Innholdsfortegnelse for August-September 2023/No. 46 i Native American Art Magazine

Welcome to the official magazine of the highly anticipated 101st SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market! We are honored to be part of the celebration and spared no expense with 272 pages of Native American art to feast your eyes upon. Our team has been buzzing all month with this issue. And yes, once again we burned the midnight oil to put this entertaining and educational edition together for you. It is our favorite issue of the year. We know our coverage matters to the artists and connects them nationally to collectors. This issue showcases more than 250 artists that will be at the market in Santa Fe. If, for any reason, you cannot attend, please flip through our pages and contact the artists directly—they are always happy to hear from…

SWAIA 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chair STEPHINE POSTON (Sandia Pueblo) Vice Chair BILL LOMAX (Gitxsan Nation) Secretary JOANN CHASE (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) Treasurer TOM TEEGARTEN RANDY CHITTO (Choctaw) ELIAS GALLEGOS ANDREA HANLEY (Navajo) DAWN HOULE (Chippewa Cree Tribe) RUSSELL SANCHEZ (San Ildefonso Pueblo) MICHAEL TRUJILLO CHRIS YOUNGBLOOD (Santa Clara Pueblo) SWAIA 2023 STAFF Executive Director JAMIE R. SCHULZE (Northern Cheyenne/Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) Finance Coordinator SHEYENNE LACY (Navajo Nation) Executive Assistant STEELE CAMPBELL Front Office Coordinator DESIREE ABEYTA (Santa Clara/Santo Domingo Pueblo/Cochiti Pueblo) Artist Services Coodinator RAMONA (Mona) PEREA (San Ildefonso Pueblo) Artist Services and Event Coordinator LONI BENALLY (Navajo Nation) Membership and Volunteer Coordinator JULIANA ROMANO Development DANYELLE MEANS (Oglala Lakota) Native Fashion Producer AMBER DAWN BEAR ROBE (Siksika Nation) /SWAIA @SWAIA @SWAIA…

(Turtle Mountain Chippewa) The story of the Native American fashion movement has been filled with challenges—stereotypes and expectations of what Native-made fashion should look like, competitive cheap knockoffs sold by major fast-fashion companies and industry constraints. The fashion industry, regardless of your background, is one of the hardest industries to break into. A designer or brand needs a great deal of funding and connections. Up until recently, Indigenous designers had neither. Now, with the steadfast work of wonderfully talented designers like Jamie Okuma, we are breaking down the barriers, pushing forward and getting a seat at the table. And let me tell you about this table. Imagine your name alongside that of Tom Ford, Prabal Gurung, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger and more. That…

Last year, Historic Hotels of America (HHA), an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recognized the oldest hotel in the country’s oldest capital city as a top hotel for magnificent art. Art has been a centerpiece of La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, since it opened in 1922. In 2020, HHA recognized Jenny Kimball, now ambassador and board chairman emerita of La Fonda as Historic Hotelier of the Year. She comments, “The bulk of La Fonda’s collection deliberately includes mostly Native American and local artists. The previous owners and my good friends Sam and Ethel Ballen were big supporters of both SWAIA and Native artists. They passed that baton to me, and I’m very proud to carry on this tradition on behalf of…

A wonderful diversity of material, subject, form and style can be found in the pueblo wooden carvings classification at Santa Fe Indian Market. This can include katsina carvings, of which there is a magnificent selection of around the Santa Fe Plaza, but it can also include more traditional scultpure, bas reliefs, pottery forms and even wearable artwork. What’s also fun is how many of the carvers will often work on new pieces in their booths during market. This provides collectors opportunities to witness work being made and ask questions. Brent Brokeshoulder (Hopi) Working with more traditional or Old Style, designs, Brent Brokeshoulder says color is key with his work. “I believe that color is my biggest weapon in my arsenal, because one color may change over time, and is not…

Beadwork and quillwork never fail to mesmerize and delight with its incredible detail and colorful intricate designs, both truly labors of love from start to finish. The category encompasses a wide range of items from attire like beaded clothing, moccasins, jewelry, accessories, Plains and Southwestern-style dolls, soft sculpture and cradleboards. Quillwork is a meticulous art form unique to North America, and is especially vibrant in the tribes of the Northern Plains. Traditionally used to embellish textiles using dyed porcupine quills and sometimes bird feathers, the practice has taken on new and experimental forms. Expect to see a wide range of traditional and contemporary examples of both mediums at this year’s market. Salisha Old Bull (Salish/Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation) Created using Czech modern and vintage seed beads, glass and…

