While many artworks created by Native American artists can serve as functional objects—including basketry, weaving, jewelry and fashion—mediums like paint, paper and photography don’t usually have utility purposes, but are quite lasting and emotionally rewarding. These works also connect artists and collectors as they speak through paints, pencils, graphite and charcoal, photography and other mediums. Throughout this section dedicated to available-to-purchase, two-dimensional (and sometimes three-dimensional) artworks, you might just find a piece that calls to you in ways you never thought possible. Find pieces that run the gamut, including both historic and contemporary visions in a variety of styles and presentations.
Blue Rain Gallery
Helen K. Tindel’s bond with art is inherent, ingrained in her lineage. Born to a family of Santa Clara Pueblo painters—Pablita Velarde, Helen Hardin and Margarete Bagshaw—art is in her blood. Initially using painting as a cathartic tool, Tindel expressed intense emotions through abstract compositions, connecting with her family’s artistic legacy. In her art, flowers became a recurring motif, a tribute to familial love encapsulated in her mother’s words, “I love you in the same way the sun shines on the flowers.” Available at Blue Rain Gallery is Flower Drops, created in oil on wood panel, and measures at 30 by 30 inches.
544 S. Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 » (505) 954-9902 » 932 Main Avenue, Unit B, Durango, CO 81301 » (970) 232-2033 » www.blueraingallery.com
Pictured here, and available for purchase, is this gouache on paper Untitled work featuring two cloaked riders on horseback in center view with minimal background. “Beatien Yazz, or Jimmy Toddy, was a renowned Navajo artist who used mostly casein paint in his work,” explains Jack’s Antique co-owner Vivian Delaporte. “He taught art as well and his works are in permanent museum collections.” This rare, unique painting measures at 27 by 31 inches.
4650 N. US Hwy 89, Suite G014, Flagstaff Mall, Flagstaff, AZ 86004 » (928) 526-0696 » jack@jacksantique.com » www.jacksantique.com
Home & Away Gallery
Artist Rain Scott is inspired by the pottery of his Acoma homeland to make vessels from folded paper. This vessel is in the shape of an olla, a traditional pottery form used by many tribal nations. It includes an image of the legendary Tewa serpent Avanyu, guardian of water. Scott uses feathers as a complement to the colors of the origami vessel, and measures at 12 by 61/4 inches (at its widest).
(207) 423-8473 » www.homeandaway.gallery
Adobe Gallery
Influential artist John Nieto (1936-2018, Mescalero Apache/Hispanic) painted Sioux Chief in 1986, measuring at 381/2 by 29 inches. Adobe Gallery notes about the piece: “[Nieto] placed his figure over a purple and pink background. A thin, bright-red line separates background colors and links with a red line outlining the headdress, communicating cohesion between the chief and his surroundings. The subject stands tall in the center of the canvas, with his massive, commanding headdress nearly reaching the upper edge. He is wrapped in a blanket, or perhaps a flag—many of Nieto’s works feature American flags alongside Indigenous imagery, and the red, white and blue stripes seen over the shoulders are a subtle expression of this idea. Brilliant green and orange tones appear above, drawing attention to the chief’s face and headdress.”
221 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501 » (505) 955-0550 info@adobegallery.com » www.adobegallery.com
King Galleries
Kwani Povi Winder (Santa Clara) is known for her landscapes of the Southwest. The painting pictured here, titled Ancient Strength, is presented by King Galleries. It captures the ancient structures at Hovenweep National Monument bordering Colorado and Utah. “Kwani often focuses on these ancestral Puebloan sties,” says gallery owner Charles S. King. “She says she wants to use her paintings to preserve, share and educate about her Tewa heritage.” The oil on board painting measures 25 by 31 inches.
770 E. Main Street, #20, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 » (480) 481-0187 » 130 Lincoln Avenue, #D, Santa Fe, NM 87501 » (480) 440-3912 » kgs@kinggalleries.com » www.kinggalleries.com
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