First American Art Magazine

10/13/2025

Miccosukee Reservation, Miami, FL – Donate to Rebuilding Miccosukee Creativity Center

This community center and its artworks were destroyed in a fire on July 27, 2025. Khadijah Cypress (Miccosukee) created this GoFundMe to rebuilding this vital community center.

On July 27, 2025 an accidental fire broke out on the Miccosukee Reservation … Khadijah Cypress needs your support for Rebuilding Miccosukee Creativity Center

10/13/2025

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! FAAM is honored to share the beauty, creativity, and unique stories of Indigenous People today and everyday.

10/11/2025

Catoosa, OK – Cherokee Art Market is happening this Saturday and Sunday, October 11 & 12 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, 777 W. Cherokee Street

https://cherokeeartmarket.com/

10/11/2025

Congratulations to Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo) for winning Best of Show at the Cherokee Art Market!

A complete list of winners is at https://cherokeeartmarket.com/winners/

10/10/2025

"RJ: The Native American women in your paintings have similarities, especially the strength and confidence they exude. Tell me about this.

TR: A lot has to do with how my mom and dad raised me. They both pushed me to be self-sufficient. I was also surrounded by strong matriarchs, Native and non-Native, not only within my family but my friend circle—my chosen family. My mom is the strongest, most faithful woman I know. My Aunt Billie, Aunt Nita, Aunt Jean, Aunt Dorene, Grandma Rabbit, and my sister Kim…and it goes back to my ancestral line. I stand on the shoulders of the women who came before me. Without their sacrifices, I would not be the woman I am today. I think that’s what comes out on canvas for any artist is what we are made up of, whether it be circumstances or DNA. For the Cherokee people in my family history, walking the Trail of Tears when the government thought they would kill us all … but our strong DNA survived. We are still here thriving and doing well, upon the sacrifices of others. It’s something I will never forget."

— Excerpt from "Cherokee Nation Painter Traci Rabbit" by Ruthanne Johnson in FAAM No. 47, Summer 2025 issue

10/09/2025

Read about the life and work of Mitchikanibikok Inik Algonquin birchbark, quillwork, and beadwork artist Christal Ratt in our Summer 2025 issue.

Pictured: Christal Ratt, Pidabinikwe, (Mitchikanibikok Inik Algonquin), "Pakiiganekizin," 2024, mukluks detailed with floral beadwork embroidery and quilled wiigwas, winter-tanned moose hide, beaver fur trim.

10/06/2025

Learn about the life and work of Grand Traverse Ottawa-Chippewa fine woodworker and painter Dennis Esquivel in our Summer 2025 issue.

Pictured: Dennis Esquivel (Grand Traverse Ottawa-Chippewa), "Tulip Coffee Table," bubinga, maple, ebony, brass tacks, private collection.

10/03/2025

Cherokee Nation painter Traci Rabbit is featured in our Summer 2025 issue where she discusses growing up around strong women and a successful father, and the road to success.

Pictured: Traci Rabbit and Bill Rabbit (both Cherokee Nation), "Land of My Heart," 2005/06, gouache on paper, 36 × 48 in.

10/03/2025

Congratulations, Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo), Best of Show winner at the Southeastern Art Show and Market in Tishomingo, OK, today and tomorrow

10/03/2025

Lawrence, KS – This Sunday come to the Spencer Museum of Art for the curator's talk about "Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock." Kaw and local artists honor the rematriation of Iⁿ'zhúje'waxóbe to the Kaw Nation.

Sunday, October 5, 2:00pm

Iⁿ'zhúje'waxóbe / Return of the Sacred Red Rock
at the Spencer Museum of Art
Larry & Barbara Marshall Family Balcony
University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi Street

Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe Return of the Sacred Red Rock September 9, 2025–January 25, 2026 Larry & Barbara Marshall Family Balcony This exhibition tells the story of the rematriation of Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe, or the Sacred Red Rock, from the City of Lawrence, Kansas, to Kaw Nation through artwork ...

10/03/2025

Please join us on October 19th at 2:00PM at The Euchee Butterfly Farm in Bixby, OK for a double short film screening of "Tiger" and "Meet Me at the Creek" followed by a Q&A with Loren Waters, Dana Tiger and Rebecca Jim.

Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of Waters Media, where her work spans directing, producing, and casting. Her work has been showcased at esteemed festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, and Hot Docs. Her Academy Award-qualifying short documentary film, "Tiger", about renowned Indigenous artist Dana Tiger, received the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, along with multiple festival honors.

Her short documentary, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek), received First Place at the UBUNTU Climate Arts & Storytelling Showcase and recognition as a Best Mini-Doc Top 10 Finalist at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. The film tells the story of Rebecca Jim, a Cherokee Waterkeeper, fighting to restore Tar Creek.

Suggested donation of $10 per person (payable at the door) with 100% of ticket sales going to the non-profit organizations of Dana Tiger and Rebecca Jim featured in the films.

