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Dextra Quotskuyva, Hopi ceramic artist
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Harvey Pratt, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes painter, draftsman, and sculptor, who designed the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC
This is a list of visual artists who are Native Americans in the United States. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or state recognized tribes or "an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian Tribe."[1] This does not include non-Native American artists using Native American themes. Additions to the list need to reference a recognized, documented source and specifically name tribal affiliation according to federal and state lists. Indigenous American artists outside the United States can be found at List of indigenous artists of the Americas.
Basket makers
- Elsie Allen, Cloverdale Pomo
- Annie Antone, Tohono O'odham
- Mary Knight Benson, Pomo, (1877–1930)
- William Ralganal Benson, Pomo, (1862–1937)
- Carrie Bethel, Mono Lake Paiute
- Susan Billy, Hopland Band Pomo
- Loren Bommelyn, Smith River Tolowa
- Nellie Charlie, Mono Lake Paiute
- Chipeta, Uncompahgre Ute (c. 1843–1924)
- Kelly Church, Gun Lake Potawatomi
- Mike Dart, Cherokee Nation (born 1977)
- Mavis Doering, Cherokee Nation (1929–2007)
- Joe Feddersen, Okanagan/Sinixt (born 1953)
- L. Frank, Tongva/Acjachemen
- Iva Honyestewa, Hopi (born 1964)
- Terrol Dew Johnson, Tohono O'odham
- Yvonne Walker Keshick, Anishinaabe (born 1946)
- Mary Leaf, Mohawk (1925–2004)
- Dat So La Lee (Louisa Keyser), Washoe (ca. 1829/1850–1925)
- Mabel McKay, Pomo/Patwin (1907–1993)
- Geo Soctomah Neptune, Passamaquoddy
- Julia Parker, Coast Miwok/Kashaya Pomo (born 1929)
- Essie Parrish, Kashaya Pomo (1902–1979)
- April Stone, Lake Superior Chippewa
- Boeda Strand, Snohomish
- Lucy Telles, Mono Lake Paiute/Miwok
- Gail Tremblay, Mi'kmaq/Onondaga people
Beadwork and quillwork artists
- Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder, Kiowa/Muscogee/Seminole[2]
- Richard Aitson, Kiowa/Kiowa Apache beadwork artist[3]
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Imogene Goodshot Arquero, beadwork artist[4]
- Martha Berry, Cherokee Nation
- Carla Hemlock, Mohawk
- Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty, Assiniboine-Sioux
- Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty, Assiniboine-Sioux
- Teri Greeves, Kiowa
- Vanessa Jennings, Kiowa/Kiowa Apache/Gila River Pima
- Maude Kegg, Mille Lacs Ojibwe (1904–1996)
- Yvonne Walker Keshick, Grand Traverse Ottawa-Ojibwe (b. 1946)
- Katrina Mitten, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma beadwork artist
- Jamie Okuma, Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock
- Emily Waheneka, Warm Springs/Wasco/Paiute (1919–2008)
Ceramic artists
- Aguilar Family, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mrs. Ramos Aguilar, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Tammie Allen (Walking Spirit), Jicarilla Apache
- Nathan Begaye, Navajo, Hopi
- Asuncion Aguilar Cate, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Crucita Gonzales Calabaza (Blue Corn), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Marie Chino, Acoma
- Vera Chino, Acoma
- Helen Quintana Cordero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Arthur and Hilda Coriz, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Juanita Suazo Dubray, Taos Pueblo
- Anthony Durand, Picuris Pueblo
- Cora Durand, Picuris Pueblo (1902-1998)
