5 Indigenous Artists You Should Know

Wendy Red Star confronts both historical and ongoing romanticized representations of her cultural heritage through her art. Star is known for producing surreal, vividly colorful art laced with biting humor, playfulness, and irony.

Harrison Begay, also known as Haashké yah Níyá, was a celebrated artist for his prints and watercolors of peaceful scenes of Navajo life and culture.

T.C. Cannon's art is anything but quiet–embodying the activism, cultural transition, and creative expression that defined America in the 1960s and 1970s. Through bold colors and mashups of Native and non-Native elements, Cannon interrogated American history and popular culture.

Considered the patriarch of Indigenous fashion, Lloyd Henri Kiva New evolved from a fashion designer to a powerful influence, driving generations of artists to turn their visions into sustainable careers. 

Pablita Velarde, born Tse Tsan, was an artist and painter known for her earth paintings that incorporated mineral and rock elements. She created over 70 paintings of Pueblo culture using memories from her early upbringing in Santa Clara Pueblo.