Author: FAAM Staff

Photographer Nadya Kwandibens is the recipient of the 2018 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award. This award, created in 2012, celebrates the work of Indigenous artists and arts leaders who have made significant contributions to the arts in Ontario. Nadya will receive this $10,000 award on Sunday, June 24, during the Indigenous Arts Festival at Fort York (250 Fort York Boulevard, Toronto). The award presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m., just before a free concert by Juno Award-winning music duo Digging Roots. About Nadya Kwandibens Nadya is Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) from the Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation in northwestern Ontario. She is a self-taught photographer with both artistic and…

ROSY SIMAS, NATIVE CHOREOGRAPHER, TO HOLD COMMUNITY RESIDENCY IN SAINT PAUL TO DEVELOP NEW MULTIMEDIA DANCE PROJECT TO HONOR INDIGENOUS WORLD SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Rosy Simas, respected Haudenosaunee (Seneca Nation, Heron Clan) choreographer based in the Twin Cities, is developing a new full-length dance performance, Weave, to honor the interwoven and interdependent nature of the Native world. Individual Indigenous histories will be woven into a performance that envelops the audience in an immersive experience of story, dance, moving image, and sound. Surrounding Weave’s premiere will be a series of community engagements and arts education activities that will build upon Oyate Okodakiciyapi (meaning “people coming together” in the…

Issue No. 18, Spring 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 The Gaussoin Family by Staci Golar, 20–27 Next Wave of Native Fashion by Terrance Clifford (Oglala Lakota) and Nina Sanders (Apsáalooke), 28–35 Self-Portrait Photography by Michelle Lanteri, 36–43 Lac St. Agnes Mound Site by Staci Pratt (Muscogee Creek), 44–49 Artist Profiles Raven Chacon: Navajo Composer, Musician, and Interdisciplinary Artist by Thollem, 52–57 Ronni-Leigh Goeman: Onondaga Basket…

Jamie Okuma (Shoshone-Bannock-Luiseño) won the 2018 Best of Show with her beaded soft sculpture, Protect, Honor, Cherish, featuring a Shoshone mother and child in a cradleboard. In celebration of the 60th annual Heard Fair, Howard R. and Joy M. Berlin and Kristine and Leland W. Peterson sponsored the one-time $10,000 Best of Show prize. Classification Winners I. Jewelry and Lapidary Best of Classification: Lyndon Tsosie (Navajo) II. Pottery Best of Classification: Garrett Majo (Hopi) III. Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, Photography Best of Classification: Peggy Fontenot (Patawomeck) IV. Pueblo Carvings Best of Classification: Mavasta Honyouti (Hopi) V. Sculpture Best of Classification: Cliff Fragua (Jemez) VI. Weavings and…

The 60th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 3 and 4, 2018. Check out the official program, produced by First American Art Magazine in partnership with the Heard Museum Guild. For more information, please visit the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market website. You can download lists of participating artists here.

Issue No. 17, Winter 2017/18 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 Benjamin Nicholas & Belize’s Garifuna Painters, Peter Szok, PhD, 20–27 Indigeneity at documenta 14, Andrea L. Ferber, PhD, 28–35 Jacinto & the Oracular World of Wixárika Beadwork, Kevin Simpson, 36–41 The Keshi Foundation: Dreaming Big for Artists of Zuni Pueblo, Staci Golar, 42–47  Artist Profiles Christi Belcourt: Michif Painter, Jean Merz-Edwards, 50–55 Jordan Bennett: Mi’kmaq Interdisciplinary Artist,…

First American Art Magazine’s Top 10 Native Art Events of 2017 What shone brightly throughout 2017 was the creativity, passion, and dedication of Indigenous American artists and art professionals. Below are our selections for the top ten events but many other exhibitions, publications, and gatherings were competitive. Several listings are multi-year projects, ensuring that the Native art world will continue to look bright in 2018. 1. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants for Native American Museum Inclusion, throughout the United States After a 2015 study of art museum demographics revealed that the curatorial field of museums sorely…

Issue No. 16, Fall 2017 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 This Other Me: Alter Egos in Art by Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 22–26 Plains Horse Dance Staffs by Kim Mariette, 28–31 Contemporary Lumbee Art by Nancy Palm Puchner, PhD, 34–39 Edmonia Lewis in Rome by Gloria Bell (Métis), 40–46 Artist Profiles Kelly Church: Odawa-Ojibwe-Potawatomi Basketweaver by Jean Merz-Edwards, 48–53 Jamie Okuma: Luiseño-Shoshone-Bannock Beadwork Artist and Designer by…

The 22nd edition of this annual juried art exhibition is hosted by the Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, Oklahoma, and open to members of the three Cherokee tribes: the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee, and United Keetoowah Band. The Cherokee Heritage Center (CHC) is one of a select number of tribally-based museums, along with as the Museum of Warm Springs, and it’s interesting to consider how the focus changes when a tribal community hosts, juries, and judges the art show to create a true insider’s perspective of how the community represents itself and where its value lie. The…

The Best of Show Awards Ceremony is one of Indian Market’s most anticipated events, with this year’s honoring ceremony being no exception. Standing before a full house of sponsors, collectors, SWAIA staff, and eager members of the press all volleying for the best angles, this year’s inductees to SWAIA’s art all-stars hall of fame were celebrated and recognized for their artistic innovations and long-time excellence in the arts. Presented by SWAIA’s Chief Development Officer, John D. Jones, and Chief Operating Officer, Dallin Maybee (Northern Arapaho-Seneca), 2017’s highest Market awards went to 19 individual artists. The AARP Tradition Award marked 36…