Artists

Participants in the Oklahoma Native Art Oral History Project

Mary Adair
Multi-media
Mary Adair is a skilled artist and is heavily involved in the Native community. She has won numerous awards in Oklahoma and New Mexico and has served as the Director for the Murrow Indian Children's Home.
Sharron Ahtone-Harjo
Painter
Sharron Ahtone-Harjo is a painter of Kiowa descent who is currently a professor at Brown University. She was named Miss Indian America in 1965, has held a solo show at the Southern Plains Indian Museum, and won numerous awards from Native art shows.
Richard Aitson
Beader
Richard Aitson is a famous beader who has revived traditional Plains beading styles and techniques. He has been designated a Master Beadworker by the Kiowa Museum and won many awards from shows around the country.
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Norman Akers
Painter
Norman Akers is an Osage artist who attended the Institute of American Indian Art and the University of Illinois. He has exhibited at shows in the US and abroad and currently serves as the Director of Graduate Art Studies at the University of Kansas.
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Troy Anderson
Painter and Sculptor
Troy Anderson's began creating Native art after college while living in Arkansas. An Arkansas couple became his patrons, supporting him until he could support himself. He has won numerous awards in Native shows in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Jeannie Barbour
Painter
Jeannie Barbour comes from a long line of artists and currently serves as the Creative Director of Communications for the Chickasaw Nation. She was one of two Chickasaw artists to represent the tribe at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Martha Berry
Beader
Martha Berry is a beader who researches pre-removal Cherokee beading. She has revived numerous awards in Cherokee art shows and in 2008 she had her own show at the Cherokee Heritage Center. In 2013, she was designated a Cherokee Living Treasure.
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Les Berryhill
Beader
Les Berryhill spent most of his adult life as a teacher, until he attended a Native art gallery exhibition in the 1980s. He began creating beaded objects and devoted his life to art in 2004 after his retirement from teaching.
Heidi Bigknife
Jewler
Heidi Bigknife is a Native jeweler of Shawnee descent and attended the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe. She soon adopted her grandmother's maiden name and has exhibited across the United States.
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Lena Blackbird
Basket maker
Lena Blackbird is a basketmaker of Cherokee descent. She is an innovative artist who first became interested in basket making after seeing a demonstration as a young child. In 1996, she was designated a Cherokee Living Treasure.
Ken Bonds
Art activist
Ken Bonds has played a foundational role in promoting and preserving Oklahoma Native art. He is one of the founders of the Red Earth Art Festival and Museum, and was recognized by that organization in 2015 for his immense efforts.
Roy Boney
Graphic Designer
Roy Boney uses his talents to create comics and animated films about Native history. He has created films in Native languages, contributed to an all Native comic book, and currently directs the Cherokee Nation Language Learning Program.
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Patta Butcher
Textile artist
Patta Butcher is a clothing designer of Choctaw descent. She opened her own Native inspired clothing line in the 1980s and has revived numerous awards since then. She enjoys teaching and her work can be found at the Artesian Studio in Sulpher, OK.
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John Brown
Bow maker
John Brown is a bow maker of Yuchi descent. He is the Special Project Coordinator for the Cultural Center and Archives Department for the Creek Nation and works to revive Native traditions such as bow and canoe making through the Creek Bow Shooter Society.
Joan Brown
Painter
Joan Brown entered the art scene later in life after attending the Bacone School of Art. As a mother, Brown often stayed up late to finish her art work. Her subject matter focuses on female Native Americans and their lifestyle.
Anita Caldwell-Jackson
Painter
Anita Caldwell-Jackson is a an artist of Choctaw heritage and in addition to creating her own art, teaches it in the Kiowa public schools. She has won several awards from Native shows and in 2013 she received the Governor's Community Service Award.
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Allie Chaddlesone
Sculptor
Allie Chaddleson grew up on the Kalispel reservation in Washington state and attended the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe where she focused on dance. She is a sculptor who primarily works with Oklahoma and Colorado alabaster.
Sherman Chaddlesone
Painter/Sculptor
Sherman Chaddlesone was a veteran of the Vietnam war and attended college at the University of Central Oklahoma. He was a print maker, painter, and sculptor, and art consultant and curator. He died at his home in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 2013.