Designer Lisa C. Redford is the owner and creator of Inspired by LCR, which consists of contemporary, haute couture, streetwear and statement pieces. “The designs within each piece are created from my own original artwork and graphic design with most pieces being limited editions. Some pieces are created by the repurposing of clothing as well,” Redford says. “My designs incorporate an Indigenous flair with an edgy modern look inspired by my heritage and ancestry which includes Hidatsa and Eastern Cherokee/Chickasaw. I am an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes—Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota—on my mother’s side and of Eastern Cherokee/Chickasaw heritage on my father’s side, as well as English, Danish and Irish.” Redford’s Hidatsa name is Awah-Miduah-Qhobadi, or Ground Cedar Woman (creeping cedar). She launched her…

SANTA FE, NM Alongside SWAIA’s 2023 Santa Fe Indian Market, Blue Rain Gallery will host two exciting shows for those who want even more from talented, prestigious Native American artists. Kicking off first, starting August 17 and running through August 20, is the Blue Rain Gallery Annual Celebration of Native American Art group show featuring 13 artists with around 90 diverse pieces of artwork. Opening on August 18 is a solo show for Preston Singletary (Tlingit), Dreams from the Spirit World, boasting approximately 16 new glass sculpture designs. “The group exhibition brings together some of the most celebrated Native artists working today and Blue Rain Gallery is pleased to show their diverse works in glass sculpture, painting, ceramics and jewelry under one roof…and ranging from contemporary and cutting edge to…

SANTA FE, NM Tony Abeyta’s studio is just off the historic Santa Fe Plaza. Born in Gallup, New Mexico, his roots in Santa Fe go back to his father, Navajo painter Narciso Abeyta (Ha So De), who studied at the Santa Fe Indian School, the predecessor of the Institute of Native American Arts (IAIA) from where Tony would graduate in 1986. He went on to earn a bachelor of fine arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a master of fine arts from New York University. In 2013, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from IAIA in recognition of his impact on the contemporary art world. In 2012, Abeyta was honored with the New Mexico Governor’s Excellence in the Arts Award and named a Living…

SANTA FE, NM More than 150 exhibitors and art vendors will participate in the Objects of Art & American Indian/Tribal, opening on August 10 at El Museo Cultural in Santa Fe’s bustling Railyard district. Events kick off with a benefit preview on opening night, followed by three full days of the exhibition, in which collectors and art enthusiasts can browse materials, historic and contemporary, from all around the country. The show is put on John Morris and Kim Martindale, who are collectors, art dealers and show promoters passionate about Native American art. Objects of Art is one of three shows they are putting on in Santa Fe. The others are Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show on August 11 through 14, and Pop Up: Vintage to Contemporary on August…

SANTA FE, NM The Poeh Cultural Center is in celebration mode for its 35th anniversary of supporting and uplifting the arts in Native American communities, The center emphasizes the “arts and cultures of all Pueblo People, focusing on the Tewa-speaking Pueblos of Pojoaque,” reads the center’s website. In honor of its many years of service, the center hosts an array of spectacular programming for their third annual Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival, in tandem with Indian Market. “We’re a tribal-led organization on tribal land for tribal people,” explains Poeh executive director Karl Duncan, “[so] we understand where the artists are coming from and we hope to provide an appropriate space and venue for them. Pathways started from the pandemic to support Native artists; to help them financially and showcase their work…

SANTA FE, NM On August 17, Objects of Art Shows will present Pop-Up: Vintage to Contemporary, a new three-day event timed to coincide with Santa Fe Indian Market. The inaugural show will feature a variety of artwork that, as the title of the show suggests, ranges from the historic to modern pieces created by living artists. Vendors will be on-hand offering artwork in many mediums at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, located within the Railyard District. The event begins with a preview night on August 17, from 6 to 9 p.m.. The show continues August 18 and 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both the preview night and the following show dates require tickets which can be purchased online or at the door. In addition to the vendors—one…