- Felipita Aguilar Garcia, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Tammy Garcia, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1969)
- Rose Gonzales, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
- Luther Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo (1911-1987)
- Margaret Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1936)
- Laurencita Herrera, Cochiti Pueblo
- Daisy Hooee, Hopi-Tewa
- Lisa Holt, Cochiti Pueblo
- Michael Kanteena, Laguna Pueblo
- Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma Pueblo
- Joseph Lonewolf, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1932)
- Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (1879-1943)
- Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka), San Ildefonso Pueblo (1887-1980)
- Maria Ramita Martinez, Picuris Pueblo (1884-1969)
- Grace Medicine Flower, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Helen Naha ("Feather Woman"), Hopi
- Tyra Naha, Hopi
- Priscilla Namingha Hopi-Tewa (1924-2008)
- Nampeyo (Iris Nampeyo), Hopi-Tewa, Hopi (c. 1859-1942)
- Elva Nampeyo, Hopi
- Fannie Nampeyo, Hopi
- Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva, Tewa-Hopi
- Nora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Inez Ortiz, Cochiti Pueblo
- Al Qöyawayma, Hopi
- Harlan Reano, Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo)
- Ida Redbird, Maricopa-Halchidhoma (possibly also Tohono O'odham) (1892-1971)
- Jeri Redcorn, Caddo-Potawatomi, (born ca. 1940)
- Diego Romero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Ida Sahmie, Navajo
- Linda and Merton Sisneros, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Anita Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1937)
- Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Margaret Tafoya, (1904-2001) Santa Clara Pueblo
- Leonidas Tapia, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
- Faye Tso, Navajo (1933-2004)
- Lonnie Vigil, Nambé Pueblo
- Nathan Youngblood, Santa Clara Pueblo
Diverse cultural artists
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- Nora Thompson Dean (Touching Leaves Woman, Delaware), (1907-1984)
- Ishi, Yahi (ca. 1860-1916), bowmaker and flintknapper
- Vanessa Jennings, Kiowa/Kiowa Apache/Gila River Pima (born 1952)
- Charles Littleleaf, Blackfoot/Warm Springs, flute maker
- Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Kiowa-/Comanche, flute maker
- Scarface Charley, Modoc (ca. 1851-1896), linguist and furniture-maker
- Hastings Shade, Cherokee Nation, marble- and gig-maker
- Tommy Wildcat, Cherokee Nation, flute and rattle maker
Fashion designers
- Ardina Moore (born 1930), Quapaw/Osage
- Lloyd Kiva New (1916–2002), Cherokee Nation
- Jamie Okuma (born 1977), Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock
- Virgil Ortiz (born 1969), Cochiti Pueblo
Glass artists
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Preston Singletary, Tlingit
Installation and new genres artists
- Natalie Ball (born 1980), Klamath/Modoc
- Sarah Biscarra-Dilley, Northern Chumash
- Raven Chacon, Navajo Nation, (born 1977)
- Corwin Clairmont, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
- Gerald Clarke, Cahuilla
- Joe Feddersen, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Okanagan) (born 1953)
- Nicholas Galanin, Tlingit/Unangax
- Virgil Ortiz (born 1969), Cochiti Pueblo
- Truman Lowe, Ho-Chunk (1944–2019)
- Cannupa Hanska Luger (born 1979) Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
- James Luna, Luiseño (1950–2018)
- Native Art Department International (Maria Hupfield, born 1975, and Jason Lujan, born 1971)
- Bently Spang, Cheyenne, (born 1960)