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Charles Chapman
Painter
Charles Chapman is a Pawnee citizen and his art focuses on that heritage. He is a prolific artist and his work is held in many public and private collections. His work has also been featured on the cover of a book about Pawnee culture.
Judy Coser
Beader
Judy Coser became interested in art after seeing her great grandmother's traditional Native clothing. Her work has been exhibited in the Philbrook and Gilcrease museums and in 2004 she was named a Native American Elder of the Year.
Mel Cornshucker
Potter
Mel Cornshucker found a love for pottery while studying at Southwest Baptist University. He began exhibiting his work and has had his work in museums across the United States. He is a co-owner of the Brady Art Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Gwen Coleman-Lester
Painter
After college, Gwen Coleman-Lester worked full time and created art on the side. In 2000, she became a full time artist. In 2007 she was designated a Master Artist of the Five Civilized Tribes and has been commissioned to create murals for the Choctaw Tribal Complex.
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Minisa Crumbo-Halsey
Painter
Minisa Crumbo-Halsey is the daughter of Woody Crumbo and, in addition to her own career as a painter, works to preserve her father's legacy. She is a community activist, focusing on female empowerment and creativity.
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Mike Daniel
Potter
After college, Mike Daniel became an art teacher and created art on the weekends. Soon, his art became famous and one of his pieces was exhibited in Smithsonian in 1976. He uses traditional methods to discuss modern Native concerns.
Leslie Deer
Dancer and Textile Artist
After watching a performance by the American Indian Dance Theater, Leslie Deer began her dancing career. She also began to sew her own regalia and soon after started her own Native inspired clothing line which has won many awards at top Native art shows.leslie
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Johnnie Diacon
Painter
Johnnie Diacon trained at the Bacone College of Art, University of Arkansas, and the Institute of American Indian Art. He has won numerous awards from the Trail of Tears Museum, Eiteljorg, Five Tribes Museum, and the Southern Plains Indian Museum.
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Lorene Drywater
Textile Artist
Lorene Drywater was taught traditional Cherokee doll making by her mother. Drywater's dolls are highly sought after and she also makes Native clothing. She is a Cherokee National Treasure and has been featured in many magazines, including National Geographic.
Bunky Echo-Hawk
Painter
Bunk Echo-Hawk is a painter and Native activist. His work focuses on Native rights, social justice, and environmental justice. He routinely gives lectures and does live painting events. In 2012, he co-curated a Native art exhibit at the Chicago Field Museum.
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Michael Elizondo Jr.
Painter
Michael Elizondo Jr. is a painter of Chumash and Cheyenne heritage. He was the Artist-in-Residence at the Jacobson House in Norman from 2012-2013 and won the Outstanding Young Artist award at the Red Cloud Indian Art Show.
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Anita Fields
Sculpture/Ribbon Work
Clay sculpture, contemporary ceramics, traditional Osage ribbon work, arts educator. Also Osage In-Lon-Schka Hominy committee cook, specialty-grape dumplings.
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Tom Fields
Photographer
Tom Fields didn't exhibit an interest in art until later in life when he enrolled in a photography class in Santa Fe. His work focuses on Native life and his photographs have been exhibited in the Oklahoma State Capitol building.
Phyllis Fife
Multimedia
Phyllis Fife is a fashion designer, painter, and activist. She began a clothing line with her sister which gained a national following and worked for NSU's Center for Tribal Studies program. In 2013, she was inducted into the Muscogee (Creek) Hall of Fame.
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Sandy Fife-Wilson
Multimedia
Sandy Fife-Wilson is a multimedia artist who devoted her life to art in 2009 after retiring from the Public School system. She has won several awards during her short career and in 2009 she was a part of a special exhibit at the Broken Arrow Historical Society.
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Bill Glass, Jr.
Ceramic Sculpture/Pottery
Bill Glass, Jr. (Cherokee Nation) specializes in ceramic sculpture and potter, and collaborates with his son, Demos, in welded steel and ceramics. In addition, he is an art designer for commissioned monumental works.
