Artist and Scholar List: A–F - First American Art Magazine

A – F | G – L | M – R | S – Collectives

A reference guide for artists’ names, tribal affiliations, dates, primary artistic media, and links. If you have suggestions on spelling, media, or tribal affiliations or cultural heritage, please email us. This list is an internal reference guide and cannot possibly include every Indigenous/Native American artist. Descent refers to people who are not enrolled tribal members but descend from tribal members.

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Ted Abbey (Alabama/Coushatta), painter
Jim Abeita (Navajo), painter, askART
Karen Abeita (Hopi), ceramic artist
Geronima Abeyta (Ohkay Owingeh, 1904–1996), ceramic artist
Narciso Abeyta (Navajo, 1918–1998), painter, askART
Tony Abeyta (Navajo), painter, askART
Barry Ace (Odawa), interdisciplinary artist, link
Achu, also Oswaldo De León Kantule (Guna), painter, Panama, link
Margaret Acosta (Tohono O’odham, 1939–2016), basket maker, bio
Mary Adair (Cherokee Nation), painter, fingerweaver
Brian Adams (Inupiaq), photographer, link
KC Adams (Cree/Ojibway), interdisciplinary artist, link
Joshua Adams (Eastern Band Cherokee), sculptor, link
Mary Adams (Mohawk, 1917–1999), basket maker, textile artist, also Mary Kawennatakie Adams, Kahnawake Mohawk, wiki
Primrose Adams (Haida, 1926–2020), basket maker, wiki
Tiffany Adams (Chemehuevi/Konkow/Nisenan), jeweler, painter, regalia maker, link
Richard Adkins (Haida), jeweler, printmaker
Clifton Aguilar (Kewa), jeweler
Dugan Aguilar (Maidu/Northern Paiute/Achomawi, 1947–2018), photographer, wiki
Linda Aguilar (Chumash), basket maker, SAR
Jeri Ah-be-hill (Kiowa/Comanche, 1934–2015), dealer, fashion researcher, bio
George Ahgupuk, also George Twok Aden Ahgupuk (Inupiaq, 1911–2001), draftsperson, link
heather ahtone, PhD (Chickasaw/Choctaw), author, curator, scholar
Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa), ledger artist, painter, link
Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder, also Tahnee Ahtone (Kiowa/Seminole/Mvskoki), beadwork artist, curator, former museum administrator, LinkedIn
Larry Ahvakana, also Larry “Ulaaq” Ahvakana (Inupiaq), glass artist, sculptor, woodcarver, link
Richard Aitson (Kiowa/Kiowa Apache), beadwork artist, poet
rudi aker (Wolastoqiyik), curator, illustrator, painter, link
Norman Akers (Osage/Pawnee), painter, link
Brian Akipa (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), flute maker, sculptor, wiki
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (Nawash Chippewa), winter, wiki
Kayeri Akweks (Mohawk), mixed media artist, link
Ben Aleck (Pyramid Lake Paiute), draftsperson, link
Caitlin Aleck (Tsleil-Waututh), textile artist
George Alexander (Muscogee Creek), painter
Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d’Alene), author, link
Paulina Alexis (Alexis Nakota), actor
Wayne Alfred (Kwakwaka’wakw), mask maker, woodcarver
Marcus Alfred (Kwakwaka’wakw, 1981–2016), jeweler, mask maker, painter, woodcarver
Christian Allaire (Nipissing Ojibwe), fashion writer
Alme Allen (Karuk), painter, Instagram
Elsie Allen (Cloverdale Pomo, 1899–1990), basket maker, wiki
Joe Allen (Fallon Paiute/Shoshone), diverse arts, sculptor
Paula Gunn Allen, PhD (Laguna, 1939–2008), author, scholar, link
Anaoyok Alookee (Netsilik), doll maker, textile artist
Irma Alvarez Ccoscco (Quechua), poet
Lena Snow Amason, also Lena Amason-Berns (Sugpiaq), also (Alutiiq), carver, draftsperson, painter, Alutiiq Museum
Alvin Amason, also Alvin Eli Amason (Sugpiaq), painter, sculptor, bio
Neal Ambrose-Smith, also Neal Inuksois Ambrose-Smith (Salish/Cree/Shoshone descent), printmaker
Marcus Amerman (Choctaw Nation), beadwork artist, link
Roger Amerman (Choctaw Nation), beadwork artist
Arthur Amiotte (Oglala Lakota), mixed media artist, link
Patrick Amos (Nuu-chah-nulth), printmaker
Ephraim Anderson (Navajo), textile artist
Matthew Anderson (Cherokee Nation), multimedia artist
David Andree (Red Lake Chippewa), painter, sculptor, link
Raymond Andrews (Mono Lake Paiute), basket maker, bio
María del Carmen Mendoza Ángeles (Zapotec), woodcarver, Mexico, link
Jacobo Ángeles (Zapotec), woodcarver, link
Bill Anoatubby (Chickasaw), governor, wiki
Tracey Anthony (Mississauga/Delaware), graphic designer, printmaker, link
Annie Antone (Tohono O’odham), basket maker
Melissa Antonio (Acoma), ceramic artist, Etsy
César Antonio López (Amuzgo), painter, printmaker, Mexico
