2022 TRAIL OF TEARS ART SHOW WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE
Tonia Hogner-Weavel, Cherokee Nation
Diverse Art Forms - “Flower Dress and Purse”
TRAIL OF TEARS AWARD
Jeff Edwards, Cherokee Nation
Photography/Digital Art - “Relocate and/or Die”
BETTY SCRAPER-GARNER ELDER AWARD
Jack Test, Cherokee Nation
Painting - “War Pony”
JENNIE ROSS COBB PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
J. Ross Davis, Cherokee Nation
Photography/Digital Art - “Yonder Moon”
EMERGING ARTIST AWARDS
1st Place
Hattie Lee, Cherokee Nation
Painting - “Winter Has Passed”
2nd Place
Jackie Sevier, Northern Arapaho
Diverse Art Form - “Floral Clutch Bag”
3rd Place
Lee Ghilain, Cherokee Nation
Painting - “Gift Giver”
PEOPLE'S CHOICE IN-GALLERY AWARD
Sarah Brown, Cherokee Nation
Photography/Digital Art - “Prairie Sunrise”
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ONLINE/VIRTUAL AWARD
Andrea Tidwell, Cherokee Nation
Diverse Art Form - “Always Remember”
BASKETRY
1st Place
Lisa Forrest, Cherokee Nation - “In Memory of Agitsi (Mother)”
2nd Place
Sallie Rogers, Cherokee Nation - “Clothes Basket”
3rd Place
Ramona Lossie, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - “The Creator”
Honorable Mention
Ramona Lossie, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - “The Journey”
DIVERSE ART FORMS
1st Place
Deana Ward, Choctaw Nation - “Intikba (Heritage)”
2nd Place
Karen Berry, Cherokee Nation - “Men’s Regalia Garters”
3rd Place
Andrea Tidwell, Cherokee Nation - “Always Remember”
Honorable Mention
Eva Cantrell, Cherokee Nation - “Wear Your Mask”
Ashley Kahsaklahwee, Cherokee Nation - “Ties That Bind Her, Can Blind Her MMIW”
Jennifer Thiessen, Cherokee Nation - “Sunset Kiss”
GRAPHICS
1st Place
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation - “Driven Like Buffalo”
2nd Place
Billy Hensley, Chickasaw Nation - “Great Horn”
3rd Place
Joyce Lyle, Cherokee Nation - “He Stole My Heart”
Honorable Mention
Amber DuBoise-Shepherd, Navajo - “The Greetings and Clans of My Ancestors”
JEWELRY
1st Place
ᎡᎵᏔᎻ (Don) Dugger, Cherokee Nation - “ᎧᏅᏏᏔ ᎠᏯᏢᏗ”
2nd Place
Beth Hazen, Cherokee Nation - “Migration”
3rd Place
Verna Bates, Cherokee Nation - “Warrior Has Defeated Uktena”
MINIATURES
1st Place
Ramona Lossie, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - “Peace Pipes”
2nd Place
Tiffany Reiter, Cherokee Nation - “Cherokee Rose Copper Box”
3rd Place
Charlie Nichols, Cherokee Nation - “I’m Here Momma”
PAINTING
1st Place
James Smith, Cherokee Nation - “Forgotten Beauty”
2nd Place
Roy Boney, Jr., Cherokee Nation - “ᏃᏈᏏ ᎤᎾᏡᎬ Galaxy”
3rd Place
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation - “Always More Tears”
Honorable Mention
Micah Wesley, Muscogee Creek Nation - “Equinox III, 2021”
Kindra Swafford, Cherokee Nation - “ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎬ a-li-s-qua-di-s-gv Ending”
Jerry Sutton, Cherokee Nation - “The Madonnas of Tellico”
PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL ART
1st Place
Brenda Bradford, Muscogee Creek Nation - “69”
2nd Place
Deana Ward, Choctaw Nation - “Choctaw Matriarchy: What We Had Perseveres”
3rd Place
Ronnie Morris, Cherokee Nation - “Aunt Maxine”
POTTERY
1st Place
Crystal Hanna, Cherokee Nation - “Frog that Ate the Sun”
2nd Place
Troy Jackson, Cherokee Nation - “Bird Effigy Vessel”
3rd Place
Tama Roberts, Cherokee Nation - “Eminent”
Honorable Mention
Crystal Hanna, Cherokee Nation - “Are We There Yet”
SCULPTURE
1st Place
Tama Roberts, Cherokee Nation - “Lost In Translation”
2nd Place
Scott Middleton, Cherokee Nation - “Kindred Souls”
3rd Place
Charlie Nichols, Cherokee Nation - “Prairie Ghosts Do Battle”
Honorable Mention
Harry Oosahwee, Cherokee Nation - “ᎠᏓᎭ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏥᏂᏴᎲ (I Caught a Wooden Fish)”