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American Indian Art and Artists

Bios of selected artists
with works in the collection:

The Montoya Family
The Montoya family visiting the Connection Across Generations exhibit

Shonto Begay
Michael Chiago
David Dawangyumptewa
Ruthe Blalock Jones
Michael Kabotie
The Montoya Family

These bios were authored by Diane D. Dittemore, ASM Ethnological Collections Curator.
They are excerpts from the exhibition catalog, Connections Across Generations: The Avery Collection of American Indian Paintings. The catalog can be purchased from the ASM "Native Goods" museum store. Please call 520-626-5886 or email Daniel Vander Ploeg for more information.

Photos of selected artists with works in the collection

Bios of additional visiting artists:

Kelvin Yazzie
Glory Tacheenie-Campoy

Selected Readings on American Indian Painting

Links

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Native American Fine Arts Resource GuideOpens in a new window (PDF - requires Adobe Acrobat ReaderOpens in a new window - 944K)
Courtesy of the Heard Museum. Developed with the support of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. A resource guide focusing on painting and sculpture produced by Native Americans in the continental United States since 1900. Appropriate for all levels. Accompanying slides are available free of charge to teachers. Request must be made on school letterhead and sent to:

Ann Marshall
Heard MuseumOpens in a new window
2301 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1323

NativeWeb Resource Database: Art, Artisans and GalleriesOpens in a new window - A directory of links relating to art from indigenous cultures around the world.

Native Art NetworkOpens in a new window - An online gallery of Native American of 2 and 3-dimensional art with the goal of helping artists market their work. Artists may include information about themselves and links to other websites promoting their work. Includes a calendar.

ArtNatAm.comOpens in a new window - A small online gallery of Native American 2-dimensional art, including artist biographies, a reference section on the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 and an extensive list of links.

ArtCyclopedia: Artists by Nationality: Native American ArtistsOpens in a new window - Links to artists' works and information about artists on museum and commercial gallery websites. Also includes links to information about auctions of artists' work and other research tools that require a fee.

Native American Indian Resources: Art MenuOpens in a new window - A collection information and links about American Indian arts from the early days of the web (1995-96). A number of links are broken but there is still a lot of information here.

World Wide Arts Resources: Native American Artists Biographies and ArtworksOpens in a new window - Computer generated directory of links to information about artists. Some links are to resources that are not relevant but match keywords in the artist's name.

Bandelier National Monument Museum Collections: Artwork of Pablita VelardeOpens in a new window - Includes a short bio of the artist and images of 24 of her paintings