Barbara Apangalook (Siberian Yupik/Tlingit), basket maker, Etsy
Mildred Apangalook (Tlingit), basket maker
Ron Apangalook (Siberian Yupik), sculptor
Juana Apapas (Cahuilla/Soboba), basket maker
Yalitza Aparicio Martínez (Triqui/Mixtec), actress, Mexico, wiki
Irveta Aragon (Navajo), textile artist
Loren Aragon (Acoma), designer, label: ACONAV, link
Venancio Aragon (Diné), weaver, link
Shelton Arana (Garifuna), painter, Belize
Arland Aragon (Navajo), jeweler
JoAllyn Archambault, PhD (Standing Rock Dakota/Muscogee), educator, curator, bio
Jacquie Archambeau (Cherokee Nation), textile artist
Bryon Archuleta (Ohkay Owingeh), painter, link
Greg Archuleta (Grande Ronde) or (Grand Ronde/Chinook/Kalapuya/Shasta), basket maker, bio
Lena Archuleta (Taos, b. 1927), potter
Anette Arkeketa (Otoe-Missouria/Muscogee), actor, filmmaker, playwright, wiki
Luke Arngna’naaq (Inuk, 1931–2007), sculptor, bio
Imogene Goodshot Arquero (Oglala Lakota), beadwork artist, wiki
Arroh-ah-och (Laguna, b. ca. 1830–ca. 1900, fl. 1880–1900), potter
Spencer Asah (Kiowa, ca. 1905–1954), painter, one of the Kiowa Six
Hollis Asenap (Comanche), painter
Jason Asenap (Comanche/Muscogee), filmmaker
Daina Ashbee (Cree/Métis), choreographer, dancer, performance artist, bio
Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo), curator
Le’ana Asher (Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe), painter, link
Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuk, 1927–2013), draftsperson, textile artist
Pitseolak Ashoona (Inuk, 1904–1983), draftsperson, textile artist, wiki
Shuvinai Ashoona (Inuk), draftsperson, wiki
Asinnajaq, ᐊᓯᓐᓇᐃᔭᖅ ᐅᐃ (Inuk), curator, filmmaker, installation artist, bio
Sonny Assu (Ligwilda’xw), painter, interdisciplinary artist, link
Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa), jeweler, painter, link
Gilbert Atencio, Gilbert Benjamin Antencio, Wah Peen, or Wo Peen (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1930–1995), painter, artnet
Earl Atchak (Cup’ik), sculptor
Helen Attaquin, PhD (Wampanoag, 1923–1993), textile artist
Atsidi Chon (Navajo, fl. 1870s), silversmith
Atsidi Sani (Navajo, ca. 1830–ca. 1918), silversmith
James Auchiah (Kiowa, 1906–1974), painter, one of the Kiowa Six
Awa Tsireh, Alfonso Roybal (San Ildefonso, 1898–1955), painter, bio
Sylvester Ayek (Inupiaq), mask maker, sculptor
Irene Avaalaaqiaq, see Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq
Carl Avery (Yurok), painter, link
Susan Avingaq, Qaygeggutkaq, Put on Top (Inuk), illustrator, actor, director of Vision Maker Media, bio

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Angela Babby (Oglala Lakota), stained-glass artist, link
Rebecca Baird (Cree/Métis), interdisciplinary artist, link
Carleigh Baker (Métis), poet, link
Joe Baker (Delaware Tribe), beadwork artist, curator
Margarete Bagshaw (Santa Clara Pueblo descent, 1964–2015), painter, wiki
Pam Baker (Kwakwaka’wakw/Squamish), fashion designer, link
Ba:lawahdiwa, or Patricio Pino (Zuni, 19th century), governor, silversmith
David Bald Eagle (Cheyenne River Lakota, 1919–2016), actor, wiki
Catherine Baldwin (Grand Traverse Odawa-Ojibwe, 1935–2001), quillwork artist, bio
Lois Harjo Ball (Muscogee Creek, 1906–1982), basket maker, ceramic artist, painter
Natalie Ball (Klamath/Modoc), interdisciplinary artist, link
Louis Ballard (Quapaw/Cherokee, 1931–2007), composer, educator, musician, painter, OHS, wiki
Jamison Chas Banks (Seneca/Cayuga/Cherokee), printmaker, link
Denilson Baniwa (Baniwa), performance artist, Brazil
Jeff Barnaby (Mi’kmaq), filmmaker, bio
Lona Barrick (Chickasaw), arts administrator, educator, LinkedIn
Rick Bartow (Wiyot, 1946–2016), painter, printmaker, sculptor, link
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory (Kalaaleq), actor, curator, dancer, musician, link
Carl Beam (M’Chigeeng Ojibwe, 1943–2005), mixed media artist, painter, printmaker, link
Carlin Bear Don’t Walk (Crow/Northern Cheyenne), painter, link
Brittney Bear Hat (Cree/Blackfoot), collage artist, painter
Richelle Bear Hat (Cree/Blackfoot), collage artist, photographer
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika), curator, educator
Bear Witness, also Ehren Thomas (Cayuga), DJ, musician, video artist, founder of A Tribe Called Red, link
Matthew Bearden (Citizen Potawatomi/Kickapoo), painter, link. His complete tribal affiliations are Citizen Potawatomi/Kickapoo/Blackfeet/Lakota.
