Author: FAAM Staff

Best of Show Howard La Fortune (Tsawout First Nation), Bear Snout Second Place Leith Mahkewa (Oneida Nation of the Thames), I Am Protecting You from Me Third Place “Quill Bill” William M. Mendoza (Oglala Lakota/Sicangu Lakota), Dentalium and Quilled Mask Judge’s Choice heather ahtone: Katrina Mitten (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma), You May Not Kiss The Bride Samonia Byford: Shayai Lucero (Acoma/Laguna), Breath of Life Candice Byrd: Serene Weasel Traveller (Piikani Nation), Face Mask Quilt Kelly Church: Pilar Agoyo (Ohkay Owingeh/Cochiti/Kewa Pueblos), Protection Heather Cox: “Quill Bill” William M. Mendoza (Oglala Lakota/Sicangu Lakota), Dentalium and Quilled Mask Andrea Ferber: Crystal Worl…

The virtual exhibition, Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, is organized by themes based on subject matter and materials. Masks in the Winged Beings category feature bird, flying insect, and wing imagery or are made with feathers. Abstraction | Four-Leggeds | From the Water | Plant World | Two-Leggeds | Winged Beings

The virtual exhibition, Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, is organized into themes based on subject matter. This category focuses on humanity. The overwhelming concern in this classification is for honoring and fighting for justice on behalf of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW), an ongoing crisis that includes the systematic targeting and trafficking of Native women and girls. For more information, please visit the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women’s website. Abstraction | Four-Leggeds | From the Water | Plant World | Two-Leggeds | Winged Beings

The virtual exhibition, Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, is organized by themes based on subject matter and materials. Masks in the Plant World theme either have plant imagery or showcase materials from plants, such as black ash or cedar basketry. Of course, the majority of masks in this show are made from cotton, a precontact crop from the American Southwest. Medicinal plants such as cedar/juniper and strawberries figure prominently in this category. Abstraction | Four-Leggeds | From the Water | Plant World | Two-Leggeds | Winged Beings

The virtual exhibition, Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, is broken into themes based on subject matter. Masks in the From the Water category include images of water creatures or incorporate shells, such as dentalia harvested from the Pacific Ocean. Abstraction | Four-Leggeds | From the Water | Plant World | Two-Leggeds | Winged Beings

The virtual exhibition, Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, is broken into themes based on subject matter. Four-Leggeds includes the mammals and an amphibian, many of which are culturally significant, especially the horse, bison, and canines. Abstraction | Four-Leggeds | From the Water | Plant World | Two-Leggeds | Winged Beings

The virtual exhibition, Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, is broken into themes based on subject matter. Abstraction | Four-Leggeds | From the Water | Plant World | Two-Leggeds | Winged Beings

In response to the rapid shuttering of art galleries and museums to help slow the spread of COVID-19, First American Art Magazine launched a call for this virtual art exhibition. The Native art community has responded to this crisis with compassion, generosity, bravery, and hope. Through Masked Heroes, we want to celebrate the resilience of Indigenous peoples and help share the beauty that Native artists have created in the face of our shared crisis. Seventy-three artists responded to our call for entries with 125 masks. Due to the unexpected numbers of entries, they are divided by subject matters into the…

Santa Fe, NM – After a sustained nationwide search, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) board of directors chose Kimberly A. Peone (Colville/Eastern Cherokee) to serve as its new executive director. An enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and an Eastern Band Cherokee descendant, Kim Peone is an who lives in Santa Fe. Peone’s father Richard (Eastern Band Cherokee), and mother Annabelle (Colville Confederated Tribes), met while attending the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, and started a family. Peone was born in Santa Fe. An alumna of Eastern Washington University, Peone’s…

Issue No. 25, Winter 2020 Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7 from Issuu. To purchase a print copy, select your location: Locations US, New Mexico $9.74 USD US, other than NM $8.99 USD Canada $9.99 USD International $15.92 USD Features Mazinibaganjigan: Pictures Bitten on Bark by Adriana Greci Green, PhD, 18–23 Seminole, Quinault, and Quileute Sharing Arts and Cultures: A 3,500-Mile Journey by Jessica Osceola (Seminole Tribe of Florida), 24–29 One Nation’s Vision: How the Chickasaw Nation Creates Culture and Community through the Arts by Vicki Monks (Chickasaw), 30–35 Instruments of Passion: Collecting Native Art by RoseMary…