SANTA FE, NM For several days starting August 8, Santa Fe Art Auction will highlight some of the best in Native American arts for the upcoming American Indian: Classic to Contemporary sale. More than 500 lots in categories such as pottery, textiles, basketry, painting, woodcarving and jewelry are available for bidding. The lots span the early part of the 20th century to 21st-century work made by living artists. Beginning with the pottery portion of the sale, bidders will see the “classic” part of the sale with historic potters Maria Martinez, Margaret Tafoya and Tony Da, who has a top estimate of $12,000 to $18,000 for his Etched Red Vase. “This leads into our contemporary pottery [selection], such as the work of Richard and Jamie Zane Smith, Les Namingha, Susan Folwell,…

I was at an art event recently and someone asked what one of my favorite art shows was, and without missing a beat I blurted out, “Santa Fe Indian Market.” Their follow-up was, “Why that one?” and my response was not as quick and decisive. As I meandered around my answer, I realized how difficult it is to synthesize why this event is so special—there are simply too many reasons. Of course, the event itself is incredible, with more than 900 artists spread out all around the Santa Fe Plaza, and then booth after booth of world-class artwork in every medium filling all the streets of downtown. That part is magical, and also the core of what Santa Fe Indian Market is, which is supporting Native American artists and the…

What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? I am looking forward to Philbrook’s upcoming exhibition, Trade & Transformation, which opens in October 2023. I am excited about this exhibition because it has given me the opportunity to dive into Philbrook’s permanent collection of Asian, African and Native objects, alongside contemporary works, to engage with a beautifully interwoven and complex history. Inspired by the constantly evolving and transforming nature of objects, I am excited to share the stories they each hold in this upcoming exhibition. What are you reading? I am a non-linear reader—I have trouble sticking with one book at a time so I read multiple at once. Currently, I am reading three books. The first is Possessions: Indigenous…

Welcome to our Guide to Market section, where we take you into each of the unique classifications of art represented at SWAIA’s Santa Fe Indian Market. We’ve been doing a version of this guide since 2016, and it’s always one of the highlights of the issue because it allows us to discover new artists, reacquaint ourselves with established artists and, most importantly, focus on these amazing mediums that come together at Native American art events such as Santa Fe Indian Market. Our goal is to educate and inform readers before they ever step foot at the market, in Santa Fe or the Southwest. This year, in honor of the 101st market, we’re introducing our “Market 101” segments, which will feature helpful introductory concepts for each classification. We hope this section…

During the very first Santa Fe Indian Market, more than a century ago, pottery was the star of the show with magnificent examples from several key artists, including Maria Martinez. Not much has changed in the intervening 101 years: pottery is still a crowd and collector favorite, especially as many of the best potters in all of North America descend on Santa Fe to show off their ollas and wedding vases, their plates and tiles, their storytellers and plates, and so much more. Celebrate the rich beauty of pottery and the passion of the potters during this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market. Thomas Tenorio (Santo Domingo Pueblo) Thomas Tenoria says he is inspired by the traditions honored from other potters. “I am inspired by all the artists who came before…

In Native American art, the textiles classification often bridges and blends two worlds: past and future. From traditional weavings crafted on the loom to cutting-edge high fashion, the art of spinning and weaving fibers is deeply ingrained in the history and heritage of tribes across the country. Textile items can be used for functional and ceremonial purposes, as well as pure personal expression. Artists working in the traditional realm might work with natural fibers like wool, cotton and feathers, while contemporary pieces can implement any material. Often, many artists are fusing these two worlds, keeping one eye on their heritage and one eye on what’s to come. Pauline Tsosie (Navajo) Navajo weaver Pauline Tsosie is a retired social worker and a graduate of Stanford University and Arizona State University. “My…

Carlin Bear Don’t Walk creates hyper-bright, neon-soaked works that have vital messages in them. “My passion to create is fueled by the fire of emotionally driven themes that chronicles the experiences of my people built on the foundation of bold, rich, beautiful colors surrounded by the darkness of the current times,” he says. “My style of palette took me years to master—it is the essence of my expression, built from the combination of only the best pigments and mediums fused in a unique way that has never been seen or done before. It’s what pulls the viewer in then the energy within my work tells the story that is felt deep within the soul to reveal the truth and deliver the realness of the world that revolves around me.” He…