Lois Beardslee (Lake Superior Ojibwe/Lacandon), author, basket maker, birchbark biter, quillwork artist
Amanda Beardsley (Hopi/Laguna/Choctaw), painter, jeweler, link
Jackson Beardy (Anishinini, 1944–1984), painter, wiki
Bear’s Heart, also Nock-ko-ist, Nah-koh-hist, and James Bear’s Heart (Southern Cheyenne, 1851–1882), ledger artist, image
Jackson Beardy (Graden Hill Oji-Cree, 1944–1984), painter, bio
Fred Beaver (Muscogee/Seminole, 1911–1980), painter, wiki
Lori Beavis, PhD (Mississauga), art historian, curator, link
Naomi Bebo (Menominee/Ho-Chunk), attorney, beadwork artist
Lois Becenti (Navajo), textile artist
Nanibaa Beck (Navajo), jeweler, link
Nanobah Becker (Diné), jeweler, link
Richard Bedwash (Long Lake Ojibwe), painter bio
Abraham Begay (Navajo), jeweler, Etsy
D. Y. Begay (Navajo), textile artist
Harrison Begay (Navajo, 1917–2012), painter, wiki
Kenneth Begay (Navajo, 1913–1977), jeweler, bio
Michael Begay (Navajo), composer, musician, bio
Tedra Begay (Navajo), photographer
Marwin Begaye (Navajo), printmaker, link
Talullah Begaye (Chickasaw/Choctaw/Navajo), student
Crystal Behn (Dene/Carrier), beadwork artist, moccasin maker, enrolled in Fort Nelson First Nation, bio
Mariel Belanger (Syilx), interdisciplinary artist, performance artist, writing link, acting link
Christi Belcourt (Michif), also Métis, curator, painter, link
Gloria Bell (Métis), writer, link
Kyle Bell (Thlopthlocco Muscogee), filmmaker
Leland Bell (Wikwemikong Ojibwe/Odawa), painter, bio
Lucy Bell (Haida), linguist, head of First Nations and repatriation at the Royal BC Museum, bio
Michael Belmore (Ojibwe), installation artist
Rebecca Belmore (Lac Seul Ojibwe), performance artist, wiki
Ernest Benally (Navajo), jeweler
Razelle Benally (Oglala Lakota/Navajo), filmmaker, bio
Scott Benesiinaabandan (Wasauksing Ojibwe), interdisciplinary artist, link
Sandra Benites, PhD, also Ara Rete (Guaraní Ñandeva), anthropologist, curator
John Brent Bennett (Haida), carver, jeweler, printmaker, bio
Jordan Bennett (Mi’kmaq), interdisciplinary artist, link
Clara Benson, also Clara Newman Benson and Deinkhul.át (Tlingit), textile artist
George Benson (Tlingit, 1900–1986), woodcarver
Mary Knight Benson (Pomo, 1877–1930), basket maker, belonged to Yokayo Pomo, wiki
Robert Benson, also Bob Benson (Tsnungwe), educator, painter, sculptor, bio
William Benson (Pomo, 1862–1937), basket maker, belonged to Yokayo Pomo
Elizabeth Bernardez (Garifuna), painter, Belize
Darcie Bernhardt, also Darcie “Ouiyaghasiak” Bernhardt (Inuvialuk/Gwich’in), curator, painter, link
Christina Berry (Cherokee Nation), photographer
Karen Berry (Cherokee Nation), fingerweaver, gourd carver
Lucy Berry (Yup’ik), doll maker, possible dates 1931–1977
Martha Berry (Cherokee Nation), beadwork artist, link
Juantio Becenti (Navajo), composer, musician, bio
Carrie Bethel (Mono Lake Paiute, 1898–1974), basket maker, wiki
Stan Bevan (Tahltan-Tlingit/Tsimshian), woodcarver, bio
Susie Bevins (Inupiaq), sculptor
Jaycee Beyale (Navajo), painter, link
Shaun Beyale (Navajo), draftsperson, painter, link
Frank Big Bear, also Frank Big Bear Jr. (White Earth Ojibwe), painter
Kaylene Big Knife (Chippewa Cree), graphic designer, illustrator, Instagram @kaybigknife
Walter BigBee (Comanche), photographer
Woody Big Bow (Kiowa, 1914–1988), painter, bio
Della BigHair-Stump (Crow), fashion designer, Pinterest
Heidi BigKnife (Shawnee Tribe), jeweler
Mae Bigtree (Akwesasne Mohawk, 1934–2001), basket maker
Matt Bigos (Schaghticoke), graphic designer
Susan Billy (Pomo), basket maker, enrolled Hopland Pomo, LinkedIn
Charlie Bird (Laguna/Kewa), jeweler, bio
Gail Bird (Kewa/Laguna), jeweler
Mike Bird-Romero (Ohkay Owingeh/Taos), jeweler
Gerry Biron (Mi’kmaq descent), draftsperson, painter, link
Earl Biss (Crow, 1947–1998), painter, ArtNet
Jaime Black (Métis), interdisciplinary artist, bio
Mary Black (Ojibwe), actor, poet
Mary Holiday Black (Navajo, 1936–2022), basket maker, textile artist, wiki
Sally Black (Navajo), basket maker, bio
Black Eagle (Shoshone/Yokuts), diverse cultural arts, drum-maker, regalia maker, link
Catherine Black Horse (Seminole), regalia maker, textile artist, link
Catherine Blackburn (Dene), installation artist, jeweler, enrolled English River First Nation, link
Joanna Underwood Blackburn (Chickasaw), ceramic artist, sculptor, link
Ada Blackjack, also Ada Blackjack Johnson (Inupiaq, 1898–1983), skin-sewer, textile artist, bio
Archie Blackowl (Southern Cheyenne, 1911–1992), painter
George Blake (Hupa/Yurok), bowmaker, canoe maker, carver, featherwork artist, NEA
Phillip Blanchett (Yup’ik), dancer, musician, singer, part of the group Pamyua, link
Stephen Blanchett (Yup’ik), dancer, musician, singer, part of the group Pamyua, link
Randall Blaze (Oglala Lakota), ceramic artist, link
Susan Blight (Saulteaux), filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist, link
Lori Blondeau (Cree/Saulteaux/Métis), performance artist, photographer
Ducee Blue Buzzard (Muscogee, 1894–1972), graphic designer, illustrator, painter
Acee Blue Eagle (Muscogee, 1907–1959), painter, wiki. Blue Eagle is often incorrectly listed as being of Wichita and/or Pawnee descent.