- Nora Naranjo Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1953)
- Wendy Red Star, Apsáalooke (Crow) (born 1981)
- Charlene Teters, Spokane (born 1952)
- Marie Watt, Seneca (born 1967)
- Richard Ray Whitman, Yuchi-Muscogee Creek
Metalsmiths and jewelers
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Michael Kabotie (Hopi, 1942–2009) jeweler and painter
- Atsidi Sani, "Old Smith", Navajo (c. 1828–1918)
- Keri Ataumbi, Kiowa (born 1971)
- Klee Benally, Navajo
- Gail Bird, Kewa Pueblo-Laguna Pueblo
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Cheyenne
- Yazzie Johnson, Navajo
- Michael Kabotie, Hopi
- Charles Loloma, Hopi
- Emory Sekaquaptewa, Hopi
- Sequoyah, Cherokee (c. 1767–1843)
- Tommy Singer, Navajo
Mixed-media artists
- Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute/Modoc) mixed-media artist, curator
Painters
- Arthur Amiotte, Oglala Lakota
- Spencer Asah (Lallo), Kiowa, one of the Kiowa Six (c. 1905–1954)
- James Auchiah, Kiowa, one of the Kiowa Six (1906–1974)
- Amos Bad Heart Bull (Tatanka Cante Sica), Oglala Lakota Sioux
- Margarete Bagshaw, Santa Clara Pueblo-descent (1964–2015)
- Rick Bartow, Yurok/Wiyot (1946–2016)
- Fred Beaver (Eka La Nee), Muscogee Creek/Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (1911–1980)
- Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahne Yah), Navajo (born 1914/7)
- Black Hawk, Sans Arc Lakota (c. 1832–c. 1890)
- Archie Blackowl (Mistamootova), Southern Cheyenne (1911–1992)
- Acee Blue Eagle (Alex C. McIntosh, Chebon Ahbula), Muscogee Creek
- Roy Boney Jr., Cherokee Nation
- David Bradley, White Earth Ojibwe
- T.C. Cannon (Pai-doung-u-day), Kiowa/Caddo
- Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan), Taos Pueblo (1906–1993)
- Jesse Cornplanter, Seneca (1889–1957)
- Woody Crumbo, Citizen Potawatomi
- David Cusick, Tuscarora (c. 1786–1831), painter and author
- Dennis Cusick, Tuscarora (c. 1800–1824) painter
- Talmadge Davis, Cherokee Nation (1962–2005)
- Frank Day, Bald Rock Konkow Maidu (1902–1976)
- Angel De Cora (Hinook-Mahiwi-Kilinaka), Winnebago (1871–1919)
- Patrick DesJarlait (1923–1973), Red Lake Ojibwe painter
- Cecil Dick (Dagadahga), Cherokee, (1915–1992)
- Dohasan, Kiowa (ca. 1740s–1866)
- Bunky Echo-Hawk, Yakama/Pawnee (born 1975)
- Joseph Erb, Cherokee Nation (born 1974)
- Harry Fonseca, Maidu
- R.C. Gorman, Navajo (1932–2005)
- Franklin Gritts, Cherokee (1915–1996)
- Enoch Kelly Haney, Seminole (born 1940)
- Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh), Santa Clara Pueblo (1943–1984)
- Albert Harjo, Muscogee Creek
- Benjamin Harjo Jr., Absentee Shawnee/Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma
- Sharron Ahtone Harjo, Kiowa (born 1945)
- Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Southern Cheyenne
- Joan Hill (Cheasequah), Muscogee Creek/Cherokee
- Jack Hokeah, Kiowa, one of the Kiowa Six (1902–1969)
- Michael Horse, Apache/Yaqui-descent
- Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache
- Norma Howard, Choctaw/Chickasaw
- Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina), Yanktonai Dakota
- Howling Wolf, Cheyenne (1849–1927)
- Sharon Irla, Cherokee Nation (born 1957)
- David Johns, Navajo (born 1948)
- Ruthe Blalock Jones (Chu-Lun-Dit), Shawnee/Peoria
- Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma), Hopi (1900–1986)
- Michael Kabotie, Hopi (1942–2009)
- Kicking Bear, Oglala Lakota (1846–1904)
- James Lavadour, Walla Walla
- Annie Little Warrior
- Gregory Lomayesva, Hopi-descent
- Judith Lowry, Maidu/Pit River tribes
