Indholdsfortegnelse for February-March 2025/No. 55 i Native American Art Magazine

Welcome to the February/March issue of Native American Art! This is the Official Magazine of the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market! This year marks the 67th edition of the annual market in Phoenix. The team at Native American Art magazine could not be prouder of our coverage, imagery, articles and partnership with the Heard Museum and Heard Museum Guild, which will be bringing more than 600 artists to the museum on March 1 and 2. This show represents everything that is important in a market. It opens Friday night with the Best of Show Reception, which awards artists in eight categories with hundreds of entries. Saturday morning you will find all that award-winning art has been moved into the artist booths around the Heard Museum’s manicured lawns and…

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Ongoing Storyteller: The Photography of Jerry Jacka This exhibition features Jerry Jacka’s portraits of iconic American Indian artists paired with examples of their artwork from the museum’s collection. Experience images of artists, primarily from the American Southwest, engaged in a range of activities related to traditional cultural practices including weaving, pottery, katsina-carving and jewelry making. The exhibition also features images from his award-winning contributions to Arizona Highways magazine. Heard Museum www.heard.org/exhibition/storyteller-jerry-jacka Ongoing Substance of Stars This project is the culmination of a three-year collaboration with four Indigenous communities, thanks to a grant from Lilly Endowment, which fosters the study of world religions. The exhibition examines the collection of the Heard Museum from Indigenous perspectives, across a wide variety of media and time periods. It incorporates Indigenous languages, sky knowledge and…

The Heard Museum houses some of the finest Native American Art in the world and endeavors to showcase not only the extraordinary creative vision and talent of the artists, but also the deep connection of the American Indians to their land, history and culture. If you are excited by what you see at the museum, please consider becoming a member of the Heard Museum Guild’s Las Guias class, and become a guide for the public, private and school tours offered by the museum. The Las Guias guides represent an extraordinary group of individuals from all walks of life and diverse career and educational experiences. However, they all invariably describe themselves as life-long learners. The late-fall through early-winter Las Guias training program is extremely flexible to accommodate the busy schedules of…

In Arizona, Eddie Basha Jr. needs little introduction for many. The businessman, who ran the Bashas’ grocery store chain, would often appear in his own commercials, smiling as he told viewers about coupons, food deals or innovations in his stores. He was a local celebrity, a gubernatorial candidate and an avid art collector who shared the artwork he purchased with the public. When Basha died in 2013, his legacy in the art world continued at the grocery chain’s headquarters in Chandler, Arizona. In 2023, the collection was donated to two major Phoenix-area museums: Western paintings and bronzes went to Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and the Native American artwork went to the Heard Museum. Both museums immediately started planning programming and exhibitions around the Basha Collection materials. At…

Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum has been a cornerstone for showcasing Native American art. From its inception, the museum distinguished itself by working with Native artists, ensuring that their art and stories were presented from a first-person perspective. The museum deepened this collaboration in 1958 when the Heard Museum Shop first opened for business. The shop pioneered a model of direct partnership with Native artists, purchasing inventory directly from them. This approach made the shop into something of a modern-day trading post, creating a space where both traditional and contemporary art could be collected in a way that sustained Native communities. Over time, the shop became an integral part of the Heard Museum experience, fostering cultural exchange and serving as a hub for art enthusiasts seeking authentic…

The jewelry and lapidary classification is always a popular one, in part because of the ways in which this wearable art form can be so easily shown off. Each artist carries their own rich histories of jewelry-making techniques—skills like tufa casting and sand casting, hollow-forming, mosaic, overlay and inlay—often passed down from generation to generation. So when marketgoers wander around the Heard Museum grounds in search of their next treasure, they can find the perfect piece of jewelry that suits their individuality, while also learning about the stories, history and technical prowess that went into making it. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Bruce Lane (Navajo (Diné)) Vernon Haskie (Navajo (Diné)) Victoria Adams (Southern Cheyenne) Ernie Lister (Navajo (Diné)) Ric Charlie (Navajo (Diné)) Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) (Hopi) Aaron Brokeshoulder (Shawnee/Absentee) Benson Manygoats…

