CAREER

“Collectively, her paintings convey a quiet and reflective mood, embodying a woman’s spirit through historical and universal themes.  Her works carry an identifiable style in media and composition, a painting style noted for its bold, clear, unambiguous simplicity, capturing quiet yet stoic emotions in a familiar palette.”

Quote by Susan C. Power "ART OF THE CHEROKEE" University of Georgia Press

 


ONE WOMAN EXHIBITS

  • GILCREASE MUSEUM —TULSA, OK: 1999, 2003, 2010
  • COBBLESTONE GALLERY — WICHITA, KS: 1998, 2000
  • RED CLOUD ART GALLERY — ST. PETERSBURG, FL: 1996,1999, 2000
  • THE INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES — WASHINGTON, CT: 1991
  • "OH WHAT A NIGHT” ART EXHIBIT — FORT SMITH, AR: 2001
  • WOODCOCK GALLERY — ILLINOIS COLLEGE, JACKSONVILLE, IL: 2002
  • SPIRIT VISIONS GALLERY — CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
  • FORT SMITH ART CENTER, MAIN GALLERY — FORT SMITH, AR: 1995, 2003
  • SPIRIT WINGS GALLERY — SANTA FE, NM
  • FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES MUSEUM, MUSKOGEE, OK
  • CHEROKEE NATIONAL MUSEUM, TAHLEQUAH,OK
  • GREAT SMOKIES FINE ARTS GALLERY — CHEROKEE, NC: 2003, 2004
  • TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY — DENTON, TX: FEB / MAR 2006
  • VERIZON GALLERY — IRVING,TX: MAY 2008
  • OKLAHOMA BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2003, BY  THE OKLAHOMANS  FOR INDIAN OPPORTUNITY -  OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
  • 2012 CHISHOLM TRAIL MUSEUM — DUNCAN OK                  

 

MAJOR AWARDS

  • TRAIL OF TEARS ART SHOW,  CHEROKEE NATIONAL MUSEUM
    TAHLEQUAH, OK
    TRAIL OF TEARS CATEGORY: 1995, 1990, 1987, 1986, 1985
    BEST OF PAINTING: 1992
  • LITTLE CLASSIC NATIVE AMERICAN ART SHOW,
    GUTHRIE, OK
    FIRST PLACE PAINTING: 1990, 1989, 1988
  • QUINNENTUKOUT NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL
    CONNECTICUT
    FINE ARTS CATEGORY
    FIRST PLACE: 1996
    SECOND PLACE: 1994

  • OKLAHOMA INDIAN MARKET
    OKMULGEE, OK
    BEST OF SHOW: 1988
    FIRST PLACE PAINTING: 1989

  • INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL
    GALLUP, NM
    FIRST PLACE, CONTEMPORARY PAINTING: 1998

  • FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES MUSEUM
    MUSKOGEE, OK
    INDIAN HERITAGE AWARD, MASTERS ART SHOW: 2021
    BEST OF SHOW: 2005
    FIRST PLACE: 2007
    FIRST PLACE, DIVISION 1: 1986, 1989
    FIRST PLACE, DIVISION 2: 1987, 1999

  • AMERICAN INDIAN  POWWOW
    BUDD LAKE, NJ
    SECOND PLACE, FINE ARTS: 1996

  • AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL
    HUNTER MOUNTAIN, NY
    SECOND PLACE, FINE ARTS: 1996

  • AMISH ACRES
    NAPPANEE, IN
    SECOND PLACE, FINE ARTS: 2000

 PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS

  • OKLAHOMA TODAY MAGAZINE — 2007 
  • SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE — 1988
  • INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S NETWORK MAGAZINE — 1998
  • RIVER CITIES / QUAD CITIES NEWS, IL, IA — 1999
  • DAILY OKLAHOMAN NEWSPAPER  — 1996-2009
  • MUSKOGEE DAILY PHOENIX NEWSPAPER — numerous times
  • PIEDMONT PRESS NEWSPAPER, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA —  1995,1997
  • SOUTHWEST RECORD & TIMES NEWSPAPER, FT. SMITH, AR — 1997
  • NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE, syndicated 17 newspapers — 1999
  • TAMPA BAY TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER, TAMPA BAY, FL — 1999
  • MODERN COLLAGE MAGAZINE, NJ —1998
  • THE PONCA CITY NEWS, PONCA CITY, OK — 1999, 2000
  • KENTUCKY NEW ERA, HOPKINSVILLE, KY — 2000
  • DUNCAN BANNER, DUNCAN, OK — 2012

 

INTERVIEWS

OSU LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, OKLAHOMA NATIVE ARTISTS

FORT SMITH, AR
KANSAS CITY, MO
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
NORMAN, OK
MOBILE, AL
TULSA, OK


BOOK COVERS

  • WOMEN OF OKLAHOMA, 1890-1920, Oklahoma University Press
  • 1998 ANNUAL REPORT, OKLAHOMA, EAST CENTRAL ELECTRIC
  • 2002 BLACK HISTORY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR
  • AMERICAN INDIAN THOUGHT, BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, OXFORD, UK
  • OKLAHOMA HERITAGE MAGAZINE — FALL/WINTER 2002-2003

 

FEATURED ARTWORK IN

  • CHEROKEE- THE PRINCIPAL PEOPLE (VIDEO) — 1999
  • HISTORIC AMERICA: THE SOUTHWEST — Thunder Bay Press, Scotland
  • NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN — Barnes & Noble
  • GODDESS SYMBOLS — Barnes & Noble
  • EARTH SONGS, MOON DREAMS: PAINTINGS BY AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN, St. Martin’s Press
  • ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF NATIVE AMERICA, Chartwell
  • NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM, Barnes & Noble
  • THE CHEROKEE: NATIVE BASKET WEAVERS, Capstone Press
  • ART OF THE CHEROKEE, University of Georgia Press
  • I REMEMBER, POEMS & PICTURES OF HERITAGE, Lee & Low Books, Inc.

 

 

CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR

One Woman Exhibits of the Original Book Paintings
  • Fort Wayne, IN: 2009
  • Five Civilized Tribes Museum: 2009+2010 (FCT Museum purchased all Crossing Bok Chitto Originals)
  • Oklahoma History Center: 2009, 2010
  • Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK: 2010
Book Awards and Recognitions