- Albert Looking Elk, Taos Pueblo (c. 1888–1940)[5]
- Albert Lujan, Taos Pueblo (1892–1948)[5]
- Oren Lyons, Seneca Nation (born 1930)
- Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (1897–1943)
- Mario Martinez, Yaqui (born 1953)
- Solomon McCombs, Muscogee Creek (1913–1980)
- Douglas Miles, San Carlos Apache/Akimel O'odham
- Juan Mirabal, Taos Pueblo (1903–1970)
- Stephen Mopope (Qued Koi), Kiowa, one of the Kiowa Six (1898–1974)
- George Morrison, Ojibwe (1919–2000)
- Naiche, Chiricahua Apache (c. 1857–1919)
- Gerald Nailor, Sr. (Toh Yah, "Walking by the River"), Navajo
- Dan Namingha, Hopi
- Jackson Narcomey, Muscogee Creek/Seminole, (1942–2012)
- Lloyd Kiva New, Cherokee Nation, (1916–2002)
- Diane O'Leary, Comanche, (1939–2013)
- Fernando Padilla, Jr., San Felipe Pueblo/Navajo
- Tonita Peña, (Quah Ah) San Ildefonso Pueblo (1893–1949)
- St. David Pendleton Oakerhater (Making Medicine), Southern Cheyenne, (c. 1847–1931)
- Sanford Plummer, Seneca (1905–1974)
- Harvey Pratt (Wo-Pet-No-No-Mot, White Thunder), Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Joseph Rael (Tslew-teh-koyeh "Beautiful Painted Arrow), Picuris Pueblo-Ute
- Kevin Red Star, Crow Nation
- Mateo Romero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Paladine Roye (Pon Cee Cee), Ponca (1946–2001)
- Will Sampson, Muscogee Creek (1933–1987)
- Duane Slick, Mesqwaki (Fox), Ho-Chunk (born 1961)
- Fritz Scholder, Luiseño (1937–2005)
- Silver Horn (Haungooah) Kiowa (1860–1940)
- Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Shoshone-Bannock
- Lois Smoky (Bougetah), Kiowa, one of the Kiowa Six
- Ernest Spybuck (Maythela), Absentee Shawnee (1883–1949)
- Virginia Stroud, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians/Muscogee Creek
- Carl Sweezy, Southern Arapaho (1881–1953)
- Moses Stranger Horse, Brulé Lakota (1890–1941)
- Quincy Tahoma aka "Water's Edge", Navajo (1920–1956)[6]
- Jerome Tiger (Kocha), Muscogee Creek-Seminole
- Johnny Tiger, Jr., Muscogee Creek-Seminole (1940–2015)
- Monroe Tsatoke, Kiowa, one of the Kiowa Six
- Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal), San Ildefonso Pueblo (1898–1955)
- Frank Tuttle, Yuki, Wailaki and Concow Maidu (born 1951)
- Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan), Santa Clara Pueblo (1918–2006)
- Kay WalkingStick, Cherokee Nation/Winnebago
- Pop Wea (Lori Tanner), Taos Pueblo (died 1966)[7]
- Dick West (Wah-pah-nah-yah), Southern Cheyenne (1912–1996)
- White Horse (Tsen-tainte), Kiowa (died 1892)
- Dyani White Hawk, Sicangu Lakota (born 1976)
- Emmi Whitehorse, Navajo
- Elizabeth Woody, Navajo/Tenino (Warm Springs)/Wasco/Yakama (born 1959)
- Melanie Yazzie, Navajo
- Gregg Deal, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Performance artists
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Gregg Deal, Pyramid Lake Paiute
- James Luna, Luiseño (1950–2018)
Photographers
- Dugan Aguilar, Paiute-Pit River-Maidu (1947–2018)
- Jennie Ross Cobb, Cherokee (1881–1959)
- Jean Fredericks, Hopi (1906–1990)
- Shan Goshorn, Eastern Band Cherokee (1957–2018)
- Benjamin Haldane, Tsimshian (1874–1941)
- Sally Larsen, Apache-Alutiiq
- L. Frank Manriquez, Tongva-Ajachmen
- Lee Marmon, Laguna Pueblo (born 1925)
- Parker McKenzie, Kiowa (1897–1999)
- Larry McNeil, Tlingit-Nisga'a (born 1955)
- Shelley Niro, Mohawk (born 1954)
- Horace Poolaw, Kiowa (1906–1984)
- Camille Seaman, Shinnecock (born 1969)
- Richard Throssel (1882–1933), Cree
- Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Muscogee Creek-Seminole-Navajo (born 1954)
- Richard Ray Whitman, Yuchi-Muscogee Creek