Although it mostly represents one small region of the country—northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico—the pueblo carvings category contains an exceptional grouping of artists, including many of the top Hopi artists working today. The majority of the works show Hopi katsina figures, each one representing an aspect of life or nature. Originally these carvings were used only for sacred ceremonies, but carvers have made versions for the public for more than a century. Each one has its own story, as does the artist, so be ready to ask questions and to listen intently to the words of the artist. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Eric Kayquaptewa (Hopi) Kevin Pochoema (Hopi)s Manuel Chavarria (Hopi) Arthur Holmes Jr. (Hopi) Ronald Honyouti (Hopi) Adrian Nasafotie (Hopi) Edward Seechoma (Hopi) Manfred Susunkewa (Hopi) Tayron…

Of all the classifications at Heard Indian Market, diverse arts is the most dynamic, offering a wide range of pieces created in a plethora of unique ways. For instance, the category is reserved for artists that like to shape-shift between a wide range of mediums, materials and styles. They are often the innovators across multiple genres, including fashion, carving, painting and so much more. Whichever avenue they may take, there is sure to be a little something for everyone. In this section dedicated to the remarkable category, you will find several highlights that will be at the 2025 fair. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Rubia Buck (Dakota/Ghanaian) Cyndy Milda (Sioux) Lily Hope (Tlingit) Joyce Growing Thunder (Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux) Glenda McKay (Athabascan-Cook Inlet Region) Kelsey Kayquoptewa (Hopi) Marsha Hedrick (Oklahoma Choctaw)…

BEST OF SHOW Howard R. and Joy M. Berlin The Head Family Sharron Lewis Kristine and Leland W. Peterson BEST OF SHOW RECEPTION SPONSORS Anonymous Pamela Briggs The Head Family Ann Kaplan & Robert Fippinger Frank Vickory and Newton Linebaugh CONRAD HOUSE AWARD Samuel J. Parker IDYLLWILD ARTS IMAGINATION AWARD Native American Arts Center at Idyllwild Arts Foundation INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION COMMEMORATIVE AWARD Indian Arts and Crafts Association YOUTH ARTIST SHOW AND SALE BEST OF SHOW AND BEST OF DIVISION AWARDS David and Jo Van Denburgh BEST OF CLASSIFICATION Jewelry and Lapidary: The Head Family Pottery: John Ninomiya and Marjorie Walters Two-Dimensional Art: Deirdre and Jim Mercurio Pueblo Carvings: Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation Sculpture: Jane Barlow and Associates, LLC Weavings & Textiles: Shari and Bob Levitan Diverse Art Forms + Beadwork and…

RYAN SINGER (Navajo (Diné)) SANTA FE, NM A fired clay “hunny pot” inspired by the vessel in which Winnie the Pooh stored his favorite food may seem incongruous in Diné artist Ryan Singer’s upcoming exhibition of paintings called Remembering, but the pot fits right in. Last fall, in his first semester as a master’s student at the University of New Mexico, he took a pueblo pottery class and learned all about the vagaries of clay from the forces of gravity, dryness and the heat of the kiln. As a boy, he was “a fan of all the characters playing in Christopher Robin’s imagination.” He was also a fan of dinosaurs. “I drew them as a kid,” he says. “I studied them and learned their names and loved dinosaur movies and…

The big annual Native American markets are the best art shows I attend. And I attend a lot of shows. In fact, we publish four other titles—American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, American Fine Art Magazine and International Artist—and I attend shows that relate to all of them. The markets even outrank all of those exhibitions and events. Think about it: Where in this country can you go to meet 600+ artists, watch them create in front of you, eat food and hear music related to their culture, and view and buy the highest-quality artwork of its kind? Maybe two places. One of them is the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, which takes place March 1 and 2 in Phoenix. To put the quality of a show like…

Welcome to the 67th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, which will be held at the Heard Museum on March 1 and 2. We are delighted to report that last year’s 2024 fair was a resounding success, with a record number of guests—more than 20,000—and record sales by more than 600 outstanding artists! The market is the signature annual event of the Heard Museum, and is led by the Heard Museum Guild, a dynamic organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting the museum’s mission of advancing American Indian art. Since 1959, the market has showcased the beauty and vitality of Indigenous creative expression of artists not only from the Southwest but from across the country. We are dedicated to making our 67th year even better and more exciting, once…

