Thousands of visitors poured into the Heard Museum campus in Phoenix on March 4 and 5 for the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, a celebration of Native American art from around the country. This year’s market was the museum’s 65th edition of the popular event, which has captivated visitors, artists and collectors across many generations.
Best of Show Best of Class — XI: Open Standards Raynard Scott (Diné (Navajo)), Dinetah-Poly
Best of Class — IV: Pueblo Carvings Arthur Holmes Jr. (Hopi), Coming Together As One—Mud Head & Tuhuve (paralyzed)
Best of Class — I: Jewelry & Lapidary Denise Wallace (Aleut), My Brother, The Seal
Best of Class — III: 2-Dimensional Art Eugene Tapahe (Diné (Navajo)), Strength and Dignity
Arizona’s weather, which can be on the hot side in early March, was gorgeous with clear days and average temperatures, perfect weather for browsing art within the artist booths, watching the performances and taking in the many sights and sounds of market week in Phoenix.
This year’s top award, Best of Show, went to Navajo artist Raynard Scott, for his take on the Monopoly board game. Titled Dinetah-Poly, the work not only had the board layout—in silver, with streets Hogan Road, Nizhoní Plaza, Shiprock Circle and others—but also stacks of cards, dice, silver hogans and piles of fake money fanned out over the wooden board.
Best of Class — V: Sculpture Leon Misak Kinneeveauk (Inupiaq), Wind of the Arctic
Best of Class — VI: Weavings & Textiles Phil Singer (Diné (Navajo)), Pure Chaos
Best of Class — VII: Diverse Art Forms Victoria Adams (Southern Cheyenne/Arapaho), Carries the Fire
Best of Class — VIII: Baskets Don Johnston (Qagan Tayagungin), Hunting Seal
Native American Art was the official magazine of the market and a proud sponsor of the event.
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