SANTA FE, NM Throughout the month of August, the electrifying city of Santa Fe burns even brighter, with dozens of exhibitions and events taking place around the Santa Fe Indian Market. On August 18, a day before market officially begins, King Galleries is hosting its annual Indian Market Show, celebrating some of the very best Native American potters working today. “I’m excited about the upcoming show at King Galleries,” says artist Daniel Begay. “It’s always a great way to kick off Santa Fe Indian Market weekend. I’m starting the second year of my journey as a full-time artist and am enjoying every minute of it. In the past year I’ve had the time and space to explore some new shapes and push myself to create like I’ve never done before.…

SANTA FE, NM Sorrel Sky Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has planned a unique series of exhibitions and lectures leading up to and during Santa Fe Indian Market. Highlighting the week will be a show of “Three Titans” of the Native art world: Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Cheyenne), Kevin Red Star (Crow) and Ray Tracey (Navajo (Diné)). Shanan Campbell—who opened Sorrel Sky Gallery in Durango, Colorado, 21 years ago—points out that the titans are, respectively, 90, 80 and 70 years old. She comments that “they all came up in the early to mid-’70s. They hit the scene in a big way, doing different work that was very cutting edge,” she says. “They were trailblazers who continue to inspire up-and-coming artists. Ray is an actor and also very astutely understands the…

ONLINE Offering stunning works from many of the top artists working today, Ancient Nations: Indigenous Arts of the American West is proud to be part of an exciting and growing market for Native American art. The gallery was born in the 1990s, when proprietor Brandon Bosworth spent two years as a young adult in a service capacity living in and around Native American communities. Later, he would go on to study Western history as an undergraduate, with an emphasis on Native American studies which included literature, language, law and more. Bosworth’s initial plans were to attend law school and focus on federal Indian policy, but the small business he had built selling Hopi arts and crafts online had grown to the point where a decision had to be made between…

SANTA FE, NM Kim Martindale has started many shows and worked on even more. But one show has held a special place in his heart over his nearly 50-year career in the art world. That show is Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show, an event that stretches way back into his own history, to a point when he was just 16 years old and helping organize the very first Whitehawk exhibit in 1977. The annual show and its young promoter would see their paths diverge, but late in 2022, 46 years after the show’s founding, Martindale and his partner John Morris purchased Whitehawk from Marcia and Ted Berridge, who have owned it since 2004. The circle of his long career was complete, though far from slowing down. “I’m very…

PAULA A. BAXTER Paula A. Baxter, a former curator and adjunct professor from New York, is an independent design historian living in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her photographer is her longtime husband Barry Katzen. Her sixth book, Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry Design: 1870 to 1945, was published in fall 2022. She’s working on a sequel which will cover the years 1946 to 2025, and will include Indigenous jewelers who aren’t Navajo or Pueblo but live and work in the American Southwest. This book, Baxter says, will have “lots of contemporary Native voices.” ERIN JOYCE Erin Joyce is a curator and scholar of contemporary art and has organized more than 35 solo and group exhibitions for museums, galleries and project spaces across the United States. In addition to her curatorial practice, Joyce is…

This is Santa Fe Indian Market’s 101st year. As we commemorate the first year of the new century, it is my great honor and pleasure to welcome you to this historic gathering of the world’s finest Native American artists. For more than a century, Santa Fe Indian Market has been an example of Indigenous art and ingenuity, attracting artists from more than 500 tribal nations in the United States and Canada. This remarkable event is a celebration of creativity and an opportunity to showcase the breathtaking richness and diversity of Indigenous cultures. We are fortunate to host the market in Oga Po’o Kweeng (Shell-filled Lake), known as Santa Fe—the ancestral lands and home of the Tewa people. SWAIA staff and volunteers are working diligently to ensure that this year’s market…

BOOTH # LINE 723 For textile artist Tyrrell Tapaha (Diné), who uses they/them pronouns, weaving is not just a vocation or a way of being creative, it is a way of life. The artist—who lives between their homelands on the Diné Nation in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest and in off-reservation towns like Flagstaff, Arizona—situates their work in the complexity of lived experience, imagined futures and the rich history of their community. The artist’s sheep-to-loom methodology is not just process, but also part philosophical approach, taking the time to hold reverence for every facet of the production of a weaving, looking at the macro and the micro of the practice. Tapaha focuses on amplifying and preserving Diné lifeways that have been passed down to them through their…