The Native American Artists Resource Collection has been a cornerstone of the Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives for more than 40 years and contains files of over a quarter million Native American artists. The physical and online collections are the largest of their kind anywhere, offering biographical and other information on Native American artists, writers and performers. The material collected includes an extraordinarily wide variety of sources, among them journal and newspaper articles, photographs, gallery and exhibition catalogs, interviews, résumés, correspondence and much more. The museum wants to gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the many donors and artists, as well as the hard work and dedication of many guild volunteers and Heard Museum staff, without whom this world-renowned premier resource would not be available. The museum welcomes you to…

Mark Ron Taho (Hopi/Navajo (Diné)) is a biomedical engineering technician in Tuba City, Arizona. He measures subminiature components manufactured for the Department of Defense. Measurements for the tiny components are in microns—one micron equaling 1 millionth of a meter or .00003937 inches. As a carver of traditional katsinem and contemporary figurative wood sculptures, he hasn’t always been so accurate. As a boy growing up in the village of Mungapi on the Hopi Indian Reservation north of Flagstaff, Arizona, he watched his grandfather, Leonard Taho, and his uncle, Emerson Taho, carve katsina dolls as they hummed songs associated with the katsinem. “I watched traditional ceremonies and dances as a kid and drew and painted them. I watched with awe and amazement. Today, I invite friends to see some dances, and when…

When the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market kicks off on March 1, it will do so with a recently renovated and expanded Heard Museum Shop. This will certainly mean more art and more browsing space for collectors, but it also means expanded and updated exhibition space for the invited shop artists. The museum traditionally invites a handful of artists from the market to show their work in the shop, where they can offer a more curated space for viewers. It keeps traffic moving through the shop and also allows a selected group of artists a unique venue to show their work—it’s a win-win for everyone. This year’s shop artists are jeweler and flute maker Tim Blueflint Ramel (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), ledger artist Dolores Purdy…

Pueblo and Native American people have been making beautiful clay pottery for centuries and today’s Native American potters continue to carry on this storied legacy. Clay is the essence of pottery, often laboriously mined, purified and processed in manners unique to each tribe, including drying in the sun, soaking in water for days, and repeatedly running through a screen or sieve. From the elegant black-on-black pottery of the San Ildefonso Pueblo to the intricate polychrome designs of the Hopi and Zuni, the diversity of Native American pottery is a testament to each tribe’s traditions and styles, and a physical embodiment of the vibrant cultural heritage of these communities. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Hubert Candelario (San Felipe Pueblo) Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo) Laura Gachupin (Jemez Pueblo) Karen Abeita (Hopi) Sammy Naranjo…

From the towering wooden totems of the Northwest Coast to palm-sized Zuni fetishes made of stone, the forms, styles and mediums of Native American sculpture are as multifarious and unique as the tribes themselves. However, Indigenous sculpture often incorporates animal and spirit symbolism representative of a powerful connection to the natural world. It depict ancestors and mythological beings. And it contains references to cultural beliefs and everyday life tied to the artist’s lineage. Carvings can serve a variety of purposes, including use in rituals, storytelling and commemoration. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Claudia Peina-Kallestewa (Zuni) Robert Weahkee (Zuni) Leon Misak Kinneeveauk (Inupiaq) Jayne Quam (Navajo (Diné)) Nelson Tsosie (Navajo (Diné)) Alvin K. Marshall (Navajo (Diné)) Dee Edaakie (Zuni) Loren Tsalabutie (Zuni) Joseph Begay (Navajo (Diné)) Gibbs Othole (Zuni) BEHIND THE SCENES…

Meticulous, agonizingly slow and requiring a vast amount of patience, basketry is a challenging medium, but one that is always well represented at the annual Heard Museum market in Phoenix. As challenging as baskets can be, when done at the highest level, they can sing. Potawatomi botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer said it best: “The marvel of a basket is in its transformation, its journey from wholeness as a living plant to fragmented strands and back to wholeness again as a basket. A basket knows the dual powers of destruction and creation that shape the world. Strands once separated are rewoven into a new whole. The journey of a basket is also the journey of a people.” ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Ronni-Leigh Goeman (Onondaga Nation) Sally Black (Navajo (Diné))…

