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, CONNECTICUT 1991
*“OH WHAT A NIGHT” ART EXHIBIT”, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 2001
*WOODCOCK GALLERY - ILLINOIS COLLEGE, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS 2002
*SPIRIT VISIONS GALLERY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
*FORT SMITH ART CENTER, MAIN GALLERY, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 1995, 2003
*SPIRIT WINGS GALLERY, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
*FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES MUSEUM, MUSKOGEE, OKLA.
*CHEROKEE NATIONAL MUSEUM, TAHLEQUAH,OKLAHOMA
*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 OKLAHOMA
MAJOR AWARDS
TRAIL OF TEARS ART SHOW, CHEROKEE NATIONAL MUSEUM
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA—TRAIL OF TEARS CATEGORY
5 TIME WINNER, 1995,1990,1987,1986,1985
and BEST OF PAINTING, 1992
LITTLE CLASSIC NATIVE AMERICAN ART SHOW,
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA—FIRST PLACE PAINTING 1990, 1989, 1988
TULSA INDIAN ARTS FESTIVAL, TULSA, OKLAHOMA
BEST OF SHOW,1988,2010—
FIRST PLACE, 1991, 2002—
SECOND PLACE, 1993, 2007
QUINNENTUKOUT NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL, CONNECTICUT
FINE ARTS, FIRST PLACE 1996 and SECOND PLACE 1994
OKLAHOMA INDIAN MARKET, OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA
BEST OF SHOW, 1988 and FIRST PLACE PAINTING 1989
INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO
FIRST PLACE, 1989, CONTEMPORARY PAINTING
FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES MUSEUM, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA
INDIAN HERITAGE AWARD, MASTERS ART SHOW 2021 - BEST OF SHOW 2005—FIRST PLACE, 2007 + DIVISION 1, 1989 & 1986 and DIVISION 2, 1999 & 1987
AMERICAN INDIAN POWWOW, BUDD LAKE, NEW JERSEY
SECOND PLACE, FINE ARTS, 1996
AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL, HUNTER MOUNTAIN, NEW YORK
SECOND PLACE, FINE ARTS, 1996
AMISH ACRES, NAPPANEE INDIANA
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, FLORIDA –1999
MODERN COLLAGE MAGAZINE, NEW JERSEY –1998
THE PONCA CITY NEWS, PONCA CITY,OK -1999, 2000
KENTUCKY NEW ERA, HOPKINSVILLE, KY -2000
DUNCAN BANNER, DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA –2012
INTERVIEWS
FORT SMITH, AR. KANSAS CITY, MO. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK NORMAN, OK. MOBILE, AL. TULSA, OK. OSU LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, OKLAHOMA NATIVE ARTISTS
BOOK COVERS
WOMEN OF OKLAHOMA, 1890-1920, Oklahoma University Press
1998-ANNUAL REPORT- OKLA, EAST CENTRAL ELECTRIC
2002 BLACK HISTORY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR
AMERICAN INDIAN THOUGHT Blackwell Pub.- Oxford England
OKLAHOMA HERITAGE MAGAZINE 2002 / 2003 FALL / WINTER
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
"CROSSING BOK CHITTO"
WRITTEN BY TIM TINGLE
One Woman Exhibits of the Original Book Paintings
Fort Wayne, Indiana 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
2010-11 Tennessee Volunteer State Award Masterlist
2008-09 Arkansas Diamond Award List
2009 Oklahoma Sequoyah Masterlist
2008-09 Texas Bluebonnet Master Award List
2009 National Geographic Text Book Adaption
2008 American Indian Library Association Picture Book
2008 South Dakota Prairie Pasque Children’s Award
2007 Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book
2007 American Library Association Caldecott—Notable Award
2007 Oklahoma Children’s Book
2007 Oklahoma Illustrator of the Year
2007 Paterson Prize—Children’s Book Award
2007 Skipping Stone Honor Book
2007 Anne Izard’s Storytellers Choice Award
2007 American Indians in Children’s Literature Award
2007 Once Upon a World Honor Award
2006 Teddy Award—Texas Writers League
2006 Children’s Book—Texas Institute of Letters