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Projects: Past & Upcoming
A schedule and archive of projects, collections, exhibitions, etc.
New Mexico Art in Public Places Program (AIPP), 2025
The painting, Dek'ohanne, is showcased in the Zuni Fair Building in Zuni, NM as part of a purchase initiative under NM's Art in Public Places Program. This artwork serves the purpose of educating our community about various aspects of the Zuni migration story and the many birds that we consider culturally significant.
Grand Canyon Youth Art & Interpretation Programming
Under my internship with Grand Canyon National Park, I had the opportunity to work with Grand Canyon Youth (GCY) on a river trip from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek. My goal was to deliver interpretive ranger programs and watercolor workshops to the youth and educate them about the Indigenous connections to our ancestral homelands! One of the workshops included working with watercolors.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Artist-in-Residence, April 2025
The main focus of this program was to provide a watercolor workshop to the communities of the Island of Hawai'i, develop a collection of paintings and produce music. The presentation and workshop were held at the Kahuku Unit at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
Grand Canyon National Park Youth Art Gallery: Native American Heritage Month, Nov. 2024
As an intern at the Grand Canyon National Park – Desert View, I hosted a youth art gallery for members of the 11 tribes connected to the canyon. With the help of my fellow intern, Meranden Numkena, we successfully provided a platform for artists to showcase their work on their ancestral homelands, all of which was in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. We had over 1,000 visitors stop by our gallery during the span of 8 days. Meranden and I also planned hosted more events at Grand Canyon National Park during this month.
BIA Young Tribal Leaders Art Contest winner, Sept. 2024
As one of the contest winners for the young tribal leaders art contest hosted by BIA, I was given a chance to present my work at the 2024 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC) in Anchorage, Alaska. The artwork, Dek'ohananne, was also showcased at the Main Interior Building in Washington D.C.
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Here's a link for an article covering the art contest: Navajo-Hopi Observer article
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) Art Apprentice Co-Instructor, Jan-Feb 2024
With the guidance and help of ZYEP art department staff and my co-instructor, Liam Simplicio, we successfully provided a 2-month watercolor program for 10 students between the ages of 12 and 21. At the end of the course, we held a group exhibition for the youth artists where they sold over half of their inventory. Following this program, we selected 3 apprentices to represent ZYEP and the apprenticeship at a market in Bernalillo, NM.
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Here's an article covering the youth exhibition: Native New Online article
'Prussian Horizons,' May 2023
A collection of visual art (paintings) that revolve around the various hues of blue. An illustration and expression of my adolescent experiences.
This collection of work was displayed in the Art 123 gallery in Gallup, NM from May to June; My first solo art show at the age of 19.
