Join us in congratulating the eight accomplished Native artists, representing six states, named our 2018 Mentor Artist Fellows!
Patrick William Kruse continues to be one of few artists who creates birch bark art. He pays homage to his ancestors by maintaining use of ancient patterns for his designs.
Painter and multimedia artist Jim Denomie (Ojibwe) portrays historical, political and social issues with sly humor and an eye-popping palette.
Writer, storyteller, poet and multidisciplinary artist Heid E. Erdrich reaches audiences through her voice as a woman from both Ojibwe and American cultures.
Dyani White Hawk has been blessed with opportunities to learn beadwork, porcupine quillwork, sewing, and traditional art forms that are vital for her to share.
Delina White is devoted to Anishinaabe Inendamowin (thought/ways of thinking) and keeps her Anishinaabe woodland designs and history alive through her artwork.
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is proud to share an update on Oyate Okodakiciyapi , a performance and full schedule of community engagement activities, led by Artist Fellows Rosy Simas, Christopher K. Morgan, and Rulan Tangen. For those in…
NACF’s new Mentor Fellowship program will award accomplished American Indian and Alaska Native artists to mentor emerging artists in the Traditional Arts or Contemporary Visual Arts categories.
For thousands of years, master Native artists have dedicated time, resources, and support to the next generation, passing on the skills, arts practice, and cultural understanding needed to perpetuate visual and traditional arts and lifeways. Yet in today’s fast-paced and…
Award-winning author Susan Power has published three books and her short fiction stories and essays are widely anthologized and reprinted in many textbooks.
Yup’ik dancer and choreographer Emily Johnson galvanized four large urban centers in the country and her hometown of Homer, Alaska, with her multi-disciplinary project SHORE – one of NACF’s Community Inspiration Pilot projects. Story, volunteerism, performance and feasting engaged local communities who were willing to show up and be open to the possibilities.
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.
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.
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.
Frank Big Bear first gained artist recognition for his colored pencil drawings, but recently made a radical shift to collage and painting, and in the process has garnered new praise for his work.
