Challenging the boundaries – George Alexander

Challenging the boundaries – George Alexander

Challenging the boundaries – George Alexander On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet with George Alexander a Muscogee Creek artist, hailing from Oklahoma, who has always felt inspired by his Native heritage. He seeks to push the boundaries of what is...
Interwoven Cultural Traditions – Kelly Church

Interwoven Cultural Traditions – Kelly Church

Interwoven Cultural Traditions – Kelly Church On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet with fifth-generation basket maker, Kelly Church. Kelly is a member of the Gun Lake Band in Michigan and a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe descendent. In this...
Fusion of Culture and Legacy – Bryan Waytula

Fusion of Culture and Legacy – Bryan Waytula

Fusion of Culture and Legacy – Bryan Waytula We meet with Bryan Waytula and how he expresses his culture through various art forms such as pop, portrait and pointillism. He comes from a family that is filled with Cherokee artists who have passed on cultural...
Beading Together – Past, and Future

Beading Together – Past, and Future

Beading Together – Past, and Future We meet Karen Ann from her studio in rural central Wisconsin. Karen Ann is a Haudenosaunee raised beadwork artist and citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Raised beadwork is a rare and elegant style whose forms and...