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Demos Glass
Sculptor
Demos Glass is the son of sculptor Bill Glass. He attended school for a short period before devoting himself to art full time. He won first place at the Red Earth Festival as a student and often collaborates with his father in their shared studio.
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Shan Goshorn
Multi-media and basketry
Shan Goshorn exhibited a love of art from a young age and became heavily involved in the art and museum world as a teenager. After moving to Tulsa, she became a member of "The Makers," which helped lead her to her signature style of art which combines political statements with traditional Native artwork such as basket weaving.
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Clancy Gray
Multimedia
Clancy Gray is an Osage artist and art teacher. He works with many different mediums, but mostly jewelry and sculpture. In 2012 he was a part of a Red Earth Invitational sculpture exhibit at the Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City.
Gina Gray
Painter/Printmaker
Gina Gray is affiliated with the Osage tribe and began exhibiting her work at the age of thirteen. She attended the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe and her artwork can be found in Santa Fe, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C.
Shan Gray
Sculptor
Shan Gray attended Oklahoma State University and University of Central Oklahoma for art classes, then devoted his life to sculpting. He has revived numerous public commissions, the most ambitious being a 21 story sculpture located in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
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Brent Greenwood
Painter
Brent Greenwood showed a talent for art from a young age. He attended the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe and Oklahoma City University before becoming a full time artist. He is heavily influenced by Race Hood and Jerome Tiger.
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Enoch Kelly Haney
Painter
Enoch Kelly Haney has had a prolific political and artistic career. He served as a representative and senator in the Oklahoma Legislator, and was the Chief of the Seminole tribe. He is a master artist of the Five Civilized Tribes and has exhibited internationally.
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Crystal Hanna
Potter
Crystal Hanna became a potter in her forties after meeting famous Native potter Anna Mitchell. Her work is inspired by Cherokee oral tradition and her pottery business is called "Run Free."
Benjamin Harjo, Jr
Painter/Printmaker
Benjamin Harjo Jr., one of the nation’s preeminent American Indian artists who is often referred to as the "Picasso of Native American art." Harjo has received dozens of prestigious honors and awards during a career that has spanned more than 40 years.
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William Harjo
Flute maker
William Harjo worked in Native youth programs and counseling before turning to art full time. He has created a variety of Creek cultural items, specifically flutes, and often performs at art festivals in the U.S. and abroad.
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Lester Harragarra
Photographer
Lester Harragarra is a photographer who has worked in a variety of roles for the state of Oklahoma and the tribes. His work has been exhibited overseas and in the U.S. and for sixteen years he has worked to record the stories of those in the Black Leggins ceremonial.
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Nathan Hart
Woodworker
Nathan Hart is a woodworker of Cheyenne descent. He has won awards at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market and the Red Earth Arts Festival. In 2014, he was selected to participate in an event at the Denver Art Museum to remember the Sand Creek Massacre.
Yonavea Hawkins
Beader and Illustrator
Yonavea Hawkins is a leader and illustrator of Caddo/Delaware and Kickapoo descent. She has earned many awards at Native art shows, teaches workshops and lectures in Oklahoma and Texas, and has an illustration permanently on display at two museums.
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Edgar Heap of Birds
Painter and Public Art
Edgar Heap of Birds studied in the U.S. and London and currently works as a professor at the University of Oklahoma. His work, text combined with images, focuses on Native issues and the history of Native genocide.
Joan Hill
Painter
Joan Hill focuses on the ceremonial history of the Cherokee and Creek histories. She uses bold colors and is the youngest person to have won the Waite Phillips trophy for Lifetime Achievement.
Rance Hood
Painter
Rance Hood was heavily involved in traditional native life from a young age. His work is filled with action and Native subject matter and he has won numerous awards across the United States.
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Mary Horsechief-Henderson
Moccasin Maker
Mary Horsechief-Henderson is the daughter of famous artist Mary Adair Horsechief. Horsechief-Henderson works in behavioral health services but enjoys teaching moccasin making workshops and collaborating with her mother and brother on artistic projects.
Norma Howard
Watercolors
Norma Howard entered the Native art scene in her early twenties, winning the Red Earth Art Show in 1995. She grew up on traditional Choctaw stories, and Choctaw figures inhabit all of her artwork.
