Native artists are breaking boundaries beyond 'Indian' art labels, making their own paths
Native artists who create outside the box of traditional "Indian" art are considered rebels. Pat Pruitt challenges ...
Traders and collectors long defined Native art. Young artists want to reclaim their vision
Native art has a rich history but young artists want to expand its roots and move things in different directions. What is the ...
Education, access, capital: Native artists must excel in more than their art
For Native artists, securing a future means evolving, avoiding ripoffs and standing against outside pressures. Academics play ...
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David Dragonfly, prolific Blackfeet and Assiniboine artist, dies at 68
David Dragonfly — storyteller, jokester and prolific artist — died in October at the age of 68.
Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe started a rebellion against “gatekeepers” wanting to keep Native art in a slim “cultural” ...
From museums to art galleries, 20 places to explore Native American heritage across Oklahoma
November is Native American Heritage Month, but Oklahoma boasts an array of places to discover Indigenous cultures all year ...
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Traders and collectors long defined Native art. Young artists want to reclaim their vision
What was once created for utilitarian, cultural or religious purposes caught the eye of settlers eager to visit “Indian Country,” creating a market for what is now called art. First American ...
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Native artists are breaking boundaries beyond 'Indian' art labels, making their own paths
At age 50, Pruitt embarked on a new road: He went back to finish his bachelor’s degree at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. “I’ve gone as far as I can without a degree ...