coin as a part of the necklace.
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Nona Naha
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Nona Naha is of Hopi-Tewa heritage and of the Corn Clan. She has been active potting since 1988. Nona is the daughter of Sylvan
and Edith Nash, and wife of Terry Naha. She learned the art of pottery making from Feather Woman - Helen Naha, and Feather
Woman's daughters - Sylvia and Rainy Naha. Our last visit with her was great, lots of fun, and we brought back some treasures
from this artist with ever increasing popularity that is well deserved. Her work has increased in value very well over the last four
years and her work is considered a prudent investment as well as a delight to see and hold.
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Rainy Naha
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Rainell "Rainy" Naha was born in 1949 into the Spider/Stick clan as the daughter of Helen Naha (Feather Woman) and the granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the original Frog Woman). Her siblings include Sylvia Naha Humpheries (d.) and Burell Naha.
Of all Naha family decendents, Rainy is perhaps the most prolific in her perpetuation of the pottery tradition. Having won numerous
awards, including blue ribbons at the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market, the Eight Northern Indian Art Show, and the Annual
Heard Museum Show, it is easy to see how such meticulous detail and innovative design has taken Rainy's work to the top.
Rainy has been an active potter for more than thirty years, and very active during the last ten. She was taught by her mother, and
signs all of her work with her mother's hallmark feather, along with her name, "Rainy."
Thin walled vessels in both traditional and contemporary shapes are the basis for her work. The designs painted onto the vessels
often incorporate her mother's work, such as the Awatovi Star or bat wing patterns.
Her work is primarily Hopi clay with a white slip applied before the polychrome designs, sometimes known as Walpi Polychrome. All
of her pieces are made using traditional clay, paints, and methods of forming and firing. Rainy has also added other clay slips to
her work, with pieces often having up to five different colors.
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Wayland Namingah
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Wayland Namingah, Jr. has been carving traditional and old style Kachina dolls since 1976.
Training:
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Awards:
1998 1st, 2nd, Kachina Dolls, Hopi Show, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
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Dusty Naranjo
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Dusty learned to make pottery from her mother although the potters in her extended family have all influenced her. She makes her
pottery in the traditional manner, collecting her own clay, polishing with a stone and firing traditionally. She incorporated abstract
lines and shapes with traditional southwest images. Dusty has perfected an intermediate firing that produces beautiful chocolate
brown and sienna colors. She uses the sgrafito technique of using steel blades to scrape through the outer dark layer into the slip
beneath that is still reddish in color. Cutting deeper exposes the tan of the clay body.
Training:
She graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with A B.A. in psychology and has a Masters in Art Therapy.
Other Information:
Awards:
Second Place - Pottery - Sgraffito, Black or Black Two-tone, 2004 SWAIA Indian Market
Third Place - Pottery - Sgraffito, Red or Red Two-tone, 2004 SWAIA Indian Market
Third Place - Pottery - Sgraffito, any other colors, 2005 SWAIA Indian Market
Artist's Profile
Madeline Naranjo
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Madeline Naranjo is a fine young potter who combines an excellent polish with unusual carved designs. She is named for her
grandmother (Madeline Naranjo) who is a well respected potter. Madeline's husband is Adrian Garcia, the son of well known Santa
Clara potters Effie and Orville Garcia. Adrian, who used to make sgraffito style pottery, is completely involved in the pottery making
process and has been responsible for many of their unusual designs.
Madeline has been potting since 1991 when she was taught by her grandmother (her mother was not a potter). As a couple,
Madeline and Adrian were instructed by a little known Santa Clara potter named Julie Gutierrez. Madeline makes the pots but both
she and Adrian work on designing and carving. Madeline then does the cleaning and polishing and then they fire together. Madeline
and Adrian's wares are greatly admired for the highly polished finish and meticulous designs. Madeline and Adrian are full-time
potters who have devoted themselves to preserving the ancient craft of the Santa Clara region and to producing high quality pottery
which is truly representative of their people. They have won awards at recent Santa Fe Indian Markets and have also found time to
have three daughters. A nice photograph of Madeline and Adrian may be found in the Gregory Schaaf book "Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies" under "Adrian Garcia" on page 29.