Jesse Hummingbird
Painter
Jesse Hummingbird is a highly sought after book and art illustrator of Cherokee descent. He has won awards from the Santa Fe Indian Market, Gallup Ceremonial, and Heard Museum. He has also serves on several museum and art show advisory boards.
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Troy Jackson
Potter
Troy Jackson attended Bacone College and the University of Arkansas, earning and bachelors and masters in fine art. He makes abstract pottery and has won many awards from Native shows in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Murv Jacob
Painter
Murv Jacob paintings focus on traditional Cherokee and Southeastern histories. He has won many awards from shows in Oklahoma and his work has appeared in books and magazines, including two books he illustrated for his wife.
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Kenneth Johnson
Jewelry maker
Kenneth Johnson began attending the University of Oklahoma in 1980s, but soon left to pursue metalwork and jewelry making. He entered the art circuit in 1989 and began winning awards for his work in 1995.
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Brenda Kennedy
Painter
Brenda Kennedy did not begin creating art until after she was married. In her art, she combines expressionism and realism to show Native subject matter. In 1979, she won first at the Philbrook Indian Annual.
Adeline Ketcheshawna DuBois
Textile Artist
Though Adeline Ketcheshawna DuBois often sewed for extra income, she found a love for producing traditional and Native inspired clothing. She has sold clothing to several famous people and often exhibits at various Native shows around the country.
John Knifechief
Bow maker
John Knifechief is the only Pawnee bow maker in his tribe. He worked as a firefighter before turning to art full time and his work has been featured in several magazines. He often gives demonstrations and one of his spears is on display at Ground Zero in New York.
Mike Larsen
Painter
Mike Larsen is a well known Chickasaw artist. He attended college in Texas but moved back to Oklahoma as an adult and established a studio in Perkins, OK. His work hangs in the Oklahoma Capitol building and in 2004 he began to paint a series of portraits of Chickasaw tribal elders.
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Brent Learned
Painter
Brent Learned loved art from a young age. His style is expressionistic and he has exhibited in the Oklahoma state capitol, Washington D.C., and in shows around the United States.
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George Levi
Multimedia
George Levi works in painting, ledger art, and beadwork. He was one of four artists to exhibit at the Sand Creek Massacre memorial at the Denver Art Museum. Glass teaches in the public school system and leads art workshops for Native peoples.
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Merlin Little Thunder
Painter
Merlin Little Thunder, an enrolled member of the Southern Cheyenne tribe, has been painting professionally since 1980. His paintings are highly detailed and can be divided in two subject areas: landscapes including images of Cheyenne people from the turn of the century and medicine paintings dealing with spiritual matters.
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Linda Lomahaftewa
Painter
Linda Lomahaftewa's goal is to express Hopi ways of life. She graduated from Institute of American Indian art and eventually returned there as an instructor. She is a recipient of the Helen Hardin painting award, among other accomplishments.
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Bobby Martin
Printmaker
Bobby Martin uses printmaking to explore ideas of Native identity. He currently works as a professor of art at John Brown university and has exhibited at the Oklahoma State Capitol in 2011. In 2013, he won Best of Division at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market.
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Robby McMurtry
Pencil and Comic Book Style
Robby McMurtry is an artist of Comanche descent and worked primarily in pencil and the comic book style. He wrote several books focusing on the history of Oklahoma. He was heavily involved in his community until his death in 2012.
Anna Mitchell
Potter
Anna Mitchell is a famous traditional potter, Native education activist, and mentor to up and coming artists. Her work is in many museums across the US, including the Smithsonian. She was designated a Living Treasure in 1982 by the Cherokee Nation.
Ron Mitchell
Painter
Ron Mitchell loved art from an early age, but did not become a full time artist until later in life. After establishing a reputation, he turned to Native art. In 2012, he won the Trail of Tears category at the Cherokee National Museum.
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Victoria Mitchell-Vazquez
Potter
Victoria Mitchell-Vazquez is the daughter of famous potter Anna Mitchell. Victoria is more experimental than her mother, but still works with historical techniques. In 2013, she was elected to the Cherokee National Council.