- Will Wilson, Navajo, (born 1969)
- Zoë Marieh Urness (photographer) Alaska Tlingit (born 1984)
Printmakers
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Linda Lomahaftewa
- Natalie Ball, Klamath/Modoc, (born 1980)
- T.C. Cannon (Pai-doung-u-day), Kiowa/Caddo
- R.C. Gorman, Navajo (1932–2005)
- Benjamin Harjo Jr., Absentee Shawnee-Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma
- Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Debora Iyall, Cowlitz (born 1954)[8]
- James Lavadour, Walla Walla
- Linda Lomahaftewa, Hopi-Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Shoshone-Bannock
- Melanie Yazzie, Navajo
Sculptors
- Rick Bartow, Wiyot/Yurok (1946–2016)
- Blackbear Bosin, Comanche/Kiowa (1921–1980)
- Amanda Crowe, Eastern Band Cherokee (1928–2004)
- Cliff Fragua, Jemez Pueblo
- Tammy Garcia, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1969)
- Bob Haozous, Chiricahua Apache (born 1943)
- Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache (1914–1994)
- Nathan Jackson, Tlingit (born 1938)
- Edmonia Lewis, Mississauga Ojibwe (c. 1844–1907)
- Nora Naranjo Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1953)
- Harvey Pratt (Wo-Pet-No-No-Mot, "White Thunder"), Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (born 1941)
- Lawney Reyes, Sinixt
- Ronald Senungetuk, Iñupiaq (1933–2020)
- Russell Spears, Narragansett (1917–2009)
- Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo (born 1962)
- Ralph W. Sturges, Mohegan (1918–2007)
- Marie Watt, Seneca (born 1967)
- Melanie Yazzie, Navajo (born 1966)
Textile artists
- Natalie Ball Klamath/Modoc, (born 1980)
- Hastiin Klah, Navajo (1867–1937)
- Carla Hemlock, Mohawk
- Ardina Moore, Quapaw/Osage (born 1930)
- Dora Old Elk, Apsáalooke/Sioux (born 1977)
- Jamie Okuma, Luiseño-Shoshone-Bannock (born 1977)
- Clara Sherman (Nezbah), Navajo (born 1911)
- Ska-ba-quay Tesson, Meskwaki (ca. 1846–1929)
- Jennie Thlunaut, Tlingit (1892–1986)
Woodcarvers
- Amanda Crowe, Eastern Band Cherokee (1928–2004)
- Jesse Cornplanter, Seneca (1889–1957)
- Babe Hemlock, Mohawk (born 1961)
- Nathan Jackson, Tlingit (born 1938)
- James Schoppert, Tlingit (1947–1992)
See also
- Native American art
- Timeline of Native American art history
- List of Native American women artists
- List of indigenous artists of the Americas
- List of Native American artists from Oklahoma
- Native Americans in the United States
- Native American women in the arts
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
- Native American basketry
- Native American pottery
Notes
- ^ "The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990". Indian Arts and Crafts Board. US Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
- ^ Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder, Tahnee (Fall 2017). "Seven Directions". First American Art Magazine (16): 16–17. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Goins, Charles Robert; Goble, Danney (2006). Historical Atlas of Oklahoma. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8061-3482-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Fine Art and Outsiders: Attacking the Barriers". The New York Times. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b Witt, D (2003). "Three Taos Pueblo Painters". Traditional Fine Art Online, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ "Quincy Tahoma". AskArt.
- ^ Lester, p. 443
- ^ "Hitéemlkiliiksix "Within the Circle of the Rim"". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
References
- Lester, Patrick D. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8061-9936-9.