The Art of Collaboration in Native American Artistry – Collective Wisdom
What happens when the rich tapestry of Native American art meets a unique platform that fosters collaboration, diversity, and community? We've got the answers for you in this awe-inspiring conversation with Kristin...
Bridging Cultures and Dreams – Johnnie Diacon
Prepare to step into the vivid, dream-inspired world of the remarkable Johnnie Diacon, a citizen of the Muskogee Creek Nation and an artist who has been painting dreams since his childhood. How does Johnnie's distinct...
Uncovering the Power of Art in Interweaving Cultures – Isaiah Stewart
In this engaging episode of Beyond The Art, we're joined by Isaiah Stewart, a talented artist and citizen of the Oglala Lakota and Mohawk Tribes. Isaiah shares his journey as an artist, from growing up watching his...
Continuing a Father’s Artistic Legacy While Empowering the Next Generation – Traci Rabbit
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet Traci Rabbit, a Cherokee artist specializing in painting, reproductions, and gift items. Her work captures a spirit in the Native American woman that does indeed embody the...
Unearthing Indigenous Artistry – Nocona Burgess
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet Nocona Burgess a Comanche Nation citizen who presents strikingly modern depictions of Indigenous men and women from various tribal Nations of North America. His paintings mix...
Ancestral Cultural Preservation through the Arts -Evans Flammond Sr.
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet Evans Flammond Sr., a Rose Bud Sioux citizen and artist, their conversation centers around Evans' specialization in ledger art and painted robes, featuring majestic animals...
Indigenous Arts, Cultural Representation, and the Future – John P. Lukavic
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet John P. Lukavic, the Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts and head of the Native Arts Department at the Denver Art Museum. John explains that his department includes...
Inspiration, History, and the Importance of Art Education – Lisa Rutherford
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet with Cherokee Nation citizen Lisa Rutherford. Lisa balances her creative time between clay arts and textile arts, including pottery, sculpture, eighteenth-century clothing,...
Bridging Old Ways with a New View – Amber DuBoise Shepard
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meetwith Navajo Nation citizen Amber Dubois Shepherd. Ambers gives us an insight on how she grew up in a home immersed with the different Native American tribal cultures and...
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...
Curating Native American experience – Julie O’Keefe
On this episode of Beyond the Art, we meet with Julie O'Keefe a citizen of the Osage Nation and a curator and product designer. She is currently working on a large project for the Muskogee Creek Nation, which involves...
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
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
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...
The Stories that Carry Us – America Meredith
Check out our episode with America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) is the publishing editor of First American Art Magazine and an art writer, critic, visual artist, and independent curator, whose curatorial practice spans...