Tim Blueflint, also Tim Blueflint Ramel (Lake Superior Ojibwe/Comanche), flute maker, link
Rita Blumenstein (Yup’ik, 1936–2023), medicine woman, textile artist, wiki
Dempsey Bob (Tahltan/Tlingit), woodcarver, link
Linda Bob (Tahltan/Tlingit), beadwork artist, regalia maker
Johnson Bobb (Choctaw Nation), jeweler, silversmith, link
Raymond Boisjoly (Haida), printmaker
Roy Boney Jr. (Cherokee Nation), animator, draftsperson, painter, writer, link
Clementine Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota/Oglala Lakota), collaborative artist, scholar, link
Mary Bordeaux, also Mary V. Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota/Oglala Lakota), curator
Todd “Lone Dog” Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota), beadwork artist
Autumn Borts/Medlock (Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic artist, sculptor, link
Randilynn Boucher (Dakota/Navajo), beadwork artist
Rochelle Jewel Medlock (Santa Clara Pueblo), sculptor
Chris Bose (Nlaka’pamux/Secwepemc), muralist, painter
Blackbear Bosin (Kiowa/Comanche, 1921–1980), sculptor
Vanessa Bowen (Navajo), digital artist, graphic designer, painter, link
Debra Box (Southern Ute), parfleche maker, bio
David A. Boxley (Tsimshian, b. 1952), woodcarver, link
David R. Boxley (Tsimshian, b. 1981), woodcarver, link
Robert Boyer, also Bob Boyer (Métis, 1948–2004), dancer, educator, installation artist, painter, bio
David Bradley (White Earth Ojibwe), painter
Wakeah Bradley, also Roberta Wakeah Bradley (Comanche, 1916–2001), painter, she/her
Heidi Brandow (Navajo), painter, link
Colette Brantingham (Yup’ik), basket maker, bio
Cheryl Brantley, also Cheryl Renee Brantley (Inupiaq), beadwork artist, hairstylist, makeup artist, Instagram @stylist.cherenee
Shirley Brauker, PhD (Odawa, 1950–2022), ceramic artist, enrolled with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, link
Keith BraveHeart (Oglala Lakota), painter, printmaker, link
Jackie Larson Bread (Blackfeet), beadwork artist
Vesta Bread, Vesta Yarmata Bread (Gila River Piipaash, 1912–1976), ceramic artist, mother of Phyllis Cerna, NAARCO
Alison Bremner (Tlingit), sculptor, textile and graphic artist, link
Harry K. Bremner Sr. (Tlingit, 1893–1976), chief, singer
Jennifer Stevens Brewer-Sears (Oneida Nation/Oglala Lakota), formerly Jennifer M. Stevens, ceramic artist, opera singer, LinkedIn, Instagram @jennifer_mstevens
David Moses Bridges (Passamaquoddy, 1962–2017), canoe maker, bio
Shawn Bridgman, PhD (Spokane/Interior Salish), architect, canoe maker, link
Bennet Brien (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), sculptor
Erin Brillon (Haida/Cree), designer, link
Phyllis Brisson (Assiniboine), actor
Brittany Britton (Hupa), curator, interdisciplinary artist, link
Roger Broer (Oglala Lakota), printmaker, link
Aaron Brokeshoulder (Absentee Shawnee/Choctaw/Kewa), jeweler, link
Charles Brown (Tlingit, 1899–1970), woodcarver
Donna Decontie Brown (Penobscot), fashion designer, jeweler, link
Melvin J. Brown (Walker River Paiute)
Jason K. Brown (Penobscot), fashion designer, jeweler, link
Jason Reed Brown (Koyukon Athabascan), blacksmith, sculptor
John Brown (Muscogee), canoe carver
Rodslen Brown (Cherokee Nation, 1960–2020), basket maker, bio
Chad Browneagle (Shoshone-Bannock/Spokane), draftsperson
Ashley Browning (Santa Clara/Pojoaque), digital artist, graphic designer, photographer, videographer, Behance
Thomas Bruyere (Cree/Ojibwe), painter, Pinterest
Richard Bugbee (Payoomkawichum (Luiseño]), curator, ethnobotanist, link
Bennie Buffalo (Southern Cheyenne, 1948–1994), painter
Alaina Buffalo Spirit (Northern Cheyenne/Suhtai)
Julie Buffalohead (Ponca), painter, link
Corey Bulpitt (Haida), graphic designer, jeweler
Madison Burnette (Lakota/Dakota/Cheyenne/Navajo), artist, also Lakota/Dakota/Nakota/Northern Cheyenne/Navajo
Nocona Burgess (Comanche), also Comanche/Kiowa, painter, link
Quanah Burgess (Comanche), painter
Tracy Newkumet Burrows (Caddo/Delaware), beadwork artist, regalia maker, Instagram
Kevin Lee Burton (Swampy Cree), filmmaker
Jacob Butler (Onk Akimel O’odham) or (Salt River Akimel O’odham), ceramic artist, gardener, painter, shell artist, bio

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Miguel Cabrera (Zapotec, 1695–1768), painter, wiki
Gustavo Caboco (Wapichana), animator, mixed-media artist, painter, printmaker, performance artist, textile artist, Brazil, link
Cadzi Cody, Cotsiogo, or Katsikodi (Eastern Shoshone, 1866–1912), hide painter, enrolled at Wind River, artwork. Note: Cody is not a surname
Adam Caesar (Pawnee/Kiowa), jeweler, metalsmith, full tribal affiliations: Pawnee/Kiowa/Wichita/Meskwaki
Bruce Caesar (Pawnee/Meskwaki), jeweler, metalsmith
Julius Caesar (Pawnee, 1910–1982), jeweler, metalsmith