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Charles Navasie
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Charles was born in 1965, and is the great grand-son of Paqua Naha, and the grandson of Joy Navasie ("Frog Woman") Charles
uses Sityatki decorations on his pots. This one is a terrific shape - with the classic design on the top of the bowl, and the beautiful
plain polished elegance on the bottom, showing off the lustrous natural firing marks. And this time, he has painted his hallmark
signature on the actual front of the pot - not on the bottom. It adds a special unique quality to the design.
Charles is known for his tightly painted designs and thin walled pottery. This bowl is a beautiful example of that work. Here he
has eagle tail designs, painted with the traditional Hopi reds and blacks. The tails are combined with flowing and detailed
geometrics providing quite a bit of movement to the piece.
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Pahponee
Tribal Affilation:
Kickapoo
About The Artist:
Pahponee ("Snow Woman") is a self-taught artist who lives and works in Elizabeth, Colorado. She draws greatly upon the traditions
of her Great Lakes tribal ancestry, as well as from modern technology, to create one-of-a-kind clay vessels. Depending on the
composition of the vessels\' clay, using both the coil method of building pots and the potter\'s wheel, pre-1800s outdoor firing
methods of the Great Lakes people and an electric kiln, Pahponee creatively embraces old and new, applying both with versatility
and innovation.
Training:
Pahponee\'s artistic endeavors began about twenty years ago, when she was inspired to work with clay. With much trial and error
she worked through the challenges of her genre, eventually perfecting her various clay recipes, some of which include minerals and
pigments from as far away as Canada and England. Over the years she has established herself as a contemporary artist, offering
primarily larger pieces (including occasional reproductions of utilitarian-style vessels made by her predecessors generations ago)
usually exceeding 12 inches in height, in red or white finishes. The vessels often portray animals, and some, with their elegantly
scalloped shapes and gracefully tapering necks, resemble seashells and ancient Greek vases.
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Ruby Panana
Tribal Affilation:
Zia
About The Artist:
Ruby Panana was born and raised in Zia. She is part of four generations of potters, learning most of her pottery from her mom,
Serafina Pino Bell. Ruby went through the fourth grade at the Zia Day School and then went to Albuquerque for her higher grades.
She attended West Mesa High School. While in high school, she helped her mother with her pottery, and then began to make some
small pieces on her own. She got "bored" and went on to the University of Albuquerque working towards a teaching degree. But at
that point, her scholarship money did not cover her expenses, so she had to quit college. She laughs, as she told me, "I became a
very good bartender for nine years, but then I really got bored!" She wanted to start a family with her husband Larry, so she quit the
bartending business and started to make pottery full time in 1983.
Training:
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Coyote Clan
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Myron Panteah
Tribal Affilation:
Zuni
About The Artist:
Myron began making jewelry as a child, learning from his father and grandmother, who worked in a traditional Zuni inlay style.
Thumbing through old jewelry issues of Arizona Highways sparked young Myron's interest in contemporary designs. Since he
began working as a professional artist in the early 1990s, he has continued to experiment with materials and techniques, creating
innovative, often startlingly intricate pieces.
He currently incorporates finely cut-out, or "pierced", symbols into his jewelry. Dragonflies, turtles, frogs, birds, and horses float
across a background of soft textured silver overlaid with 14K gold spirals and male/female rain symbols. The symbols are inspired
by the petroglyphs near his home in Zuni, NM.
Training:
All his exquisite pieces of jewellery are unique, often intracately decorated with symbols and figures using a fine hand saw. He
works in both silver and gold and selects unusual, natural stones of high quality.
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Awards:
Winner of numerous awards from prestigious galleries and shows, including Best of Show in 2001 at Eitlejorg, Myron is recognized
as a master jeweler.
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Jackie Parsons
Tribal Affilation:
Blackfeet
About The Artist:
Jackie Parsons is an enrolled Tribal member and lifelong resident of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. She lives on a ranch near
Starr School with her husband of over 50 years, Kenneth Parsons. Together they raised six children: Dale, David, Dalynn, Donnie,
Deanne, and Denelle.
Jackie has had an impressive career. She has worked as a Tribal Secretary, Nutrition Technician, Home Economist Specialist,
Prosecutor, Blackfeet Tribal Judge, Director of Northern Plains Indian Crafts Association, and Author. Although Jackie is "retired"
(since 2001) she taught at the local Community College, pursues her art career, and is the Blackfeet Appellate Chief Justice. Jackie
serves as the Chairman of the Montana Arts Council and has been a member of the arts council since 1994, serving under three
governors of Montana.