SCOTTSDALE, AZ Hosted by King Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona, Horizons 2025 brings together a group of leading Native American potters for an annual show that opens a few days before the Heard Musem Guild Indian Fair & Market in Phoenix, one of the largest Indigenous markets in the world. The gallery exhibition will feature new works by 10 emerging and established artists including Al Qöyawayma, Les Namingha, Tammy Garcia, Jared Tso, Daniel Begay, Autumn Borts-Medlock, Robert Patricio, Joseph Lugo, Sergio Lugo, Dolores Curran and others. “Innovative shapes and designs using native clay are the foundation for the show this year,” explains gallerist Charles S. King. “Each artist expands our understanding of how Native art continues to evolve and change. The show includes today’s leading potters as well as younger potters…

(NAVAJO (DINÉ)) “My style seems to go through phases as I experiment with different designs, textures, and materials, and every phase is its own eclectic style,” says artist Benny "BoOm" Gallegos. “I always seem to circle back around, though, being able to merge newer skill sets with earlier ideas, and this is what allows me to innovate. Currently, I’m having a lot of fun working from ingot to produce thicker, heavier pieces that require more of the silversmithing side of the craft, which can be extremely challenging, but also more gratifying when things come together.” Gallegos adds that his work makes life exciting. “For me, the uncertainty, and sometimes, self-doubt, add to the thrill of the adventure. I create from my spirit and an ethereal, unknowing place, accessing my curiosity…

OMAHA, NE Henry Payer Jr. works primarily with collage and mixed media that draws from his background as a Ho Chunk, the Indigenous people of Wisconsin who, after being relocated multiple times in the 1800s throughout the Midwest, ended up in Nebraska. The history of the Nebraska Ho Chunk and the power of place informs much of Payer’s work, including Appliqué sur le terrain, an installation on view at the Joslyn Art Museum through September 4. Inspired by the Joslyn’s collection of Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) watercolors of the area, Payer created eight collages that interpret the cultural landscape of present-day Nebraska through vibrant ribbonwork appliqué, an artform that entails sewing layers of silk ribbons, fabric and beads traditionally used to make regalia for special occasions. The distinctive symmetrical patterns reflect…

Scan here to download this map for your convenience A-05 Dan Vallo (Acoma Pueblo) A-08 Sally Black (Navajo (Diné)) A-43 Lily Hope (Central Council of the Tlingit/Haida Indian Tribes) B-43 Karen Clarkson (Choctaw) B-46 Randall Chitto (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians)  C-38 Jane Hyden (Navajo (Diné))  C-44 Ca’Win Jimmy Fred Calabaza (Santo Domingo Pueblo) D-22 LaRae Sangster (Navajo (Diné)) D-26 Eugene Tapahe (Navajo (Diné)) D-27 Corey Stein (Tlingit) D-62 Milford Calamity (Navajo (Diné))  E-01 Pahponee (Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas) F-46 Karlene Goodluck (Navajo (Diné)) G-08 Mark Ron Taho (Hopi/Navajo (Diné)) H-34 Melvin Masquat (Navajo (Diné)) I-11 Nanibaa Beck (Navajo (Diné)) J-16 Lyndon B. Tsosie (Navajo (Diné)) K-17 Darryl Dean Begay (Navajo (Diné))  K-17 Robert Whitehair Begay (Navajo (Diné))  K-20 Jerry E. Gaussoin (Navajo (Diné)/Picuris Pueblo) DEMO-02 ZefrenM (Navajo (Diné)) Heard…

Every spring in Phoenix, experts from all around the country descend on the Heard Museum to judge the artwork submitted to the annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. This is no small feat. Hundreds of works are submitted to the judges. Their job is to pick the award winners in each classification, as well as winners for special awards and the coveted Best of Show prize. All of this is done with the utmost care and consideration to the artists, their artworks and the stories they are sharing through their art objects. The awards are announced during the Best of Show Reception on February 28. For guests who can’t attend the reception, look for the 2025 ribbons in the booths during the market. Classification I – Jewelry &…

