List of Native American artists
Appearance
Criteria for inclusion is that the artist be of verifiable Native American descent as a tribal member. "Native American" is defined as meeting the requirements established by either state or federal regulations, and meeting the eligibility requirements for artist membership in the Indian Arts and Crafts Association. This does not include non-Native American artists using Native American themes, or tribes not recognized by state and federal governments where documented verifiability is absent.
Painters and Printmakers
- Narciso Abeyta (Ha So Da), Navajo
- Tony Abeyta (Ha So De), Navajo
- Arthur Amiotte, Oglala Lakota
- Rev. Jimmy Anderson (Aha Jumba), Creek
- Poferio Tirador Armstrong aka "Gopher", Cheyenne-Caddo
- Spencer Asah (Lallo), Kiowa
- Keri Ataumbi, Kiowa-Comanche
- Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Lorencita Atencio Bird (To Pove), San Juan Pueblo
- James Auchiah, Kiowa
- Amos Bad Heart Bull (Tatanka Cante Sica) aka "Eagle Lance", Oglala Lakota Sioux
- Louis Ballard (Honga-no-zhe), Quapaw-Cherokee
- Jeannie Barbour, Chickasaw
- Rick Bartow, Yurok
- Carl Beam, Ojibwe, M'Chigeeng First Nation
- Matthew Bearden, Citizen Band Potawatomi-Kickapoo-Blackfeet
- Fred Beaver (Eka La Nee), Creek-Seminole
- Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahne Yah), Navajo
- Shonto Begay, Navajo
- Dennis Belindo, Kiowa-Navajo
- Marcellus "Mars" Biggoose, Ponca
- Earl Biss aka "Meadow Lark Boy" and "Spotted Horse", Chippewa
- Archie Blackowl (Mis Ta Moo To Va), Cheyenne
- Acee Blue Eagle (Che Bon Ah Bula), Creek-Pawnee
- Parker Boyiddle, Kiowa-Delaware
- Clifford Brycelea, Navajo
- T.C. Cannon (Pai-doung-u-day), Kiowa-Caddo-Choctaw
- Robert Chee (Hashke-Yil-E-Cale), Navajo
- Grey Cohoe, Navajo
- Dolores Purdy Corcoran, Caddo-Winnebago
- Mirac Creepingbear (Aun-So-Bea), Arapaho-Kiowa
- Woody Crumbo, Potawatomi
- Tony Da, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- David Dawangyumptewa, Hopi-Navajo
- Larry Daylight, Comanche
- Angel de Cora (Hinook-Mahiwi-Kilinaka), Winnebago, (1871-1919)
- Marian Denipah-LaRance Navajo/San Juan Pueblo
- Cecil Dick (Da'-Ga-Dah'-Ga), Cherokee
- Duane Dishta, Zuni
- Adee Dodge, Navajo
- Ted Draper, Jr., Navajo
- Anthony Chee Emerson, Navajo
- George Flett, Spokane (tribe)
- Harry Fonseca, Maidu
- William B. Franklin, Navajo
- Luis Gonzalez (Wo Peen), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Carl N. Gorman (Kinyeonny Beyeh), Navajo
- R.C. Gorman, Navajo
- Brent Greenwood, Chickasaw-Ponca
- Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh), Santa Clara Pueblo
- Albert Harjo, Creek
- Benjamin Harjo Jr., Shawnee-Seminole
- Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds aka "Edgar Heap of Birds", Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Joe Herrera (See Ru), Cochiti
- Velino Shije Herrera (Ma Pe Wi), Zia Pueblo
- Bobby Hill (White Buffalo), Kiowa
- Joan Hill (Chea-Se-Quah), Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek)
- Jack Hokeah, Kiowa
- Rance Hood (Au Tup Ta), Comanche
- Daniel Horsechief, Cherokee-Pawnee
- Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache
- Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina), Yankton Sioux
- Mann Howell, Gila River- Pima/ Hopi
- Norma Howard, Chickasaw-Choctaw
- Debora Iyall, Cowlitz
- Levi Jiron, Isleta Pueblo
- Ruthe Blalock Jones (Chu-Lun-Dit), Shawnee-Delaware-Peoria
- Lee Joshua, Seminole
- Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma or Tawawiiseoma), Hopi
- Michael Kabotie, Hopi
- King Kuka (See Kooks Ee Nan), Blackfeet
- Denton Lafferty, Oglala Lakota
- Mike Larsen, Chickasaw
- Linda Lomahaftewa, Hopi-Choctaw
- Gregory Lomayesva, Hopi
- Charles Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Merina Lujan (Pop Chalee), Taos Pueblo