Training:
Jackie was the co-curator for the "Dresses by Design: Dresses of the Northern Plains Indians" exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum
for the American Indian in Washington, D.C., which opened in 2007 and will also tour to the New York City wing and abroad. She is
featured in the Smithsonian's book on this exhibition as well. She was also the co-curator of the Blackfeet exhibit that opened in
2007 at the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian.
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Awards:
Jackie has been presented with many honors and awards throughout her career, including: The National Living Treasure Award;
Best of Show at People's Art – Great Falls, MT 1996; the Governor Janklow Best of Show Award in 2002 and First Place in
Traditional Arts in 2007 in Sioux Falls, SD; Second Place in contemporary beadwork at the Santa Fe art market, 2001; as well as
numerous place showings at juried art competitions throughout the U.S. In spring of 2004, Jackie also had pieces traveling in the
Native American art show in New Zealand and Beijing, China. She continues to compete in juried art exhibits and also juries art
exhibits nationally.
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Ryon Polequaptewa
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Ryon’s kachina dolls contain a lot of character, a dose of humor, and reflect the great care that he takes in creating each one.
Ryon also is a music maker, or a thunder maker, as a member of the Blu Thunder Singers.
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Tayron Polequaptewa
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
Four-pointed star with small circl
About The Artist:
Tayron is of the Sun Clan, and is known for his old style carvings. He has taught many fine carvers including his brother, Ryon
Polequaptewa and Augustine Mowa, III.
Training:
Sherman High School, Riverside, CA;
Scottsdale Culinary Institute
Other Information:
Featured in Native Peoples Magazine, November 2001
Awards:
Santa Fe Indian Market 2003, 2004, 2005
Heard Show, 2007
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Marvin Quimayousie
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Training:
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Sunshine Reeves
Tribal Affilation:
Navajo
About The Artist:
Navajo artist Daniel Reeves, also known as "Sunshine Reeves" was born in 1966 in New Mexico. Sunshine Reeves' older brothers,
Gray Reeves and David Reeves, taught him the craft of silversmithing. He is a world-renowned artist, taking several 'Best of Show'
awards and 1st place ribbons at the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial held in New Mexico each year. His jewelry is also showcased at
the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, and the Heard Museum. He stamps his work D. Reeves or Sunshine Reeves.
Sunshine's work is collected throughout the world, including Japan, Europe, and Korea. His work is exhibited in galleries and
museums across the country.
Training:
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Awards:
Best of Show at 1997 Santa Fe Indian Market and Best in Class in 1998.
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Jeff Roller
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
Jeff Roller Santa Clara (Year)
About The Artist:
After establishing himself as a true traditional potter, in the Tafoya family manner, Jeff developed his own, absolutely unique,
contemporary style. Utilizing his sculpting abilities, his love for animals, and his spiritual beliefs, Jeff sculpts animal figures on lids
of his pots and/or animal busts which protrude from the pots themselves. He works with various animals including the eagle,
buffalo, elk, deer, wolf, cougar, wild turkey, and horses, all which carry special spiritual connection to Jeff. Jeff's pieces are made
using only traditional methods and materials including his sculpted contemporary pottery. Jeff says about his sculpted animals, "I
am very grateful to the Great Spirit, Mother Clay, and to the spirit of the animals, to allow me to create something with my hands, in
their image. I do it in honor of them."
Jeff's hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping and raising horses. Jeff is also a professional hunting outfitter and specializes in
hunting Deer and Elk
Training:
Jeff graduated from Davis High School - Kaysville, Utah in 1981 and received his Architectural Drafting Certificate from Southern
Utah State College - Cedar City, Utah in 1982. Jeff has been making pottery since he was nine years old. Prior to working on
pottery full time in 1988, Jeff worked for the State of New Mexico for six years as an Engineering Auditor in the Highway
Department's Construction Section.
Jeff fires his pottery in a traditional wood burning firing. Many pieces crack and break in the firing primarily because of the lack of
temperature control and other potters have reverted to kiln firing due to the high rate of breakage in the traditional firing. Jeff says,
"I will always fire traditionally. The fire and smoke of the traditional fire is to me a final blessing for the clay, the piece of pottery, and
for me. A blessing I could never short cut around, no matter the outcome. I was taught to respect mother clay throughout the entire
process. There are many uncontrollable issues when making pottery. Issues a traditional potter has to live with and live by."