In 1959, Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee, 1916-2002) wrote “A Proposal for An Exploratory Workshop in Art for Talented Younger Indians” to the Rockefeller Foundation which then supported a conference on Indian art at the University of Arizona and a series of Southwest Indian Art Project workshops between 1960 and 1962. In his proposal for the Rockefeller grant, New wrote, “Let’s see that the young Indian realizes the values of his great and wonderful traditions as the springboard to his own personal creative ideas. Indian art of the future will be in new forms, produced in new media and with new technological methods. The end result will be as Indian as the Indian.” Therein lies the roots of the Institute of American Indian Arts, more commonly known today as IAIA. Dr.…

Welcome to the 10th SWAIA Indigenous Fashion Showcase. With over a decade of fashion events and exhibits under her belt, show producer Amber-Dawn Bear Robe announces that this year’s event will not only be the most spectacular to date, but that it is also a teaser for the upcoming newly founded Santa Fe Native Fashion Week by SWAIA Indigenous Fashion, which will take place May 2024. Dressing up for the Santa Fe Indian Market, by both the artists and the attendees, has been integral since the first market more than a century ago. Cash prizes were awarded to artists for best regalia or traditional attire, and this practice transitioned to the beloved Clothing Contest held in the centermost position of the entire market, the lush green plaza area. As time…

The beauty of the diverse arts classification is the fascinating processes, materials, purposes and forms these works can take and the insight they provide into the culture that produced them. Created to honor traditional cultural objects as ethnographic art, the category features items such as pipes, drums and other instruments, rattles and fans, bows/arrows and quivers, dance regalia and ceremonial adornments, knives, bags and pouches, mixed media dolls, soft sculpture and more. As SWAIA’s most diverse classification, year after year, it represents some of the most unexpected, fascinating and illuminating objects at market. Bryan Roessel (Navajo (Diné)) Bryan Roessel works in a multitude of mediums, all of them about connection. “Whether I am making a bracelet or a pair of moccasins, I want to be connected to the silver and…

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SANTA FE, NM Not only is the city of Santa Fe jam-packed this month with art events taking place around Indian Market but so are galleries, which are double-booking themselves with multiple, over-lapping exhibitions and sales. This is the case at Manitou Galleries where Palace Jewelers’ will host its two-night Indian Market Open House beginning on August 17, the same night as the opening of Prairie Visions, an exhibition of paintings by Isaiah Stewart (Lakota/Mohawk). Stewart has long been fascinated by the history and culture of the Native cowboy, especially the era after the establishment of reservations by the United States government. Many Plains tribes and especially his, the Lakota, were made into ranchers and farmers and, Stewart explains, a lot of them took to it. Stewart grew up with…

SANTA FE, NM Artist Jeremy Salazar sees himself as emerging artist, but his acrylic paintings featuring Native American portraits suggest that he’s been working for decades. Not only does Salazar have technical skill, but he’s established quite a distinct style that also honors his Native American heritage. Faust Gallery, with a location based in Santa Fe, has recognized the artist’s vision and dedication, prompting them to host a solo show of new work, opening August 16. “The moment I saw Jeremy’s paintings, I knew this young, up-and-coming artist was extremely talented,” shares Bill Faust, Faust Gallery owner. “Over the last six years I have seen him grow exponentially, making him our most popular painter with an interesting aesthetic, combining contemporary painting styles with a keen eye for brilliant colors and…

SANTA FE, NM Authenticity is perfection at Lyn A. Fox Fine Pueblo Pottery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the traditional spirit of the gallery that aims to empower collectors and showgoers to take on an enlightening perspective of works they see and collect. That authentic spirit will be celebrated during two exciting August events at the gallery. The first, Pueblo Pottery Utilitarian Food Bowls: 1880s-1940s, will display a variety of traditional bowls, including small chile bowls, serving bowls and large dough bowls from Acoma, Ohkay Owingeh/San Juan, Zia, Cochiti, Zuni and Kewa/Santo Domingo pueblos. All the fascinating works in this grouping were made for use and necessity, telling a story that captures the beauty of wear and tear passed on through the decades, celebrating their imperfections and the…