To RSVP, please use the link below:

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/2grudg2

10/03/2025

Tishomingo, OK – The Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM) is this Friday and Saturday! Congratulations to Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo) for winning Best of Show.

2025 SEASAM winners are:
Best of Show: Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo)

Three-Dimensional Art Divisions
Best of 3D Arts: Troy Jackson (Cherokee Nation)

Sculpture, Ceramics
1. Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo)
2. Marcella Yepa (Jemez/Chickasaw)

Sculpture, Other
1. Regina Free (Chickasaw)
2. Michael Cornelius (Chickasaw)
3. Micah Hart (Chickasaw)

Jewelry, Stone
1. Sandy Fife Wilson (Muscogee)
2. Aliyah Myers (Choctaw Nation/Muscogee/Cherokee)
3. Taylor Martin (Chickasaw/Seminole)

Jewelry, Metal
1. J. Daniel Worcester (Chickasaw)
2. Taylor Martin (Chickasaw/Seminole)
3. Amanda Rutland (Muscogee/Seminole)

Textiles (Handwoven)
1. Sandy Fife Wilson (Muscogee)
2. Mary Wilds (Chickasaw)
3. Sandy Fife Wilson (Muscogee)

Textiles
1. Mary Wilds (Chickasaw)
2. Hunter Erwin (Choctaw Nation)
3. Jaime Bennett (Chickasaw)

Diverse
1. Tom Farris (Otoe-Missouria/Cherokee)
2. Lisa Hallmark (Chickasaw)
3. Kristi Holland (Muscogee)

Two-Dimensional Divisions

Best of 2D: Regina Free (Chickasaw)

Painting
1. Jon Tiger (Muscogee, Eufaula Tribal Town)
2. Billy Hensley (Chickasaw)
3. Robin Stockton (Cherokee Nation)

Drawing
1. Dustin Mater (Chickasaw)
2. Abby Gaines (Chickasaw)
3. Billy Hensley (Chickasaw)

Photography
1. Lisa Hudson (Chickasaw)
2. Anderson Baker (Chickasaw)
3. Kate Wiley (Chickasaw)

Graphic Arts
1. Chad Nish Earles (Caddo)
2. Tony Tiger (Sac & Fox/Muscogee/Seminole)
3. Amy Gantt (Chickasaw)

Mixed Media
1. David Kinney (Chickasaw)
2. Tony Tiger (Sac & Fox/Muscogee/Seminole)
3. Katie Perkins (Chickasaw)

Cultural Art Divisions
Best of Cultural Arts: Jeni Presley (Chickasaw)

Baskets
1. Yonavea Hawkins (Caddo/Delaware/Kickapoo)
2. Michael Dart (Cherokee Nation)
3. Michael Dart (Cherokee Nation)

Beadwork/Quillwork
1. Kelsey Breon (Chickasaw)
2. Yonavea Hawkins (Caddo/Delaware/Kickapoo)
3. Natalie Charqueno (Chickasaw)

Jewelry (Beaded)
1. Sherri Garza (Choctaw Nation/Muscogee/Pawnee/Ponca)
2. Cody Harjo (Seminole)
3. Kimberly Catchings (Chickasaw)

Traditional Dress & Regalia
1. Melissa Freeman (Chickasaw)
2. Cynthia Yerby (Seminole)
3. Jules Daugherty (Cherokee Nation)

Instruments
1. Michael Cornelius (Chickasaw)
2. Paul Jordan (Chickasaw)
3. Timothy Cornelius (Chickasaw)

Weaponry
1. Ross Ridge (Choctaw Nation)
2. D. Daniel Worcester (Chickasaw)
3. Richard Thomas (Chickasaw)

Traditional Pottery
1. Troy Jackson (Cherokee Nation)
2. Karin Walkingstick (Cherokee Nation)

Diverse
1. J. Daniel Worcester (Chickasaw)
2. Kristin Hoover-Gentry (Choctaw Nation)
3. Hunter Erwin (Choctaw Nation)

Miniatures
1. Phoenix Turner (Chickasaw)
2. Ben White (Chickasaw)
3. Ron Mitchell (Cherokee Nation)

Youth, Best of Show: Natalie D. Lawson
Youth, Best of 2D: Ainsley Russell
Youth, Best of 3D: Asher T. Jordan
Youth, Best of Cultural Arts: Elizabeth Earles (Caddo)

Youth Judges’ Awards
Judges’ Choice Awards
Jason A. Laxton Jr.
Lida D. Willis
Eden H. Diacon
Camden Oliphant
Jacob S. Medows
Natalie D. Lawson
Chauni J. Miller
Tallulah R. Miller-Mass Paniagua
Nicole Walker
Edison J. Hackett

Thanks to Mike Dart for gathering this information!

Join us tomorrow to support talented First American artists at the Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM)!

SEASAM takes place in Tishomingo on the Chickasaw Capitol Building grounds Oct. 3-4 as artists display their works at this unique marketplace.

Follow along on this page as we livestream interviews with artists at SEASAM. For more information, visit SEASAM.net.

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