Other Information:
Jeff Roller is the son of Toni Roller and the grandson of the most famous Matriarch of American Indian Pottery, Margaret Tafoya
Awards:
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Artist's Profile
Ed Seechoma
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Ed Seechoma is from the village of Hotevilla at Third Mesa and is a well known carver, proficient in both the traditional and
contemporary methods. In fact, his action oriented carvings can take years to complete and often fetch thousands of dollars.
His traditional carvings are also highly sought after for many reasons. Ed is one of the few carvers who adheres to the "old"
methods - using antique horseshoe files, all-natural pigments, and of course hand-tying all his feathers.
One of Ed's trademarks is the appearance of the bow legs on each piece.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Best of Show - Santa Fe Indian Market - 2008.
Artist's Profile
Kevin Sekakuku
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Kevin is a carver from the village of Kykotsmovi, on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. He carves in both a "traditional" style like
Philbert Honanie and a more contemporary style. Both styles have their appeal and their devoted collectors. Both styles are
culturally relevant and highly collectible. Most of Kevin's dolls that you will see on this website will be the more "traditional" style.
Kevin has won numerous awards and been featured in magazine articles and books about Hopi carving. One of his small dolls, a
Koyemsi holding a baby Koyemsi, was featured on Heard Museum's literature advertising the 2005 Heard Indian Market. Kevin
currently lives in Phoenix with his wife and children, commuting to Hopi frequently for ceremonies and to stay in touch with relatives.
He has recently been participating in the Hopi art show, Tuhisma, that has been conducted on Hopi for the last few years in early
October. Because of his popularity, Kevin's work has increased significantly in value over recent years.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Wayne "Snowbird" Shields
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Wayne is from Santa Clara, but his unique figurative pieces are very different from other Santa Clara pottery. His graceful and
spiritual female figures have an elegant minimalism you might not expect from a big guy. And he displays his playful side with a
series of clown and animal figures. A truly talented ceramic sculptor.
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Training:
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Awards:
Artist's Profile
Howard Sice
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Howard Sice, Hopi / Laguna is an accomplished jeweler who works in silver, gold and other unique metals such as titanium,
niobioum and Japanese shibu ichi alloy to name a few. Sice is known for his highly detailed engraved work on silver often using
traditional southwest and pueblo imagery. Howard's art has been recognized with numerous awards. He won First Place at the
Heard Museum show in Phoenix and Best of Show at the Northern Arizona Museum Hopi show. Click on his photo to view his
artwork.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Noreen Simplicio
Tribal Affilation:
Zuni
About The Artist:
Zuni, Bader/Child of an Eagle Clan. Noreen became a student of Jennie Laate at Zuni HighSchool, and received encouragement
from Angelina Medina, the award winning Zuni/Acoma potter and sculptor.
In 1990-91, Noreen taught over a hundered students to make pottery at Zuni High School. Noreen says, "I cherish the gift that
Mother Earth gave me. I am able to share my talent and gifts through my work. I have met many wonderful people. I am very
proud. I feel good about my pottery. I enjoy having my hands in clay!
Training:
Zuni High School
Jennie Laate
Other Information:
Her favorite designs include lizards, salamanders, tadpoles, birds, terraced clouds, feathers, rain and carved village scenes.
Awards:
1988 Featued New Artist,
1st, 2nd, 3rd Santa Fe Indian Market - 2000
3rd Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial - 1992
Heard Museum,
A:shiwi A:wan Museum & Heritage Center, Zuni.
Artist's Profile
Carol Snow
Tribal Affilation:
Seneca
About The Artist:
Carol Snow is a certified tribal artisan of the Seneca Nation of Indians. She is an award winning artist who has over 100 paintings
and drawings published in books, magazines and calendars. She has won Best of Division and Category, first, second and third
place ribbons in American Indian art shows throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
Carol was Artist of the Year in 1994 for the Indian Arts and Crafts Association. In 2004 she wass featured artist for the Sharlot Hall
Museum Indian Art Market in Prescott, AZ. She also participated in the 2004 Santa Fe Indian Market.