SANTA FE, NM Much like other art institutions in the Santa Fe area featuring stellar art presentations alongside Indian Market, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is no exception. Not only does the museum have two spectacular exhibitions currently on display—Always in Relation: Artworks from the Schultz Collection and California Stars: Huivaniūs Pütsiv—but the museum shop, the Case Trading Post, will also run the popular Artists Market. “This is our third annual market,” says shop manager and market organizer Ken Williams. “The idea for the market happened during Covid, when everything was up in the air, and we thought, ‘We should try to host something here on a smaller, more intimate scale.’” For the 2023 market, held outdoors on museum grounds, the public can expect another small, yet impactful…

SANTA FE, NM As visitors flock to Santa Fe in August, one of the many events collectors won’t want to miss is the fifth edition of Sovereign Santa Fe. This forward-thinking Native American art exposition showcases some of the most innovative works by Indigenous artists today. These artists are known for pushing boundaries, blazing new trails and combining tradition and modernization. Curated by esteemed Navajo artist Tony Abeyta and organized by FaraHNHeight Fine Art, Sovereign Santa Fe will be held at La Fonda on the Plaza in the heart of Downtown Santa Fe. Artists whose work will be available to view during the event include Lynnette Haozous, Nelson White, Danielle SeeWalker, Dustin Mater, True Archdale, Micha Wesley, Kristin Gentry, Jesse Raine Littlebird, Derayna DeClay, Brian Davidson and more. For the…

SANTA FE, NM More than 500 artists will have artwork available at Free Indian Market on August 19 and 20. The annual show, which uses the motto “Honor the Elders and Respect the Artists,” takes place at Federal Park, just north of Santa Fe Indian Market, allowing easy access between the two shows during the third weekend in August when Santa Fe becomes the center of the art world. Founded five years ago, Free Indian Market provides free booth spaces for Traditional Elders and their families. The first year featured 68 artists and has since grown to more than 500. The artists represent more than 50 Native American nations, as well as Indigenous groups in New Zealand, Tahiti, Pacific Islands, Arctic, Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. In addition…

RENO, NV Building on the success of its debut event last year, the Reno Tahoe International Art Show returns to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in late summer. The event fills an important space in the Nevada art scene, including one of the largest sculptural presentations in the country and a dedicated First Nations Indigenous Peoples Pavilion, celebrating the work of First Nations artists. “You never know what is going to happen with a first-time show, especially in this case with an untested market,” says Kevin O’Keefe, founder and CEO of the RTIA Show. “Going out and building the inaugural show was a heavy lift. But people came to see the first show—to see that a fine art fair could actually take place in Reno—and the buzz has been steadily building…

CINCINNATI, OH Beginning in the 1980s, Daniel and Janet Hiddings began collecting Native American art at a very high level, including paintings, weavings and historical objects. Many of those works will be offered in a pair of Hindman sales starting September 22 in Cincinnati, and then continuing on November 2 and 3 in Denver. Highlights from the September sale include two incredible weavings: a Navajo woman’s third phase blanket, estimated at $15,000 to $25,000, and a Navajo Germantown weaving, estimated at $8,000 to $10,000. The November sale will feature works by Fritz Scholder and Tony Abeyta, as well as many others. The works from the Hiddings Collection were displayed at the family business, Dana Molded Products, located outside of Chicago. “I am thrilled that we are able to offer such…

LOS ANGELES, CA On August 30, Bonhams presents Modern Native American Art at its Los Angeles showroom. The sale will feature works by prominent Native American artists working in the 20th and 21st centuries. The sale will feature roughly 80 lots, including paintings, prints, jewelry, sculpture in wood and bronze, beadwork, weavings and more. Among the artists represented are Preston Singletary, Don Lelooska, Beau Dick, Tony Abeyta, Fritz Scholder, Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Jesse Monongya, Charles Loloma, Sonwai, and Gail Bird and Yazzie Johnson. “We generally reserve the Modern Native American Art sale for works that speak to the 20th- and 21st-century trends in Native art, be it through medium, style, form, subject or otherwise,” says Bonhams’ Native American art specialist, Kim Jarand. “So works that might retain traditional methodologies or themes,…