Best of Show winner Arthur Holmes Jr. (Hopi) and his family with his cottonwood root sculpture, “Reaching Out for Strength, Encouragement.” Photo: Paul Niemi, Tombolo Art Media.
Arthur Holmes Jr. (Hopi) won the Best of Show at the 64th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market for his exquisite katsina carving in cottonwood root.
While entries were fewer this year, the quality and diversity of the artworks — coming from local Navajo and Hopi tribes and from across the continent in Maine and Alaska — were stunning.
Classification winners are as follows. Click on image to enlarge.
Classification Winners
I. Jewelry and Lapidary
- Best of Classification: Lyndon Tsosie (Navajo), Origin of Life Through Light
Lyndon Tsosie (Navajo), Best of I Jewelry and Lapidary Work
II. Pottery
- Best of Classification: Alvina Yepa (Jemez Pueblo), Hummingbird Water Jar
Alvina Yepa (Jemez Pueblo), Best of II Pottery
III. Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, & Photography
- Best of Classification: Carlin Bear Don’t Walk (Crow/Northern Cheyenne), These Dayz
Carlin Bear Don’t Walk (Crow/Northern Cheyenne), Best of III 2-Dimensional Art
IV. Pueblo Carvings
- Best of Classification: Arthur Holmes Jr. (Hopi), Reaching Out for Strength Encouragement
Arthur Holmes Jr. (Hopi), Best of Show and Best of IV Pueblo Carvings Classification
V. Sculpture
- Best of Classification: Tim Washburn (Navajo), Holding on to Traditions and Looking Forward
Tim Washburn (Navajo), Best of V Sculpture
VI. Weavings & Textiles
- Best of Classification: Mary Henderson Begay (Navajo), Ganado Red Chief Blanket
Mary Henderson Begay (Navajo), Best of VI Weavings and Textiles Classification
VII. Diverse Art Forms
- Best of Classification: Elias Not Afraid (Apsáalooke), Life After Death
Elias Not Afraid (Apsáalooke), Best of VII Diverse Art Forms
VIII. Baskets
- Best of Classification: Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy), Fine Weave
Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy), Best of VIII Baskets Classification
IX. Personal Attire & Accessories
- Best of Classification: Elias Not Afraid (Apsáalooke), Spiked Ermine Tail Clutch
Elias Not Afraid (Apsáalooke), Best of VII Diverse Art Forms
XI. Open Standards
- Best of Classification: Rain Scott (Acoma), Minah’ Dee (Keeper of the Salt)
Rain Scott (Acoma), Best of XI Open Standards
Conrad House Award (Best of Innovation)
- Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock), Becoming
Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock), Conrad House Innovation Award
Idyllwild Arts Imagination Award
- Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), 3 Sisters
Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Idyllwild Arts Imagination Award
2 Comments
Thank you for posting these winners for those of us unable to participate due to being in the “high risk group” for Covid-19.
Hoping for better days ahead!