- Crescencio Martinez (Te E), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tony Martinez (Popovi Da), son of Maria and Julian, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo, husband of Maria Martinez (potter)
- Rafael Medina (Teeyacheena), Zia Pueblo
- America Meredith, Cherokee Nation
- Solomon McCombs, Creek
- Vicente Mirabal (Chiu-tah), Taos Pueblo
- Freeman Mitchell ("Loga"), Muscogee
- Al Momaday (Huan Toa), Kiowa
- Preston Monongye aka "Snow Chief", Hopi
- Geronima Cruz Montoya (Potsunu), San Juan Pueblo
- Stephen Mopope (Qued Koi), Kiowa
- Norval Morrisseau aka "Copper Thunderbird", Ojibwa
- Raymond Naha, Hopi
- Gerald Nailor (Toh Yah) aka "Walking by the River", Navajo
- Dan Namingha, Hopi
- Jackson Narcomey, Muscogee Creek-Seminole
- Doc Tate Nevaquaya, Comanche
- St. David Pendleton Oakerhater "Making Medicine", Cheyenne, (ca. 1847-1931)
- Diane O'Leary (Opeche-Nah-Se), Comanche
- Loren Pahsetopah, Osage
- David Chethlahe Paladin (Chethlahe), Navajo
- Jose Encarnacion Pena (Soqween), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tonita Pena (Quah Ah), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tom Phillips, Chickasaw
- Harvey Pratt (Wo-Pet-No-No-Mot, "White Thunder"), Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Kevin Red Star, Crow
- Robert Redbird, Kiowa
- Tennyson Reid (Tiendle), Kiowa
- Mateo Romero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) aka "Cattail Bird", San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Jose D. Roybal (Oquwa), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Burgess Roye, Ponca
- Paladine Roye (Pon Cee Cee), Ponca
- Ida Sahmie, Navajo
- Will Sampson, Muscogee (Creek)
- Percy Sandy (Kai Sa), Zuni
- C. Terry Saul (Tobaksi), Choctaw
- Fritz Scholder, Luiseno
- Mitchell Silas [Diné or Navajo] Navajo Sandpainter
- Mark Silversmith, Navajo
- Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Cree-Shoshone
- Lois Smoky (Bougetah), Kiowa
- Dyanne Strongbow, Choctaw
- Virginia Stroud, Cherokee-Creek
- Patrick Swazo Hinds aka "Grey Squirrel", Tesuque
- Quincy Tahoma aka "Water's Edge", Navajo
- Juanita J. Keel Tate (Foshi' ), Chickasaw
- Urshel Taylor, Pima
- Dana Tiger, Creek-Seminole-Cherokee
- Jerome Tiger (Kocha), Creek-Seminole
- Johnny Tiger, Jr., Creek-Seminole
- Bruce Timeche, Hopi
- Jimmy Toddy, (Beatien Yazz, "Little No Shirt"), Navajo
- Irving Toddy, Navajo
- Jose Rey Toledo (Shoba Wonhon), Zia Pueblo
- Monroe Tsatoke, Kiowa
- Darwin Tsoodle, Kiowa Apache
- Andy Tsinahjinnie (Yazzie Bahe), Navajo
- Donald Vann (Gwen-Na Da-Ga-Do-Ga), Cherokee
- Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan), Santa Clara Pueblo
- Darren Vigil Gray, Kiowa
- Romando Vigil (Tse Ye Mu), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Kay WalkingStick, Cherokee Nation
- Antowine Warrior (Tta-ke-ta-ko-si, "Roaring Thunder"), Sac-Fox-Shawnee
- Walter Richard (Dick) West Sr. (Wah-pah-nah-yah), Cheyenne
- Gary White Deer (Nukoa), Choctaw
- Ignacio White Eagle, Gros Ventre
- Emmi Whitehorse, Navajo
- David Emmett Williams (Monnick; Tos-Que), Kiowa-Tonkawa-Apache
- Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Haida
- Melanie Yazzie, Navajo
- Steven Yazzie, Navajo-Laguna
- Cecil Youngfox, Ojibwa
- Alfred Young Man aka "Eagle Chief", Plains Cree
- Paul Zotom (Zo Tom) aka "Snake Head", Kiowa
Potters
- Elizabeth Abeyta (Nah-Glee-eh-bah), Navajo
- Sadie Adams, Hopi
- Aguilar Family, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mrs. Ramos Aguilar, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Rosalie and Joe Aguilar, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tammie Allen,(Walking Spirit), Jicarilla Apache
- Mildred Antonio, Acoma
- Shirley Brauker (Go-gee-zis muckwa), Odawa
- Rosita Cata, San Juan Pueblo
