BEST OF SHOW

"Ancestral Duplication: Battle for our Language" Troy Jackson

 

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CULTURE KEEPER AWARD

"Mississippian Style" Lisa Rutherford

 

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INNOVATOR AWARD

"Silver Devils Claw Scarf" Matagi Sorensen

 

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ANNA MITCHELL AWARD

"Turtles" Marcella Yepa
"Third Day" Troy Jackson

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JESSE HUMMINGBIRD AWARD

"The Defendant" Bryan Waytula

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CLASS 1 - PAINTING, DRAWING, GRAPHICS & PHOTOGRAPHY

 

Best of Class
Benjamin Harjo, Jr. & Ken Williams "Charmers in the Wind"

 

Division A - Painting

 

Best of Division

Micah Wesley "Perennial II"

 

2nd Place
Kindra Swafford "Remember" a-nv-da-di-s-di

 

3rd Place

Norma Howard "Sargent Pepper Iconic Album

 

Division B - Drawing, Graphics, Photography, Mixed Media

Best of Division
Billy Hensley "Wading through the Swamp"

2nd Place
Tony Tiger "Reclamation: Seminole Souls"

3rd Place
Jennifer Hicks "Tipi with Mississippian Motifs Over Indian Territory Map"

 

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CLASS 2 - SCULPTURE

 

Best of Class
Troy Jackson "Ancestral Duplication: Battle for Language"

 

Division A - Stone, Bronze, Other

Best of Division
Kathleen Wall "Red Mesa Lady"

2nd Place
Chase Kahwinhut Earles "All the Little Peoples"

3rd Place
Alvin Marshall "Speaks Dignity & Honor"

 

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CLASS 3 - BEADWORK/QUILLWORK

 

Best of Class
Emil Her Many Horses "Red Dress Special: Remembering MMIW"

 

 

Division A - Traditional

 

Best of Division
Jennifer J. Jordan "Dancing with Wings"

 

2nd Place
Emil Her Many Horses "Grandma’s Favorite"

 

3rd Place
Betty Willems "Bird Cage"

 

 

Division B - Contemporary

Best of Division
Pati Belgarde "The Scream"

2nd Place
Deanna Ward "Intikba (Heritage)"

3rd Place
Yonavea Hawkins "Southeastern Eagles and Suns"

 

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CLASS 4 - BASKETRY

 

Best of Class
Mike Dart "The Burdens We Still Carry"

 

Division A – Traditional

Best of Division
Leona Romero "Left Apart"

2nd Place
Mike Dart "Mrs. Noisewater’s Hominy Sifter"

3rd Place
Vivian Garner Cottrell "Doubleweave Rivercane Basket- ta-lu-tsa"

 

Division B – Contemporary

Best of Division
Ronni Leigh Goeman "Guswenta" Two Row Wampum Treaty 

2nd Place
Eva Cantrell "Multi-Level Marketing (One Disguised as Five)"  

 

3rd Place
Ronni Leigh Goeman "Grandmother Moon Lights Up the Night Time Sky"   

 

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CLASS 5 - POTTERY

 

Best of Class
Karin Walkingstick "Magnolia"

 

Division A – Traditional & Figurative

Best of Division
Kathleen Wall "The Jams"

2nd Place
Crystal Hanna "Soulmates"

3rd Place
Tama Roberts "Four Winds"

 

Division B – Contemporary

Best of Division
Chase Kahwinhut Earles "Xineesi II: Spiritual Leader Effigy Vessel"

2nd Place
Lisa Rutherford "Tellico Fish Tale"

3rd Place
Felicia Fraqua Curley "Nativity Set"

 

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CLASS 6 - TEXTILES

 

Best of Class
Lisa Rutherford "Mississippian Style"

 

Division A – Traditional Weaving (rugs, etc.)

Best of Division
Cathy Abercrombie "Boujee Bison"

2nd Place
Berdina Y. Charley "Floating Phase"

3rd Place
Karen Berry "Bejeweled"

 

Division B – Contemporary (clothing, etc.)

Best of Division
Leslie Deer "Resilient Blue"

2nd Place
Tyra Shackleford "Twin Turkeys #2"

3rd Place
Penny Singer "In Honor to My Dad"

 

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CLASS 7 - JEWELRY

 

Best of Class
Matagi Sorensen "Silver Devils Claw Scarf"

 

Division A – Traditional

Best of Division
Gary Custer "Generations Concho Belt"

2nd Place
Dennis Chuculate "So ko gv nv nv (Road to Soco) Gorget"

3rd Place
Angie Reano "Mosaic Squash Blossom Necklace"

 

Division B – Contemporary

 

Best of Division
Bob Proctor "The Seven Sisters"

 

2nd Place
Timmy Yazzie "Water is Life, Bolo & Bracelet, Treasures of the Rio Grande"

3rd Place
John Knotts "Metamorphly" 

 

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CLASS 8 - DIVERSE ART FORMS

 

Best of Class
Katrina Mitten "She Shimmers"

 

Division A - Traditional

Best of Division
Karen Berry "Choosing Sides"

2nd Place
Tim Blueflint Ramel "Beauty Before Me"

3rd Place
A. Wayne "Tay Sha" Earles "Ibatˊ-ni-ko" Grandfather Fire

 

Division B – Contemporary

Best of Division
Monica Jo Raphael "Gizhe Manido Gitigaan: Gods’ Garden"

 

2nd Place
Hayden Alan Haynes "Unsubscribe"

3rd Place
Angie Reano "Mosaic Cuff Lapis Bracelet"

 

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JUDGES CHOICE

Benjamin Harjo, Jr. "Earth, Wind, Rain & Fire"

Bill Glass, Jr. "Grandma’s First Hold"

Jane Osti "Ancestor Song"

Orlando Dugi "Contemporary Men’s Look- Men’s Ensemble"

Linda Kukuk "Maria Tallchief Dancing Swan Lake"

Avis Charley "Protectors"