Her focus is on mixed media painting and collages, using various combinations of oil, metal leaf, ink, dyes, acrylics, watercolors
and textural elements on canvas and tea-dyed watercolor paper. She most often works with Animal, American Indian and Western
motifs, using realistic, whimsical and contemporary primitive styles. She is also a published poet and writer.
When asked why she works in so many different media, her answer is that she has an insatiable curiosity when it comes to the
creative process and believes that it should not be limited. She works in the media that a particular image requires and especially
enjoys combining various materials together.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
IACA Artist of the Year, 1994
Artist's Profile
Mark Stevens
Tribal Affilation:
About The Artist:
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Anita Suazo
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Anita Suazo is a contemporary master potter. When she was a small child she began learning potting techniques from her mother,
noted potter Belen Tapia, and has actively worked at her craft since 1955. Today Anita and her husband, Joseph, create topquality red carved, red polychrome, black carved, carved two-tone and black-on-black pots. They still dig their own clay from the
soil of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Anita is a multiple winner at Indian Market in Santa Fe and has a dozen awards from the Eight
Northern Pueblo Indian Arts & Crafts Shows. Both the Heard Museum and the Smithsonian Institution have chosen examples of
her work for their permanent collections
Training:
Other Information:
Anita learned these techniques from her mother, Belen Tapia, when she was a small child and has been actively potting ever since.
Anita first created pots that resembled her mother's polychrome vessels, but now she crafts mainly red or black carved pottery. She
has taught traditional Indian pottery techniques in workshops for the University of New Mexico and the University of California at
Davis.
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Bernice Suazo-Naranjo
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Bernice Naranjo is the wife of Tito Naranjo and the mother of two very well known potters, Dusty Naranjo and Forrest Naranjo. She
has won many awards over the years including at the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Northern Indian Pueblos arts and Crafts
Show.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Sandra Suhu
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Emily Tafoya Molina
Tribal Affilation:
Santa Clara
About The Artist:
Emily Tafoya was, tragically, a young widow left with four small children, without her partner in pottery , as well as life. She had
always helped her husband, Ray, by making the clay and forming their prizewinning pots, but he had been the one to do the
intricate sgrafitto incising, and painting.
Relying on her years of observation and collaboration, she courageously began to do their signature sgrafitto pots from start to
finish, and is now at the same level on her own as she and Ray were together. This is a reason to cheer, for artistic as well as
human reasons.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Mark Tahbo
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Mark Tahbo grew up and lives today at First Mesa in Hopi, a Puebloan community located in northeastern Arizona. He is a member
of the Tobacco Clan, with ancient roots in the American Southwest. Tahbo's style of pottery is classified as Sikyatki Revival Ware,
named after the Yellow House village, which is known for its fine clay pottery that fires with swirling yellow, orange and red colors of
a desert sunset. Sikyatki-style potters' fantastic designs feature animals, birds, butterflies and clouds abstracted in counterbalanced
patterns painted with the juice of wild spinach, mustard or beeweed plants. Using a traditional yucca brush for his painting and local
native clay for the vessel, Tahbo creates hand-coiled pottery jars and bowls that are then fired outdoors in a pit, in the tradition of
his ancestors.
"I live just a skip and a hop northeast of Sikyatki, the old village," he notes. "I go up there a lot in the fall and winter when the rattlers
go into hibernation. This is where my thoughts of pottery come to me. There is a path that leads to the top of the mesa, where the
petroglyphs can be seen. I touch them softly. In my early years, I looked at these designs for inspiration."
Much of the knowledge of traditional pottery making came from his great-grandmother, the late Grace Chapella (ca.1874-1980).
"She used to hold my hands and rub them," Tahbo recalls, "as if she was rubbing into my hands the gift of creativity. Then she said
confidently, 'I know you have it.' I loved to touch her skin, so silky, thin and transparent."
After Grandmother Grace passed on into the next world, recalls Tahbo, "I started venturing down different paths. My designs were
inspired by the seasons. During harvest time, I painted corn, melons and squash. I observed flocks of birds and swarms of bats in
migration. I also explored a spatter technique. One of my friends said my spatter designs looked like the paintings of an abstract
painter named Jackson Pollock. Because the lower village is called Polacca, my friend started to call me 'Jackson Polacca.' I think
the old Sikyatki potters were really modern artists."
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Artist's Profile
Clark Tenakhongva
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Clark began to carve at age 13. He refined his syle to what he calls his "Michelangelo dolls." A spiritual experience inspired him to
change to caring traditional "Old Style" dolls. He objects to the use of wood-burning tools and synthetic materials in his work.
