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Harty, Dwayne
DWAYNE HARTY is a classically trained wildlife artist and natural history diorama artist who began his studies at the Art Students League, NYC. This was followed by independent studies with Bob Kuhn, Robert Lougheed, and Tom Lovell. His interest in the art of the...
Johnson, Brett Allen
Brett Allen Johnson Born 1984 in Provo, Utah, lives in Lehi, Utah RAISED AT THE FOOT of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range—in a small town called American Fork, Utah—Johnson remembers having an interest in art throughout his life, but didn’t immediately see the...
Thoughts on Thanksgiving from Karen Ann Hoffman and Katrina Mitten
This Thanksgiving, we invite you to reflect on the history of the holiday through the perspective of Indigenous peoples. These three videos feature thoughts from recent Artist in Residence Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) and Indian Market and Festival...
Bringing all the elements together by Daniel del Real
Welcome to Day of the Dead Today, let us welcome back the souls of our fallen on the Day of the Dead. Let’s remember their lives; their favorite foods, their favorite drinks, even their favorite things. Let’s go through our photo albums and reminisce about those...
Día de los Angelitos by Daniel del Real
Angels on Earth Today is Día de los Angelitos or Day of the Little Angels. It’s the lesser known day 1 associated with the 2 day celebration known as Day of the Dead. On Day of the Little Angels, indigenous communities across Mexico are celebrating the lives of the...
Preparations of Día de Muertos by Daniel Del Real
Gathering All Saints’ Day approaches and all across Mexico preparations are underway for Día de Muertos. Coinciding with the Fall harvest, the festivities accompanying Day of the Dead bring forth a feast for the senses at the local markets. Families gathering supplies...
Hear how Scott Shoemaker, Ph.D., celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On the second Monday of every October, I celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. As an Indigenous person of this place, whose ancestors have been here since time immemorial, I celebrate their resilience so that I can be here today and say “niila myaamia, mihtohseenia”, “I...
Untiedt, Michael
BORN AND RAISED IN RURAL COLORADO, Michael Ome Untiedt maintains a studio in Denver. In his painting he attempts to explain his deep connections to the Western landscape using the color, brush strokes, and symbolic subject matter of the paintings. “I see Western...
Mitchell, Dean
DEAN L. MITCHELL IS HIGHLY PROFICIENT in watercolors, egg tempera, oils, and pastels. Over the course of his four-decade career, he has gained national recognition for his powerful figurative works, evocative landscapes, and intimate still lifes. At just twenty-three,...