Krystal Caesar (Pawnee/Kiowa), beadwork artist, full tribal affiliations: Pawnee/Kiowa/Wichita/Meskwaki
Althea Cajero (Kewa/Acoma), jeweler, link
Joe Cajero, also Joe Cajero Jr. (Jemez), ceramic artist, sculptor, link
Terril Calder (Métis), performance artist, video artist, link
Edgar Calel (Kaqchikel Maya), installation artist, performance artist, Guatemala, bio
Sebastián Calfuqueo Aliste (Mapuche), ceramic, installation, performance, and video artist, Chile, link
Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez (Quechua) weaver, Peru, wiki
Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca), activist, actor, bio
T. C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo, 1946–1978), painter, printmaker
Edwin Carewe (Chickasaw, 1883–1940), actor, director, producer, wiki
Douglas Cardinal (Kainai/Métis), OC, PhD, architect, link
Joane Cardinal-Schubert (Kainai, 1942–2009), mixed-media artist, installation artist, painter, wiki
Kathleen Carlo-Kendall (Koyukon Athabascan), woodcarver, wiki
Ron Carlos (Salt River Piipash/O’odham), ceramic artist, beadwork artist, educator, gourd artist, language instructor, musician, singer, Facebook
Andrea Carlson (Grand Portage Ojibwe descent), painter, link
Rosella Carney (Cree), birchbark biting, language instructor, moosehair tufting, bio
June Carpenter (Osage), installation artist, repatriation specialist, sculptor, Instagram @june.camille
Caroline Carpio (Isleta), sculptor, link
Ed Carriere (Suquamish), basket maker, bio
Phil Cash Cash (Cayuse/Nez Perce), flute-player, linguist, bio
Richard Castaneda (Salt River Pima/Maricopa), photographer
Fritz Casuse (Navajo), jeweler, Instagramt @fritzcasuse
Mosgaadace Casuse (Navajo/Ojibwe), jeweler
Ricardo Caté (Kewa), comic
Pen Cayetano, also Delvin “Pen” Caytano (Garifuna), musician, painter, Belize, wiki, link
Phyllis Cerna, Phyllis Marie Johnson Cerna (Gila River Piipaash, 1940–2005), ceramic artist, Laveen, Arizona, daughter of Vesta Bread, mother of Antoinette Avis Pinon, NAARCO, artwork
Nani Chacon or Nanibah Chacon (Navajo), painter, link
Raven Chacon (Navajo), sound artist, link
Sherman Chaddlesone (Kiowa, 1947–2013), painter, sculptor, wiki
Monica Charles (Lower Elwha Klallam), playwright
Avis Charley (Spirit Lake Dakota/Diné), ledger artist, painter, link
Berdina Charley (Navajo), textile artist
Darius Charley (Navajo), cradleboard maker, sculptor
Tina Charley (Mono Lake Paiute, 1869–1962), basket maker, wiki
Ric Charlie (Navajo), jeweler, bio
Claire Charlo (Salish-Kootenai), beadwork artist, legal advocate, Instagram @charlodesigns
Nelson Chasing Hawk (Sicangu Lakota), painter
Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Tewa), curator
Ephram Chavez (Zuni), fetish carver
Myrtle McKay Chavez (Dry Creek Pomo, 1939–2004), basket maker
Richard I. Chavez (San Felipe Pueblo), jeweler, lapidarian, link. The middle initial is optional.
Yve Chavez, PhD (Tongva**), educator
Che Top Ie, Frances G. James (Lummi, 1924–2013), textile artist, obituary
Connor Chee (Navajo), composer, musician, link /li>
Mark Chee (Navajo, 1914–1981), silversmith
Benjamin Chee Chee (Temagami Ojibwe, 1944–1977), painter
George Haloo CheeChee (Zuni, dates unknown), lapidarian
Shirley Cheechoo (St. James Bay Cree), actress, filmmaker, painter, wiki
Chafil Cheucarama (Wounaan), tagua carver, Panama
Chief Lady Bird (Rama Chippewa/Potawatomi), digital artist, illustrator, painter, Instagram @chiefladybird
Elicura Chihuailaf Nahuelpán (Mapuche), poet, Chile, wiki
Goingback Chiltoskey (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1907–2000), woodcarver, wiki
Watty Chiltoskie (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1897–1973), also Wahdih Chiltoskie, woodcarver, bio
Cameron Chino (Quechan/Mojave/Pima), digital artist, draftsperson
Marie Z. Chino (Acoma, 1907–1982), ceramic artist, wiki
Randy Chitto (Mississippi Choctaw), ceramic artist, link
Yvonne Chouteau (Shawnee Tribe, 1929–2016), ballerina, OHS
Toneh Chuleewah (Cherokee Nation), metalsmith, jeweler, bio
Kelly Church (Pottawatomi/Ottawa/Ojibwe), basket maker, birchbark biter, enrolled in the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, formerly known as the Gun Lake Indian Tribe, link
Delores Churchill (Haida), basket maker, wiki
Holly Churchill (Haida), basket maker, bio
Corky Clairmont (Salish/Kootenai), installation artist, printmaker
Donn Clark (Mescalero Apache/Diné), painter
Jessica Clark (Lumbee), painter, link
Laura Marshall Clark (Muscogee), author, curator, link
Todd Clark (Wailaki), curator, link
Gerald Clarke Jr. (Cahuilla), installation, performance, and video artist, link
Timothy Clashin (Navajo), actor, playwright
Hannah Claus (Mohawk), Canada, link
