Author: FAAM Staff

Issue No. 20, Fall 2018 Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7 from Issuu. To purchase a print copy, select your location: Locations US, New Mexico $17.34 USD US, other than NM $15.99 USD Canada $21.39 USD International $22.92 USD Only a limited quantity of print copies of this issue are still available. Features Northeastern Ceramics by Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 32–39 Women Working in Bronze by RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Tewa), 42–49 Contemporary Native Art Biennial by Lori Beavis, PhD (Mississauga), 26–31 Mica Cutouts by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 50–53 Artist Profiles Gwaai Edenshaw: Haida Carver, Filmmaker, and…

Remembering Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee, July 3, 1957–December 1, 2018) By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) A visionary artist, a tireless activist for Indigenous rights, and even a protector of wild birds, Shan Goshorn was guided by compassion throughout her all-too-brief life. The interdisciplinary artist was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but she spent her summers with her maternal grandmother on the Qualla Boundary in southwestern North Carolina. There she was immersed in Cherokee culture and landscapes. Upon graduating from high school, Shan worked at the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual in Cherokee, North Carolina. Later, after earning her BFA at…

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. – The Museum at Warm Springs Board of Directors has appointed Elizabeth Woody as executive director. Woody will succeed Carol Leone, who has ably served the museum since 2002 and is retiring as of November 30, 2018. Woody will begin her post on December 1, 2018. Woody has a long history with the Museum at Warm Springs. She was one of the Warm Springs tribal citizens who accompanied a team of tribal museum professionals to Santa Fe, to meet with renowned sculptor Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache, 1914–1994) prior to the museum’s opening in 1993. Most recently, she has been serving as…

WHAT: Beaded pouch workshop with Caddo-Delaware beadwork artist Yonavea Hawkins. Participants will sew a deer-hide pouch necklace, approximately three-by-two inches, and embellish with beadwork. WHERE: FAAM Offices, 1005 N. Flood Avenue, Suite 100, Norman, OK WHEN: This Sunday, August 26, 1:00–5:00 pm WHO: Anyone age 12 or up, 12 student limit. No previous experience required. WHY: To create art, celebrate culture, and have fun! HOW MUCH: $25 per participant. This cost will include instruction and all your needed supplies: hide, thread, wax, sinew, and beads. THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL! Obviously, there is a lot of interest so we more workshops in the…

High stakes and high pressure for the judges and the artists—the Santa Fe Indian Best of Show Awards can launch careers or provide greatly deserved recognition for longstanding market artists. The offerings this year were ambitious and as diverse as the artists themselves, whole hail from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic. SWAIA executive direct Ira Wilson (Diné) announced the winners. Some artists were so overcome by emotion, they just had to take a deep breath and hold a moment of silence. Among the numerous special awards were the IAIA Distinguished Alumni Award, which went to Shane Hendren (Diné) and…

What: Imprint opening reception When: Tuesday, August 14, 5:00–7:00 pm Where: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 1590-B Pacheco Street, Santa Fe (505) 983-6372. All ages, free and open to the public Imprint, the Cambridge dictionary tells us, means “to fix an event or experience so firmly in the memory that it cannot be forgotten. …” The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts’ exhibition and public art interventions, Imprint strives to leave this level of impact on its viewers. Focused on Native American print-making, the show and actions demonstrate the maturity and diversity of the art form. Co-curators Bess…

Colorado-based sculptor Pahponee (Kickapoo-Potawatomi) is featured in two articles in the fall issue of First American Art Magazine: Matthew Ryan Smith’s “Clay Cultures and Muddy Waters: Northeastern Woodland Ceramics” by Matthew Ryan Smith and “Mettle to Metal: Native Women Sculptors Reign and Pour” by RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Tewa). So we selected Pahponee’s elegant Water, Earth, Sky (2008) to grace the cover of FAAM No. 20. There’s much more than meets the eye of this exquisite bronze vase, as the artist explains. FAAM:  You are discussed in two of our feature articles, one about Northeastern Woodland ceramics, and another about Native…

Issue No. 19, Summer 2018 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 Feature Articles Great Basin Native Artists by Jean Merz-Edwards, 24–31 The Oklahoma Indian Ballerinas by Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 32–37 Ira Wilson Chosen as SWAIA’s Executive Director by Jason Morgan Edwards (Seminole), 38–41 Beading as Performance in the Arctic by David Winfield Norman, 42–47 Artist Profiles John Brent Bennett: Haida Jeweler, Printmaker, and Sculptor by India Rael Young, PhD,…

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists will feature more than 115 works, from ancient times to the present, in a variety of media from Mia’s collection and on loan from more than 30 institutions MINNEAPOLIS – In June 2019, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) will present the first major thematic exhibition exploring the artistic achievements of Native women. The exhibition, which will travel nationally, will include more than 115 works dating from ancient times to the present and made in a variety of media, including sculpture, video and digital arts, photography, textiles, and paintings. Drawn from Mia’s permanent collection…

Wild Center, Akwesasne Cultural Center, Six Nations Indian Museum, and Native North American Travelling College Open Ways Of Knowing Tupper Lake, NY – Indigenous voices come together to bring you Ways of Knowing. Working in partnership, the Akwesasne Cultural Center, The Six Nations Indian Museum, the Native North American Travelling College, and The Wild Center unite to broaden and heighten our understanding and appreciation of the natural world. The collaborative and multifaceted project opened at The Wild Center on Friday, May 25 and encourages visitors to continue their exploration at the Akwesasne Cultural Center in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne, The…