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Gary Montgomery
Painter
Gary Montgomery grew up on a farm in Oklahoma which came to heavily influence his western style art. He was named Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes and one of his paintings is held by the Gilcrease Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Tom Mooney
Museum curator
Tom Mooney is a museum curator who was influential in the expansion of the Trail of Tears Art Show. He assisted with all aspects of the show and argued for the show to include a variety of topics and mediums, which allowed the exhibit to grow.
Eddie Morrison
Sculptor
Eddie Morrison became a sculptor in his forties after attending the Institute for American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. His work has been exhibited across the United State and in 2014 he was named a Cherokee National Living Treasure.
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Johnny Moore Tiger Jr.
Painter
Johnny Moore Tiger Jr. attended Bacone Jr. College and was inspired to become an artist after he was laid off at Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa. He focuses on Plains subject matter and uses strong colors in his artwork.
Molly Murphy-Adams
Beadwork
Murphy Adams, a descendent of the Oglala, Lakota tribe, learned beadwork at a very early age as well as hide tanning, sewing and traditional clothing design. Much of Murphy-Adams’ work stems from a combination of traditional Native arts and modern art and serves as a cultural narrative, an expression of personal experience, and an exploration of form and function.
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Timothy Tate Nevaquaya
Painter
Son of famous Native artist Doc Tate Nevaquaya, Timothy Tate Nevaquaya is a skilled artist in his own right. He works in an expressionistic style which he found by accident, and owns a gallery in Jenks, Oklahoma where he displays Oklahoma Native art.
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Jane Osti
Potter
Jane Osti did not begin creating art until after she had begun her family and moved to California. Her art draws on traditional native culture and she has won awards at the Santa Fe Art Market, Red Earth Festival, and the Five Tribes Museum.
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Juanita Pahdopony
Mixed media
Juanita Pahdopony attended Cameron State University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University before working in arts education and tribal administration. She is a mixed media artist and has been featured in shows such as "Changing Hands" and "H2OK."
Carol Pate
Beader
Carole Pate is a self taught bead artist who began creating art after attending the Red Earth Indian Arts Festival. She has won first place at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Red Earth Festival, and Gallup Ceremonial.
Vanessa Paukeigope-Jennings
Beader
Vanessa Paukeigope-Jennings is a traditional bead artist. She makes a myriad of cultural objects including cradleboards, and had a documentary made about her work. She is a National Heritage Fellow, Living National Treasure, and a Red Earth Honored One.
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Oliver Plumley
Musician
Going by the DJ name Olywurld, Oliver Plumley is an Otoe-Missouria musician. He combines dance songs with traditional Native sounds and was nominated for the Native E-Music Award in 2008 for his song, "Bounce."
Wendy Ponca
Textile artist
Wendy Ponca is a fashion designer and has won numerous first place awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market. She helped to expand the Institute of American Indian Art program to include fashion design and is a highly sought after fashion designer and textile artist.
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Charles Pratt
Sculptor
Charles Pratt is an Arapaho Indian who grew up in Oklahoma. He has won numerous awards and was designated a Living Treasure in 2003.
Harvey Pratt
Painter
Harvey Pratt is a forensic artist and has made a myriad of contributions to law enforcement. In 2005 he was named the Red Earth Honored One and was appointed chair of the National Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 2010.
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Bill Rabbit
Painter
After serving in the Vietnam war, Bill Rabbit moved back to his native Oklahoma and began to paint. In 1985 he was designated a Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes. Currently, he shares a studio in Pryor, Oklahoma with his daughter Traci.
Traci Rabbit
Painter
Traci Rabbit is the daughter of artist Bill Rabbit, and in addition to maintaining her father's business she is a successful artist in her own right. She has won numerous awards for her art in Oklahoma and collaborated with her father in several commissions.
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Austin Real Rider
Mask maker
Austin Real Rider is a Pawnee tribal member and one of the few Plains Indian mask makers. In his 40s, he enrolled at the Institute of American Indian Art and found a love for mask making. In 2008, he was named "Honored One" at the Red Earth Art Festival.
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Robert Redbird
Painter
Robert Redbird was raised by his Kiowa grandfather and briefly attended the Institute of American Indian Art. His artwork became iconic during the Southwest art craze and he consulted on a number of movies. He was named Honored One at the 2002 Red Earth Art Festival.