Dana Claxton (Hunkpapa Lakota), interdisciplinary artist, link
Lorenzo Clayton (Navajo), conceptual artist, painter, printmaker, installation
Mike “Witko” Cliff (Oglala Lakota), singer
Terrence Clifford (Oglala Lakota), photographer, link
George Clutesi (Tseshaht, 1908–1988), painter, wiki
Jennie Ross Cobb (Cherokee, 1881–1959), photographer, wiki
Eddy Cobiness (Buffalo Point Ojibwe, 1933–1996), painter, wiki
Lola Cody (Navajo), textile artist
Radmilla Cody (Navajo), singer, link
Melissa Cody (Navajo), textile artist
Karita Coffey (Comanche), ceramic artist
Barry Coffin (Potawatomi/Muscogee, 1947–2016)
Prinston Collateta (Hopi-Tewa/Navajo), kastina carver
Adele Collins (Chickasaw/Choctaw, 1908–1996), painter
Valerie Comosona (Zuni), jeweler
Alma Concha, also Alma Loretto Concha (Jemez/Laguna), ceramic artist, bio
Victor Coochwytewa (Hopi, 1922–2011), silversmith
Jesse Cooday (Tlingit), mixed-media artist, filmmaker, photographer
Rande Cook (Kwakwaka’wakw), jeweler
Gordon Coons (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe/Ottawa), printmaker, link
Colin Coonsis (Zuni), jeweler and lapidarian, link
Harlan Coonsis (Zuni), jeweler and lapidarian
Jon Corbett (Métis), educator, video artist, link
Helen Cordero (Cochiti, 1915–1994), ceramic artist, inventor of the Storyteller figurine, wiki
Edna Coriz, also Edna Loretto Coriz (Jemez/Laguna), ceramic artist, bio
Amelia Cornelius (Oneida Nation), cornhusk dollmaker
Chris Cornelius (Oneida Nation), architect, sculptor, link
Jesse Cornplanter (Seneca Nation, 1889–1957), woodcarver
Mel Cornshucker (Keetoowah Cherokee), ceramic artist
Jeff Corntassel (Cherokee Nation), author, educator, link
Prudy Correa (Acoma), ceramic artist, link
Thiago Cóstackz (Mestizo/Potiguara), interdisciplinary artist, link
Charlotte Coté, PhD (Tseshaht/Nuu-chah-nulth), educator, bio
Gerald Cournoyer (Oglala Lakota), painter, link
Kevin Cranmer (Kwakwaka’wakw), printmaker, woodcarver
Dustinn Craig (Apache/Navajo), filmmaker
Jordan Craig (Northern Cheyenne), painter, link
Velma Kee Craig (Navajo), weaver
Phil Cross (Caddo/Potawatomi), customary architect, bow maker, bio
Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk), curator, scholar
Albertine Crow Shoe (Piikani), jeweler, silversmith, bio
Amanda Crowe (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1928–2004), woodcarver
Gilbert Crowe (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1938–2005), sculptor, bio
Woody Crumbo (Citizen Potawatomi, 1912–1989), painter, printmaker, wiki
Clarence Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh), ceramic artist, bio
Gerónima Montoya Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh, 1915–2015), painter
Santiago Cruz (Ohway Owingeh, dates unknown)
Francis Cullooyah (Kalispel), canoe maker, LinkedIn
Farrell Cunningham (Mountain Maidu, 1976–2014), painter
Spencer Keeton Cunningham (Colville), painter, link
Del Curfman (Crow), painter, link
Candace Curr (Nuu-chah-nulth) or (Ditidaht First Nation), musician, singer, FB
Kyle Curtis (Fort Bidwell Paiute/Washoe), beadwork artist
Ruth Cuthand (Plains Cree), beadwork artist, installation artist, painter, printmaker, link
Thirza Cuthand (Plains Cree), filmmaker, performance artist
David Cutler (Qualipu Mi’kmaq), comic illustrator, link
Ashley Cypress (Miccosukee), fashion designer, textile artist, Instagram
Khadijah Cypress (Miccosukee), textile artist, Instagram

D

Jerrod Da (San Ildefonso), draftsperson, link
Tony Da (San Ildefonso, 1940–2008), ceramic artist, artnet
April Stone Dahl (Bad River Ojibwe), basket maker, link
David Dalasohya Jr. (Hopi/Laguna), painter
Dayna Danger (Métis/Saulteaux), performance artist, sculptor, video artist, they/them, link
Dawn Dark Mountain (Oneida Nation), painter, link
Michael Dart (Cherokee Nation), basketry, wiki
Betty David (Spokane, ca. 1938–2007), fashion designer, obituary
Joe David (Nuu-chah-nulth), printmaker, sculptor
Ben Davidson, also Benjamin Davidson (Haida, 1976–2020), woodcarver
Clyde Davidson (Haida), sculptor
Florence Davidson, also Florence Edenshaw Davidson (Haida, 1896–1993), basket maker, textile artist, wiki
Reg Davidson (Haida), printmaker, woodcarver, link
Robert Davidson (Haida), woodcarver, link
Denise Davis (Maidu), basket maker, painter, printmaker
Jesse Ed Davis (Kiowa/Comanche/Muscogee/Seminole, 1944–1988), musician
Jesse Ed Davis II (Comanche/Muscogee/Seminole, 1921–1977), painter
Steven Thomas Davies (Snuneymuxw), filmmaker, Vimeo
Martina Dawley, PhD (Diné/Hualapai), author, curator
Anjeanette Dawson (Squamish), textile artist, link
Aydrian James Day (Ho-Chunk/Lakota/Anishinaabe), beadwork artist, Instagram @allinadayzwor. He is of Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi descent.
