CATOOSA, Okla. – Best of Show at the 21st Annual Cherokee Art Market went to Arla Lucia (Seneca-Cayuga) for Cosmic Carry-on for Ava: Come with Me to Cowskin (2006). She taught herself how to bead and developed her own unique take of Haudenonsaunee raised beadwork. She had beaded Ava’s bag with sculptural rosettes in the round, but felt it was unfinished, so she took it apart and rebuilt the purse with a butterfly and dragonfly charms hanging from gold linked chains.
The juried market showcases the work of 170 artists representing more than 50 federally recognized tribes and First Nations. This year marks its 19th year at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, located in Catoosa, Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
Best of Show
Cosmic Carry-on for Ava: Come with Me to Cowskin (2026)
Arla Lucia (Seneca-Cayuga)
Classification Awards
Painting, Drawing, Graphics & Photography: Michael Toya (Jemez)
Sculpture: Karen Sixkiller (Cherokee Nation)
Basketry: Desmond Ellsworth (Nansemond)
Beadwork/Quillwork: Arla Lucia (Seneca-Cayuga)
Pottery: Becky Quinlan (Caddo)
Textiles: TahNibaa Naataanii (Diné)
Jewelry: Veronica Poblano (Zuni)
Diverse Art Forms: Dallin Maybee (Seneca Nation/Northern Arapaho)
Links
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- Cherokee Art Market, cherokeeartmarket.com
- Visit Cherokee Nation, visitcherokeenation.com
- Arla Lucia (Seneca-Cayuga) | Instagram
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