Native american artists

John Nieto (1936-2018), "Thundercloud", acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48", frame: 62 x 50" Provenance: A Shavano Park, Texas estate John Nieto was an American contemporary artist who concentrated on Native American themes including Native American tribal representatives as well as indigenous wildlife. Nieto's roots can be traced back over 300 years and his work reflects his Hispanic and American Indian ancestry. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in 1959. His…

An original lithograph by Rudolf Carl Gorman (1931-2005), Native American entitled “Mariposa St. II”. Signed by the artist lower left and dated 2005.…

An exhibit in Denver looks at why we should all be grateful that Scholder broke his word

The United States is often described as a melting pot, a mosaic of individual voices. When it comes to the complex relationship between Native and U.S. history and contemporary culture, however, that doesn't feel accurate. It seems like Native…

Starr Hardridge uses art as a medium to connect with his late father and his Muscogee Creek roots. When Native American artist Starr Hardridge’s father died six years ago, he reevaluated the way he painted. To work his way out of his grief, he approached the canvas with a different style, one influenced by his father’s Muscogee Creek roots — and his own. What he found was not just a way to mourn the passing of his father, but also a way back to the heritage he’d left behind when he moved…

The wolf’s eyes hold the story of the land and its people.

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This extraordinary painting by Gerald Nailor when he was 17 years old is an excellent example of just how talented he was at a very early age. The horse is beautifully rendered and exhibits the speed at which the rider is driving him in an attempt to catch the prey he is after. The very modern rendition of a Yei figure overhead is overseeing and protecting the rider. At some point in 1936, Nailor must have been selected to illustrate his artistic talent during demonstrations for visitors…