Alex Rae Day (Ho-Chunk/Anishinaabe), beadwork artist
Frank Day (Konkow Maidu, 1902–1976), painter, wiki
Patricia Deadman (Tuscarora/Mohawk), installation artist, photographer
Gregg Deal (Pyramid Lake Paiute), painter, performance artist
Angel De Cora (Winnebago, 1871–1919), painter, printmaker
Alfred Decoteau (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), stone sculptor, link
Larry DeCoteau (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), sculptor, bio
Blake Debassige (M’Chigeeng Ojibway, 1956–2022), painter, wiki
Leslie Deer (Muscogee), fashion designer
Dale Ray Deforest (Navajo), draftsperson, illustrator
Alejo Deleon (Guna), painter, Panama
Ella Deloria, Aŋpétu Wašté Wiŋ (Yankton Dakota, 1889–1971), anthropologist, author, educator, wiki
Philip J. Deloria, PhD (Dakota descent), author, educator, wiki
Vine Deloria Jr. (Standing Rock Dakota, or Yankton Dakota, 1933–2005), author, ANB
Vine Deloria Sr. (Yankton Dakota, 1901–1990), theologian
Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), curator, photographer, link
Jim Denomie (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, 1955–2022), painter
Suzanne DePoe (Siletz), illustrator, engineer, member of the Google American Indian Network; Siletz/Tututni/Southern Cheyenne/Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Larry DesJarlais (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), sculptor
Patrick DesJarlait (Red Lake Ojibwe, 1921–1972), graphic designer, painter, wiki
Lewis deSoto (Cahuilla descent), installation artist, sculpture
Marisol D’Estrabeau (Totonac), painter, Mexico, link
Bonnie Devine (Serpent River Ojibwe), interdisciplinary artist, bio
Leekya Deyuse (Zuni, 1889–1966), fetish carver, lapidarian
Johnny Diacon (Thlopthlocco Muscogee), illustrator, painter, Facebook
James Diamond (Cree/Métis), filmmaker
Natalie Diaz (Mojave/Pima), poet, wiki
Roderico Y. Díaz (Kaqchikel Maya), photographer, Guatemala, link
Uriel Díaz (Guna), painter, Panama
Beau Dick (Kwakwaka’wakw, 1955–2017), woodcarver, wiki
Cecil Dick (United Keetowah Band/Cherokee Nation, 1915–1992), painter, wiki
Sgaanjaad Sherri Dick (Haida/Kootenay), Chilkat weaver, Ravenstail weaver, bio
Sherry Dick (Haida), textile artist
Freda Diesing (Haida, 1925–2002), woodcarver, wiki
Demian DinéYazhi’ (Zuni/Diné), photographer, link
Wally Dion (Salteaux), mixed media artist, sculptor. He doesn’t use the more common spelling of Saulteaux. link
Lydia Dirks (Unangax̂), draftsperson, painter, Instagram @lyd.s
Julia Dock (Yup’ik), basket maker
Annie Don (Yup’ik), basket maker, from Mekoryuk and Quinhagak
Kristen Dorsey (Chickasaw), jeweler, link
Fawn Douglas (Las Vegas Paiute), painter, link
Keesic Douglas (Mnjikaning Ojibwe), photographer, link
Diane Douglas-Willard (Haida), basket maker, textile artist
Rose Drake (Cherokee Nation), basket maker, bio
Amber DuBoise (Navajo/Sauk/Potawatomi), painter, link
Tarralik Duffy (Inuk), fashion designer, illustrator, jeweler, Instagram @tarralikduffy
Orlando Dugi (Navajo), beadwork artist, fashion designer, link
Karl Duncan (Arikara/Hidatsa/Mandan/San Carlos Apache), executive director of the Poeh Cultural Center, LinkedIn
Hattie Dunham (Sicangu Lakota), hide painter
Norma Dunning (Inuk), educator, writer, bio

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Chad Nish Earles (Caddo), graphic artist, printmaker, link
Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo), ceramic artist, link
Wayne TaySha Earles (Caddo), stone sculptor
Bunky Echo-Hawk (Pawnee/Yakama), painter, link
Roger Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), author
Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), author, legal scholar, link
Colleen Echohawk (Pawnee/Ahtna Athabascan), activist, bio
John Echohawk (Pawnee), executive director of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Dee Edaakie, fetish carver, sculptor, link
Charles Edenshaw (Haida, ca. 1839–1920), carver
Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida), jeweler, painter, sculptor, woodcarver, link
Isabella Edenshaw (Haida, 1859–1926), weaver
Alano Edzerza (Tahltan), link
Anna Brown Ehlers (Tlingit), Chilkat weaver, LinkedIn
Michole Eldred (Catawba/Eastern Cherokee descent), author, curator
Keli’i Eli (Zuni/Native Hawaiian), fetish carver, Facebook
Michael Elizondo Jr. (Southern Cheyenne/Kaw/Chumash), educator, language advocate, painter, link
Shauna Elk (Standing Rock Sioux), beadwork artist, quillwork artist, Dakota and Lakota, bio
Elle of Ganado, Asdzaa Lichii’ (Red Woman) (Navajo, 1850–1924), textile artist, bio
Nizhoni Ellenwood (Nez Perce/Apache), link
Johnny Kit Elswa (Haida, fl. Late 19th-c.), draftsperson, images
Carol Emarthle Douglas (Northern Arapaho/Seminole), basket maker, link
Janet Emde (Osage), ribbonwork artist, bio
Denise Emerson (Skokomish/Navajo), beadwork artist, link
Larry Emerson (Navajo, 1947–2017), painter, link
Deb Enoch (Northern Tutchone/Upper Tanana), beadwork artist, enrolled in the White River First Nation
Billy Hawk Enos (Washoe/Nisenan), illustrator
Lizzie Enos (Nisenan Maidu, 1881–1968 ), basket maker, Grave
Zedora Enos (Eastern Shoshone), beadwork artist, b. 1941, from the Wind River Reservation