- Asuncion Aguilar Cate, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Crucita Gonzales Calabaza, aka "Blue Corn",San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Marie Chino, Acoma
- Vera Chino, Acoma
- Alice Cling, Navajo
- Barbara Concho, Acoma
- Helen Quintana Cordero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Arthur and Hilda Coriz, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mamie Deschillie, Navajo
- Juanita Suazo Dubray, Taos Pueblo
- Carmelita Dunlop, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Anthony Durand, Picuris Pueblo
- Anita Fields, Osage
- Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo, daughter of Rose Naranjo
- Candelaria Gachupin, Zia Pueblo
- Helen Gachupin, Zia Pueblo
- Felipita Aguilar Garcia, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Tammy Garcia, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Bill Glass Jr., Cherokee
- Juanita Gonzales, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Rose Gonzales, San Juan Pueblo
- Lela and Van Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Margaret and Luther Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Georgia Harris, Catawba
- Rodina Huma, Hopi
- Michael Kanteena, Laguna Pueblo
- Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma Pueblo
- Delores Lewis (daughter of Lucy Lewis), Acoma
- Emma Lewis, Acoma
- Otellie Loloma (Sequafnehma), Hopi, wife of Charles Loloma
- Joseph Lonewolf, Santa Clara Pueblo
- P. Loretto, Jemez Pueblo
- Steve Lucas, Tewa, nephew of Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva
- Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka), San Ildefonso Pueblo, note various signatures in career
- Santana Roybal Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tony Martinez (Popovi Da), son of Maria Martinez
- Grace Medicine Flower (Wopovi Poviwah), Santa Clara Pueblo
- Sofia Medina, Zia Pueblo
- Santana Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Crucita Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Santana Melchor
- Dolorita Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Santana Melchor
- JoAnn Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Dolorita Melchor
- Marlene Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Dolorita Melchor
- Steven Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, son of Marlene Melchor
- Dominic Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, son of Marlene Melchor
- Anna Mitchell, Cherokee
- Dora Montoya, Santa Ana Pueblo
- Helen Naha, Hopi aka "Feather Woman"
- Rainy Naha, Hopi daughter of Helen Naha
- Tyra Naha, Hopi daughter or Rainy Naha, granddaughter of Helen Naha
- Josephine Nahohai, Zuni
- Milford Nahohai, Zuni, son of Josephine
- Randy Nahohai, Zuni, son of Josephine
- Les Namingha, Hopi
- Priscilla Namingha, Hopi
- Nampeyo aka "Hano Nampeyo", (c. 1859 – 1942) Tewa, Hopi
- Elva Nampeyo, Hopi
- Fannie Nampeyo, Hopi
- Iris Youvella Nampeyo, Hopi
- Rachel Nampeyo Namingha, Tewa
- Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva, Tewa/Hopi (daughter of Rachel)
- Camille Hisi Nampeyo Quotskuyva, Tewa/Hopi (daughter of Dextra)
- Jade Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo (Daughter of Jody Naranjo)
- Jody Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo (Granddaughter of Rose Naranjo, Daughter of Dolly Naranjo-Neikrug)
- Lorencita Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Teresita Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Nora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Thomas Natseway, Laguna Pueblo
- Joy Navasie (Frog Woman), Hopi-Tewa, Daughter of Paqua Naha
- Paqua Naha (Frog Woman), Hopi-Tewa, the original Frog Woman, mother of Joy Navasie
- Garnet Pavatea, Hopi
- Agnes Peynetsa, Zuni
- Al Quoyawayma, Hopi
- Diego Romero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Rachel Sahmie, Hopi