Training:
Other Information:
Awards:
Numerous awards from the Hopi Show, Heard Museum Show, Santa Fe Indian Market, Sedona Heritage Days.
Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Heard Museum, Wheelwright Museum, Field Museum, Museum of Northern Arizona
Artist's Profile
Therese Tohtsoni
Tribal Affilation:
Picuris
About The Artist:
Therese was taught the art by her mother, Irene Simbolo, and entered her first show at five years old. Though she discontinued the
art following high school, Therese picked up once again as she realized the art in her tiny Pueblo was dying.
Training:
Hand coiled micaceous pottery and cookware.
Other Information:
Awards:
3rd place 2008 Santa Fe Indian Market
Artist's Profile
Dorothy Torivio
Tribal Affilation:
Acoma
About The Artist:
Dorothy Torivio was born in 1946 into the Acoma Pueblo. She is one of Acoma’s finest potters. She travels all over the U.S.
demonstrating her skills.
She has been making abstract designs on pottery since 1974. Dorothy would observe her Mother, Mary Valley, make pottery at a
very young age. However, Dorothy was self taught and did not receive any direct instruction from her.
Dorothy specializes in Acoma hand coiled abstract pottery. She got the idea one day, back in 1982, to paint a design and repeat it
over and over again on the shape of the pot. Dorothy basically combines the traditional pottery with her own penchant for the kinetic
image, and thus creates an eye catching swirl design that contains both radiating and spiral motion.
She uses a chewed yucca stalk that she fashions into a brush to paint with. Dorothy breaks off only what she needs so that the
plant is not damaged and since it comes from Mother earth, it’s free.
Dorothy says “I love the travel and expressing myself about my pottery, it creates inspiration for the younger artists out there.”
Among the many relatives, Sandra Victorino (neice) is one following her footsteps.
Training:
Other Information:
Publications:
-Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000 Artist Biographies
-Art of Clay by Lee Cohen
-Talking With The Clay by Stephen Trimble
-Southwestern Pottery Anasazi by Hayes/Blom
-Beyond Tradition by Lois Essary Jacka
Awards:
New Mexico State Fair
-Heard Museum Show
-Santa Fe Indian Market
-Eighth Northern Arts and Crafts Show
-Others too numerous to list
-Heard Museum Permanent Art Collection
-Albuquerque International Airport Collection
-Washington D.C.
Artist's Profile
Lalo Valjean
Tribal Affilation:
Hopi
About The Artist:
Greasewood Clan, active since 1983. Valjean creates textiles as well as kachina dolls. His favorite figures are the Jemez Katsina,
Badger Katsina, Shalako Maiden and Ogre Woman.
Training:
Sherman Indian School, Riverside, Ca.
His uncles, Aaron Fred, Malcom Fred and Glenn Fred
Other Information:
Father of Raynard Lalo
Awards:
Michigan State University
Artist's Profile
Sandra Victorino
Tribal Affilation:
Acoma
Sandra Victorino, Acoma, NM.
About The Artist:
Sandra Victorino is a full blooded Native American Indian born into the Pueblo of the Acoma in 1958.
She was inspired to learn the art of hand coiling pottery from admiring her famous Aunt, Dorothy Torivio, who is one of Acoma’s
finest potter’s still alive today. Sandra strongly believes that traditional ways must be kept alive to continue the long lived legacy of
her people.
Training:
Sandra gathers the clay from within the sacred grounds in Acoma. She was taught how to sift clay, hand coil pottery, paint with a
yucca plant, and fire pottery. Sandra specializes in hand coiled pottery with spiral designs like the step to step, checker board,
snowflake, half snowflake, and fine line designs.
Other Information:
She was inspired to learn the art of hand coiling pottery from admiring her famous Aunt, Dorothy Torivio, who is one of Acoma’s
finest potter’s still alive today. Sandra strongly believes that traditional ways must be kept alive to continue the long lived legacy of
her people.
Awards:
1999 Santa Fe Indian Market 2nd Place
-1993 Gallup Indian Ceremonials
-1994 New Mexico State Fair 1st place
-1996 Santa Fe Market 1st place
-1997 Eighth Northern Shows 1st place
-Other awards numerous to list

Profiles of Select Artists

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