Robert Whitehair Begay (Navajo (Diné)), has learned art from a master: his father, Darryl Dean Begay. Now 21 years old, Robert is emerging as one of the top young artists in the category. And he’s done it in record time. Born in Gallup, New Mexico, Begay is a jewelry artist who is turning heads. His jewelry is made by carving and casting into tufa stone, then applying various materials like turquoise, coral, jet and many other gemstones. Tufa stone is volcanic ash that has been compressed into sandstone-like rock that has a unique and unmistakable texture, like rough sandpaper. The Navajo people were the first to cast metal into tufa stone in the 1870s and it is found on Navajo land. It is soft enough that it can be scratched…

www.heard.org/event/fair Go to any art show in North America and you won’t find as much diversity in medium and material as you do at a Native American market. Some shows are almost entirely paintings and sculpture. Other shows have those mediums and maybe a small handful of others—Art Basel famously has neon, performance art and bananas with duct tape—and yet the shows rarely stray too far from a small handful of categories. But in Native American art, the sky is the limit. There are eight main classifications at the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market and each one of those has numerous categories. Consider the two-dimensional classification, which not only has painting, but also ledger art, photography, prints, mixed media and digital creations. Pottery has sections devoted to painted…

Like all of the other classifications at the Heard Market, the two-dimensional classification is special because of the connections it offers artists—to their heritage, to their families and to the land. “Art came naturally, as a way to experience and appreciate the beauty of the land and sky and all living things,” says Navajo painter Beverly Blacksheep. “I express, through my art, all my appreciation and memories of my family. I feel truly blessed to be able to share my experiences and inspiration on canvas and paper.” At this year’s market, collectors will be able to explore a treasure trove of two-dimensional art including paintings, drawings, ledger art, photography and more, while also learning about the many ways artists feel inspired to create. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Angela Babby (Oglala)…

While weaving has a significant presence within the Navajo (Diné) community—with the belief that Spider Woman taught the Navajo the artform—there’s evidence to suggest that weaving was also predominate among the Pueblo people. Regardless of its beginnings, the art of weaving—and the use of symbol, design and color—has a rich history that is carried throughout the work of many Native American artists today. Collectors will find an abundance of textile options by prominent artists at the 2025 Heard Indian Market. Within this section, you will find exceptional highlights that will be available to purchase at the Phoenix market this year. ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR Tyrrell Tapaha (Navajo (Diné)) Marlowe Katoney (Navajo (Diné)) Mae Mallahan (Navajo (Diné)) Tyler Glasses (Navajo (Diné)) Akema Honyumptewa (Hopi) Venancio Aragon (Navajo (Diné)) Rosie Taylor (Navajo…

Immerse yourself in the creativity of young Native American artists, showcased in the 2025 Youth Art Show & Sale. Discover one-of-a-kind artwork available to take home and cherish, knowing that you are supporting emerging artists on their artistic journey. Native American artists in grades seven through through 12 will compete for ribbons and more than $10,000 in prize money, including best of show and best of division awards. All artwork entered is displayed and available for sale at the Heard Museum. The show is open on March 1 and 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Monte Vista Room of the Heard Museum. A special preview is open on February 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., for attendees of the Indian Fair & Market Best of Show Reception.…

SANTA FE, NM A new exhibition at Blue Rain Gallery shines a spotlight on the artwork of three groundbreaking Native American artists. Running February 28 to March 11, Voices of the Land: Contemporary Native Expressions will feature new works by Jesse Littlebird, Helen K. Tindel and Gabriel Mozart Abeyta, each of whom continuously push cultural boundaries and expand the narrative of Native American art. “Voices of the Land is a testament to the depth and versatility of Native expression, where heritage meets bold creativity,” says Blue Rain Gallery’s Leah Garcia. “[Gabriel, Helen and Jesse] each bring a voice that resonates with the land, the past and the future, inspiring dialogue and connection. This exhibition invites us to witness the transformative power of art as a cultural and personal journey.” Abeyta,…

SCOTTSDALE, AZ There’s a lot of buzz around Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week, a brand-new art and design fair that has attracted more than 100 leading galleries and art dealers from all over the country and beyond to participate in its inaugural year. Staged in one of the top art destinations in the Southwest, in Scottsdale, Arizona’s sprawling WestWorld event center, the show will feature a combination of contemporary and historical art and design, including a strong emphasis on Indigenous works by established and emerging artists. Cultural performances, fashion shows, installations and illuminating special programming add depth and context, making it a truly immersive experience. One major highlight among the Native American offerings is a special exhibition curated by Diné artist Tony Abeyta, who is also a member of the fair…