2024 art market winners

Best of Show
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Special Awards
Innovator Award
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Culture Keeper Award
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Native American Art Magazine Editor’s Choice Award
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Jesse Hummingbird Legacy Award
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Anna Mitchell Excellence in Southeastern Pottery Award
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Judges Choice
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Class 1: Painting, Drawing, Graphics & Photography
Best of Class
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Division A: Painting
Best of Division
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Division A: Painting
2nd Place
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Division A: Painting
3rd Place
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Division B: Photography & Digital Art
Division C: Drawing, Graphics & Mixed Media
Best of Division
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

2nd Place
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

3rd Place
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Best of Show
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Chase Kahwinhut Earls
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Best of Show

Chase Kahwinhut Earls, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
“Carson Story of the Flood”

Special Awards

Innovator Award

Monica Silva Lovatoa, Santo Domingo Pueblo
“Three Sisters”

Culture Keeper Award

Valerie Kagan, Cherokee Nation
“Modern Day Beloved”

Anna Mitchell Excellence in Southeastern Pottery Award

Lillie Vann, Cherokee Nation
“Exposed”

Jesse Hummingbird Legacy Award

Michael Toya, Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico
“Winter Hummers”

Native American Art Magazine Editor’s Choice Award

Sayokla Kindness-Williams, Oneida Nation
“Takwehya’lak: Remember Us All”

Class 1: Painting, Drawing, Graphics & Photography

Best of Class

Kindra Swafford, Cherokee Nation
“Director’s Chair”

Division A: Painting

Best of Division
Matthew Bearden, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma
“War Bonnet”

2nd Place
Jerry Sutton, Cherokee Nation
“Spring”

3rd Place
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation
“Joyful Rabbit Plays the Flute”

Division B: Photography & Digital Arts

Best of Division
Keith Edaakie, Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
“Journey Back Home”

2nd Place
Leanne Lee, Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
“Fostering Traditions”

3rd Place
Sheiyenne Baloo-Seegmiller, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Turquoise Textures”

Division C: Drawing, Graphics & Mixed Media

Best of Division
Bryan Waytula, Cherokee Nation
“The High Ground”

2nd Place
Linda Kukuk, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
“Perched”

3rd Place
Billy Hensley, The Chickasaw Nation
“Shallow Water”

Class 2: Sculpture

Best of Class

Regina Free, The Chickasaw Nation
“Osi ( Chickasaw=Eagle)”

Division A: Stone, Bronze & Other

Best of Division
Saige Lafountain, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Creation Speaks”

2nd Place
Ron Honyouti, Hopi Tribe of Arizona
“Butterfly Dreams”

3rd Place
Grant Morris, Cherokee Nation
“Adatlisui Yanasi”

Class 3: Beadwork & Quillwork

Best of Class

Della BigHair-Stump, Crow Tribe of Montana
“Indigenous Couture”

Division A: Traditional

Best of Division
Ann Quis Quis, San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
“Comanche Lance”

2nd Place
Carrie Moran McCleary, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
“Between the Linez: The Bounty”

3rd Place
Jamie Bennett, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
“Grandmother Spider”

Division B: Contemporary

Best of Division
Sharon Trudeau, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
“Assimilation”

2nd Place
Amy Deer, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
“Innocence in Nature”

3rd Place
Michael Begay, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Boundless Growth”

Class 4: Basketry

Best of Class

Jacob Waytula, Cherokee Nation
“A Basket”

Division A: Traditional

Best of Division
Michael Dart, Cherokee Nation
“Berry Picking Basket”

2nd Place
Mary Aitson, Cherokee Nation
“Weaving Time”

3rd Place
Mary Aitson, Cherokee Nation
“Honeysuckle Strong”

Division B: Contemporary

Best of Division
Stephanie Pinkston, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
“Bone of the Earth”

2nd Place
Michael Dart, Cherokee Nation
“Baby Basket”

3rd Place
Jacob Waytula, Cherokee Nation
“Copper Grasshopper”

Class 5: Pottery

Best of Class

Chase Earles, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
“Caddo Story of the Flood”

Division A: Traditional & Figurative

Best of Division
Alvina Yepa, Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico
“Traditional Kiva Cylinder”

2nd Place
Crystal Hanna, Cherokee Nation
“Daksi Ilisi”

3rd Place
Lisa Rutherford, Cherokee Nation
“Fish Effigy”

Division B: Contemporary

Best of Division
Troy Jackson, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Rose 3, Continuance”

2nd Place
Lillie Vann, Cherokee Nation
“It Goes On”

3rd Place
Tama Robert, Cherokee Nation
“Elevation”

Class 6: Textiles

Best of Class

Valerie Kagan, Cherokee Nation
“Modern Day Beloved”

Division A: Traditional

Best of Division
Charlene Laughing, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Germantown”

2nd Place
Cathy Abercrombie, Cherokee Nation
“Wild Beast Warmth”

3rd Place
Philip Singer, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Checkered Manta”

Division B: Contemporary

Best of Division
Melissa Freeman, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
“Onnahinli Okhlika “Dark Morning”

2nd Place
Marie Martin, Cherokee Nation
“Ribbonwork Honor Blanket”

3rd Place
Della Bighair-Stump, Crow Tribe of Montana
“Kaiaiah’s Pink Rose Couture”

Class 7: Jewelry

Best of Class

Joe Reano, Santo Domingo Pueblo
“Eclipse of Shades”

Division A: Traditional

Best of Division
 Cheyenne Custer, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Spider Women”

2nd Place
Hayden Haynes, Seneca Nation of Indians
“Reawakening”

3rd Place
Bob Proctor, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
“In the Beginning”

Division B: Contemporary

Best of Division
Peter Nelson, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Necklace”

2nd Place
Matagi Sorensen, Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona
“Vine Necklace”

3rd Place
Jay Livingston, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
“Arrowhead Shield Bracelet”

Class 8: Diverse Art Forms

Best of Class

A Wayne ‘Tay Sha’ Earles, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
“Tah’-Na-ha HakA=yu’= White Buffalo”

Division A: Traditional

Best of Division
Dalin Maybe, Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
“Mixed Descendancy Doll”

2nd Place
Julie Burk, Cherokee Nation
“Keep on Powwow Dancin’”

3rd Place
Richard Fields, Cherokee Nation
“Wicked Snake Bow”

Division B: Contemporary

Best of Division
Dalin Maybe, Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
“Honoring the Buffalo Nation; and that one in particular”

2nd Place
Tom Farris, Cherokee Nation
“Say what? A gallery”

3rd Place
George Willis, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
“Buffalo Powder Horn”

Media Contact