- Russell Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Helen Shupla, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Monica Silva, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Noreen Simplicio, Zuni
- Mary Small, Jemez
- Jacquie Stevens, Winnebago
- Anita Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Cresencia Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Margaret Tafoya, (1904–2001) Santa Clara Pueblo
- Joseph Lonewolf Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Judy Tafoya, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Sara Fina Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Leonidas Tapia, San Juan Pueblo
- Robert Tenorio, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Dorothy Torivio, Acoma Pueblo
- Reyecita Trujillo, San Juan Pueblo
- Tina Garcia Trujillo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Tsayutitsa, (1898-c. 1955) Zuni
- Dora Tse-pe, Tewa
- Joanna Underwood, Chickasaw
- Lorraine Williams, Navajo
- Nathan Youngblood, Santa Clara Pueblo
Sculptors
- Jim Albert, Navajo
- Dennis Christy, Saginaw Chippewa
- Ray Crowder, Choctaw
- Amanda Crowe, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (born 1928)
- Robert Davidson, Haida
- Upton Ethelbah (Greyshoes), White Mountain Apache-Santa Clara Pueblo
- Cliff Fragua, Jemez Pueblo
- Bob Haozous, Chiricahua Apache
- Phillip Haozous, Chiricahua Apache
- Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache
- Doug Hyde, Nez Perce, Assiniboine, and Chippewa
- Levi Jiron, Isleta Pueblo
- Bruce LaFountain, Turtle Mountain Chippewa
- Glen La Fontaine, Cree
- Presley LaFountain, Ojibwe
- Edmonia Lewis, Mississauga Ojibwe (circa 1844-1911)
- Estella Loretto, Jemez Pueblo
- Daniel Mena, Saginaw Chippewa
- Arlo Namingha, Tewa-Hopi
- Michael Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Nora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Tom Phillips, Chickasaw
- Harvey Pratt (Wo-Pet-No-No-Mot, "White Thunder"), Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Bill Reid, Haida
- Axangayuk Shaa, Inuit
- Rose B. Simpson, Santa Clara Pueblo (daughter of Roxanne Swentzell)
- Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Robert Dale Tsosie, Picuris Pueblo-Navajo
- Gordon Van Wert, Red Lake Band of Chippewa
- Ernie Whiteman, Northern Arapaho
- Nathaniel P. Wilkerson, Gitxsan
- Marilyn H. Wounded Head, Oglala Sioux
- Larry Yazzie, Navajo
Basket weavers
- Elsie Allen, Pomo
- Mary Benson, Pomo
- Loren Bommelyn, Tolowa
- Kelly Church, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Tootsie Dick, Washoe
- Mavis Doering, Cherokee Nation (1929-2007)
- Lizzie Enos, Maidu
- Ronnie-Leigh Goeman, Onondaga
- Isabel Hanson, Panamint
- Elizabeth Hickox, Wiyot (1872-1947)
- Sarah Hunter, Panamint
- Salena Jackson, Maidu
- Maggie James, Washoe
- Sarah James, Washoe
- Terrol Dew Johnson, Tohono O'odham
- Louisa Keyser (Dat So La Lee), Washoe (c. 1829/1850-1925)
- Mabel MacKay, Pomo (1907-1993)
- Cherish Parrish, Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians
- Lizzie Peters, Washoe
- Polly Peters, Maidu
- Linda Quavehema, Hopi
- Bessie Russell, Cherokee Nation
- Grizelda Saufkie, Hopi
- Lisa Telford, Haida
- Susie Wilson, Panamint
Textile Weavers
- Roselyn Begay, Navajo
- Clarissa Hudson, Tlingit
- Hosteen Klah, Navajo (1867-1937)
- Kelley Lunsford, Chickasaw
- Jennie Thlunaut, Tlingit (1982-1986)
- Anita Tsosie, Navajo
- Ason Yellowhair, Navajo
Glass Art
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw
- Deidre Patrick Cheney (Dechensaba), Chickasaw
- Ed Archie Noisecat, Canim Lake Band of Shuswap Indians-Stlitlimx
- Preston Singletary, Tlingit
Metalsmiths/Jewelers
- Cheryl A. Arviso Navajo (daughter of Lorianne Hesuse and Jerald P. Arviso)
- Jeraldine P. Arviso Navajo (daughter of Lorianne Hesuse and Jerald P. Arviso. divorced, maiden name of Arviso retained.)