Jereldine Redcorn
Potter
Jereldine Redcorn is a self-taught potter from Oklahoma; her designs follow in the footsteps of traditional Caddo pottery. In 2004 she was the Artist in Residence at the Chicago Art Museum and her work was chosen to be displayed in the Oval Office by Michell Obama.
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Ronald Rice Jr.
Drummer
Ronald Rice Jr. is a traditional Native drummer of Pawnee, Potawatomi, and Ioway descent. He taught himself to make drums from scratch and refers to the drum as "Uppit," which means "grandfather" in Pawnee.
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Marlene Riding-in-Mameah
Painter and Jeweler
Marlene Riding-in-Mameah is a Pawnee painter and jeweler. Her jewelry is highly prized and at age 16 she won first place at the Philbrook Indian Annual. In 2007, she was given the title of Honored One at the Red Earth Indian Arts Festival.
Margaret Roach-Wheeler
Textile Artist
Margaret Roach-Wheeler is a textile artist of Chickasaw descent. She owns her own clothing line called Mahota Handwovens and her work has won first at the Heard Indian Market. She was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Scott Roberts
Potter
After an early retirement in 2004, Scott Roberts turned to pottery. He works in the Woodland and Mississippian style and has won a variety of awards. His work is on display in the White House, the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and the Creek Supreme Court.
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Jeanne Rorex-Bridges
Painter
Jeanne Rorex-Bridges became an artist later in life after taking a painting class for fun. She has won awards at multiple shows in Oklahoma and her works have been included in several publications.
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Skip Rowell
Multimedia
Skip Rowell became a full time artist later in life after completing a stint in the Army and earning a degree from Oklahoma State University. He works in a variety of mediums and has won numerous awards in Native and non-native shows alike.
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Lisa Rutherford
Multimedia
Lisa Rutherford worked for the Cherokee Nation until she dedicated her life to art in 2005 after volunteering for a public art project called "The Passage." She has won numerous awards and was the first Cherokee Nation artist to exhibit at Colonial Williamsburg.
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Bert Seabourn
Painter
While Bert Seabourn showed an early love for art, he didn't developed his artistic skills until later in life. In his forties, he left his corporate job and began creating art full time. The Vatican, and two U.S. presidents have collected Seabourn's work.
Tyra Shackleford
Textile Artist
Tyra Shackleford was heavily involved in Native culture from a young age. After college, she worked for the Chickasaw Nation's Cultural Resources Department. She has exhibited in a variety of prestigious art shows, including the Santa Fe Indian Art Market.
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Frank Sheridan
Beader and Ledger artist
Frank Sheridan works as a reader and ledger artist, using his talent to add decoration to Native cultural items not typically decorated with that medium. He is also a Native activist, working with Native veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
D.G. Smalling
Painter
D.G. Smalling employs a continues line technique to create his artwork. He works as a Native activist for Oklahoma Judicial Center and has exhibited art at the Epcot center in Disney World and presented on WWI Choctaw code talkers at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Janet Smith
Painter
Janet Smith attended Bacone College and earned a degree in art therapy from Northeastern State University. For many years she served as the director of the art therapy program at the Cherokee Nation's Jack Brown Treatment Center.
Mary Smith
Basket maker
Mary Smith is a full-time traditional Mvskoke basket weaver. She is self taught and has won a variety of awards from art shows in and out of Oklahoma. She enjoys teaching basket weaving to others and in 2016 she was named the Best Mvskoke Artist.
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Richard Zane Smith
Potter
Richard Zane Smith is a potter and cultural activist. He has attempted to recreate past techniques and participated in cultural exchanges with the Maori people. He has taught a variety of workshops and actively works to preserve the Wyandotte language.
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Arigon Starr
Comic book artist, singer, actor
Arigon Starr is an actor, singer, and comic book artist. She is a member of Native Voices at Autry and starred in the one woman play, "The Red Road." She has twice been honored as a First Americans in the Arts and as a Tulsa Artist Fellowship recipient.
