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2015 Upper Midwest Artist Fellows

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April Stone-Dahl

2015, Artist, Basketry, Chippewa (Ojibwe), Environmental Stewardship, Grantee, Regional Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts, WisconsinOctober 21, 2015Rupert

April Stone-Dahl is attempting to revive an ancient art form, by learning and teaching Black Ash basket weaving, that no one else in her locale is doing.

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Dyani White Hawk

2015, Artist, Grantee, Minnesota, Regional Artist Fellowship, Sicangu Lakota, Visual ArtsOctober 21, 2015Rupert

Dyani White Hawk’s dynamic multimedia paintings come from an inward inspiration of reflections and contemplations that intrigue, engage and draw viewers into the wonder of her work.

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Amelia Cornelius

2015, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Oneida, Regional Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts, WisconsinOctober 21, 2015Rupert

We are saddened to report that Amelia Cornelius walked on in early 2016 after lifetime dedicated to passing on tradition in her family by teaching the next generation how to make traditional Oneida dolls the same way her grandmother taught her.

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Bennett Brien

2015, Artist, Grantee, North Dakota, Regional Artist Fellowship, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Visual ArtsOctober 21, 2015Rupert

Brien’s rebar sculptures capture meaningful symbolism of the Native Plains life and may also be a metaphor for the life of a peaceful, humble warrior.

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Jim Denomie

2015, Annishinabe, Artist, Grantee, Lac Courte Oreilles, Minnesota, Regional Artist Fellowship, Visual ArtsOctober 21, 2015Rupert

Art curators, students, professors are studying Jim Denomie’s work and more and more are publicizing their learning of the intricacy, satire of his paintings.

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Pat Kruse

2015, Artist, Basketry, Community Engagement, Grantee, Mentoring, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Minnesota, Red Cliff Band of Superior Chippewa, Regional Artist Fellowship, Traditional ArtsOctober 21, 2015Rupert

Pat Kruse is one of few actively practicing traditional birch bark art who is learning from and teaching about his museum research in order to revive knowledge of traditional Ojibwe birch bark designs.

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Maggie Thompson

2015, Artist, Arts & Healing, Fond du Lac Band, Grantee, Minnesota, Regional Artist Fellowship, Textile Art, Visual ArtsOctober 21, 2015Rupert

Maggie Thompson’s fiber art is relevant as the work draws upon our human emotions and is the core for the narratives that can be found in her textile designs.

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