- Jerald P. Arviso, Navajo (divorced from Lorianne Hesuse)
- Marco L. Arviso, aka "Morning Spirit", Navajo
- Keri Ataumbi, Kiowa-Comanche
- Edward Beyuka, Zuni
- James Blackburn, Chickasaw
- Shawn Bluejacket, Shawnee
- Jared Chavez, San Felipe Pueblo, Tewa, Hopi, (son of Richard Chavez)
- Richard Chavez, San Felipe Pueblo
- Marian Denipah-LaRance San Juan Pueblo/Navajo
- Charles Edenshaw, Haida, (1839-1920)
- Connie Tsosie Gaussoin, Navajo/Picuris Pueblo
- David Gaussoin, Navajo/Picuris Pueblo
- Wayne Nez Gaussoin, Navajo/Picuris Pueblo
- Lorianne Hesuse, Navajo (divorced from Jerald P. Arviso)
- Kenneth Johnson, Muscogee/Seminole
- Michael Kabotie, Hopi
- Steve Wikviya LaRance Hopi /Assinaboine
- Charles Loloma, Hopi
- Anthony Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo (son of Mary)
- Martine Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mary Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai), Hopi (niece of Charles Loloma)
- Veronica Poblano, Zuni
- Jovana Poblano, Zuni
- Dylan Poblano, Zuni
- Pat Pruitt, Laguna Pueblo
- Raymond Quam, Zuni
- Daniel "Sunshine" Reeves, Navajo
- Randy Sacatero, Navajo
- Cody Sanderson, Navajo
- Harry J. Sandoval, Jr, Navajo
- Emory Sekaquaptewa, Hopi
- Sequoyah, Cherokee (circa 1767 - 1843)
- Tommy Singer, Navajo
- Jason Takala, Hopi
- Daniel Worcester, Chickasaw
Woodworkers/Flute makers
- Woodrow Haney (Wotko), Seminole
- Tim Harjo, Chickasaw
- Richard Honyouti, Hopi
- Hawk Littlejohn, Cherokee
- Lisa Chavez-Thomas, Isleta Pueblo
- John Timothy II(Yafke), Muscogee (Creek)
- Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Kiowa-Comanche
Writers
- Sherman Alexie, Spokane-Coeur d'Alene
- Shonto Begay, Navajo
- Eddie Chuculate, Creek/Cherokee
- Sean Collins, Cherokee/Chiriahua Apache/Blackfoot
- Robert J. Conley, Cherokee
- Louise Erdrich, Turtle Mountain Ojibwe
- Joy Harjo, Muscogee Creek
- Linda Hogan, Chickasaw
- N. Scott Momaday, Kiowa-Cherokee
- Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna Pueblo
- Juanita J. Keel Tate (Foshi' ), Chickasaw
Performance Artists
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw
- Rebecca Belmore, Anishinaabe (born 1960)
- Erica Lord, Inupiaq-Athabaskan (born 1978)
- James Luna, Luiseño (born 1950)
Photographers
- Walter Bigbee, Comanche
- Peña Bonita, Apache-Seminole
- Richard Castaneda, Pima-Maricopa
- Tom Fields, Muscogee Creek-Cherokee
- Shan Goshorn, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
- Carm Little Turtle, Apache-Tarahumara-Mexican
- Lee Marmon, Laguna Pueblo
- Horace Poolaw, Kiowa (1906-1984)
- Jolene Rickard, Tuscarora
- Pamela Shields (Neshkinukat), Blackfoot
- Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Musgokee-Seminole-Navajo
Kachina, Kachina dolls
- Delbridge Honanie, Hopi
- Brian Honyouti, Hopi
- Ronald Honyouti, Hopi
- Jimmie Kewanwytewa, Hopi
- Robert Lomabalaquihoya, Hopi
Beadwork
- Richard Aitson, Kiowa-Apache
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw
- Martha Berry, Cherokee Nation
- Judge Blossom, Cherokee Nation
- Jackie Larson Bread, Blackfeet
- Katherine Dickerson, Kiowa
- Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty, Assiniboine-Sioux
- Teri Greeves, Kiowa-Comanche
- Tom Haukaas, Lakota
- Rhonda Holy Bear, Cheyenne River Sioux
- Jerry Ingram, Choctaw-Cherokee
- Maude Kegg, Ojibwe
- Jamie Okuma, Luiseno-Shoshone-Bannock
- Tammy Rahr, Cayuga/Iroquois
- Margia Simplicio, Zuni
- Louisa Soap, Cherokee
- Marilyn Yeahquo, Kiowa