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Yatika Starr Fields
Muralist
Yatika Starr Fields, is a Painter and Muralist. While attending the Art Institute of Boston from 2000 to 2004, he became interested in Graffiti aesthetics, which has been integral to his knowledge and process along with Landscape painting- and continues to influence his large- scale projects and studio works.
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C. Maxx Stevens
Sculptor
C. Maxx Stevens is a Creek-Seminole sculptor. She is currently a professor at the University of Colorado. She is a recipient of the Andrea Frank Foundation Visual Artist Award for Sculpture, and Eiteljorg Fellowship, and a SITE Santa Fe Commission.
Dorothy Sullivan
Painter
Dorothy Sullivan entered the artistic sphere herself in 1980 after viewing a Trail of Tears art show. She won the title Honored One in 1999 at the Red Earth Art Show and was commissioned to do several murals by the NPS.
Robert Taylor
Painter
Robert Taylor is a self-taught Oklahoma artist of Native American descent whose symbolic paintings are known internationally
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Dana Tiger
Painter
Dana Tiger is the daughter of famed Jerome Tiger and she exhibited a propensity for art from a young age. One of her first commissions was a portrait of Chief Wilma Mankiller and she has dedicated her life to preserving the cultural values of her tribe.
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Jon Mark Tiger
Painter
Jon Mark Tiger began his art career in high school, winning several awards during that period. He is interested in the history of the Muscogee Creek people and in 2012 he was designated a Master Artist of the Five Civilized Tribes.
Peggy Tiger
Art dealer
Peggy Tiger was married to famous Native artist Jerome Tiger, and after his death at age 26, Peggy devoted her life to preserving his legacy. She wrote a book about his life and in 2004 was hired as a research writer by the Cherokee Nation.
Tony Tiger
Painter
Tony Tiger's art is inspired by Native patchwork and ribbon work, as well as his tribal identities. He is the Director of Art at Bacone College and he participated in a solo and group exhibition at the Oklahoma state capitol in 2010 and 2011.
Jim Van Deman
Painter and flute maker
Jim Van Deman is a painter and flute maker of Delaware descent who became a full time artist in 1990. He works in the abstract and expressionist styles and in 2010 he was a part of a two person show at the Red Earth Museum.
Donald Vann
Painter
After serving in Vietnam, Donald Vann moved from Oklahoma to Austin to start an art gallery. He primarily paints landscapes and has exhibited his art at the Red Earth Art Festival and the Colorado Indian Art Market.
Karin Walkingstick
Potter
Karin Walkstick became a potter in her 40s. She has a contemporary style and has won a variety of awards from Native art shows inside and out of Oklahoma. Her pottery has also been included in the traveling exhibit, "Return from Exile."
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Bryan Waytula
Painter
Bryan Waytula is a painter of Cherokee descent. He attended the University of Oklahoma and teaches art at a private high school. He has won first place at the Eiteljorg museum and the Bill Rabbit Legacy Award from the Trail of Tears Art Show.
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Tonia Weavel
Textile artist
Tonia Weavel is a seamstress of Cherokee descent. She has taught in the Public School system and worked for the Cherokee Nation. She is known for her elaborate tear dresses and she receives many commissions for her work.
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Richard Whitman
Mixed Media
Richard Whitman attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and became a mixed media artist. He raises awareness for native issues through his art and in 1987 he won the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian award.
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Holly Wilson
Sculptor
Holly Wilson earned degrees in art from colleges in Kansas and Texas, then worked briefly in Chicago before moving back to Oklahoma. She embraced Native art to the fullest and in 2013 she won second place at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market.
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Daniel Worcester
Bladesmith
Daniel Worcester is a Chickasaw bladesmith. He has won awards from the Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Red Earth Festival, and Southeastern Art Show. In 2013 he was named the Red Earth Honored One.
Gordon Yellowman
Ledger artist
Gordon Yellowman is a ledger artists who uses traditional methods to discuss contemporary issues. He has illustrated several books and a stamp series for the United States Postal service.
Nathan Young
Multi-media
Nathan Young works in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, painting, and music. He focuses on social justice and spent several years doing Native education and language work on a Rockefeller grant. He is a Delaware Tribal Council member.
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