Joseph Erb (Cherokee Nation), animator, painter, video artist, link
Heid E. Erdrich, PhD (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), author, link
Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), author
Tony Eriacho Jr. (Zuni), jeweler
Marcella Ernest (Bad River Ojibwe), filmmaker, video artist
Jaider Esbell (Macuxi), curator, painter, Brazil, link
Juan Espinosa (Oglala Lakota), parfleche maker
Shawn Espinosa (Oglala Lakota), parfleche maker
Sho Sho Esquiro (Kaska Dena/Cree), fashion designer, textile artist, link
Dennis Esquivel (Grand Traverse Odawa), painter, woodworker
Steven Estrada (Cahuilla), basket maker
Upton Ethelbah Jr. (Santa Clara/White Mountain Apache), sculptor, link
Beckie Etukeok (Inupiaq/Tlingit), drum maker, photographer
Lara M. Evans, PhD (Cherokee Nation), educator, scholar
Andy Everson (K’ómoks), printmaker, link

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Lane Factor (Seminole Nation/Caddo), actor
Joe Fafard (Métis, 1942–2019), sculptor, link
Ronnie Fairbanks (Tlingit/Tsimshian/Ojibwe), carver, painter, link
Lydia Falls Down (Crow), beadwork artist
Gary Farmer (Cayuga), actor
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith (Klamath/Modoc), installation artist, painter, sculptor, link
Tom Farris (Otoe-Missouria/Cherokee), gallerist, painter, printmaker, link
Rosalie Favell (Métis), photographer, link
Jackie Fawn (Yurok/Washoe), painter
Donna Featherstone (Chukchansi), painter
Carly Feddersen (Okanagan/Sinixt) or (Colville Okanagan/Arrow Lakes), basket maker, jeweler, link
Joe Feddersen (Okanagan/Sinixt), basket maker, glass artist, printmaker, wiki
RYAN! Feddersen, also RYAN! Elizabeth Feddersen (Okanogan/Arrow Lakes), installation artist, link
John Feodorov (Navajo), mixed media artist, painter
Blanca Fernandez (Wayúu), fashion designer, Colombia
Anita Fields (Osage/Muscogee), ceramic sculptor, link
Nokosee Fields (Osage/Muscogee/Cherokee), musician, link
Tom Fields (Muscogee/Cherokee), photographer
Yatika Fields (Osage/Muscogee/Cherokee), painter
Jimmie C. Fife, also Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart (Muscogee), fashion designer, painter, wiki
Phyllis Fife, PhD (Muscogee), painter, fashion designer, educator, wiki
Cecilia Fire Thunder (Oglala Lakota), doll maker, wiki
Rosie Firth (Gwich’in), beadwork artist, quillwork artist, skin-sewer, textile artist
Mark Fischer (Oneida Nation), sculptor, link
Alice Fish (Sicangu Lakota, 1900–1984), beadwork artist, Grave
Danielle Fixico (Chickasaw/Muscogee), painter, Instagram @daniellefixico
Cameron Clifford Flamand, Métis painter
Evans Flammond Sr., also Evans Flammond (Sicangu Lakota), ledger artist, bio, Instagram @evansflammond
SaanuGa Gianna Willard Flanery (Haida), basket maker, tattoo artist
Vanessa Dion Fletcher (Potawatomi/Lenape), interdisciplinary artist, link
George Flett (Spokane, 1946–2013), painter
Jennifer Foerster (Mvskoke), writer, link http://www.jenniferfoerster.com/
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (Fort Peck Assiniboine-Sioux), beadwork artist, quillwork artist
Susan Folwell (Santa Clara Tewa), potter
Harry Fonseca (Nisenan Maidu, 1946–2006), painter, wiki
Lita Fontaine (Dakota/Ojibwe/Métis), painter, textile artist, wiki
Thelma Forest (Cherokee Nation), basket maker
David Fortin (Métis), PhD, architect, bio
Edna Foster (Mono Lake Paiute, n.d.), basket maker
Naomi Harjo Foster (Muscogee, 1896–ca. 1934), painter
Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk), ceramic artist, filmmaker, bio
Cliff Fragua (Jemez), sculptor, link
Glendora Fragua (Jemez), ceramic artist
Laura Fragua-Cota (Jemez), ceramic sculptor
Lee Francis, also Lee Francis IV, PhD (Laguna Pueblo descent), author, comic artist, publisher
James E. Francis Sr., also James Francis (Penobscot), curator, filmmaker, historian, bio
Unek Francis (Tewa/Jemez descent), photographer, LinkedIn
Donna Frank (Florida Seminole), basket maker
l. frank (Tongva/Ajachmem**), cartoonist, painter, photographer, link, wiki
Blanca Franzua (Garifuna), choreographer, musician, painter, Guatemala
Santee Frazier (Cherokee Nation), educator, poet
Everlyn Fredericks (Hopi), sculptor, link
Jean Fredericks (Hopi), photographer, wiki
Morgan E. Freeman (Nipmuc), curator, scholar, bio
Brian Frejo, also Quese IMC (Pawnee/Seminole), hip hip emcee, public speaker, link
Gabriel Frey (Passamaquoddy), basket maker
Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy), basket maker, link
Dan Friday (Lummi), glass artist, link
Raya Friday (Lummi), draftsperson, glass artist, Instagram @rayafriday
Betty Frogg (Cherokee Nation), basket maker

* FAAM defines Chicana and Chicano as being a resident or citizen of the United States of America of Mexican descent, who may or may not have Indigenous heritage. We define Mestiza and Mestizo as a Latin American of detribalized Indigenous descent or a person whose ancestry is mixed Iberian and Indigenous to the Americas but without tribal affiliation. Some people identify as Mestiza or Mestizo in addition to their tribe.

** Not a federally or state-recognized tribe

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