Friday, September 5, 2008

Indian Market Awards

INDIAN MARKET 2008 AWARDS LIST
Santa Fe, NM

SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN ARTS ANNOUNCES IM 2008 AWARDS

Recognizing the finest and excellence in Native Arts


(SANTA FE, NM) – The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) is proud to announce the Best of Classification and Best of Show Awards. Tonight we celebrate and recognize the pinnacle of Native arts in all the major juried categories. The 2008 awards are as follows:
AWARDS LIST
Best of show: Sheldon Harvey, Painting
Best of Classification
I. Jewelry: Rebecca Begay
II. Pottery: Linda Tafoya-Sanchez
III. Painting: Sheldon Harvey *
IV. Wooden Pueblo Carving: Robert Albert
V. Sculpture: Sheldon Harvey
VI. Textiles & Basketry: Mona Laughing
VII. Diverse Arts: Jamie Okuma
VIII. Quillwork & Beadwork: Juanita Growing Thunder
IX. Youth: Trent Lee

2008 Special Awards
Adult Smile Award: Ryan Singer
Youth Smile Award: Tulane John
Eric & Barbara Dobkin Award for Innovation: Marla Allison
Institute of American Indian Arts: Peterson Yazzie
Sidney & Ruth Schultz Award for Miniatures: Rebecca Begay
Andrew Smith/Andrew Smith Gallery Award for Photography: Eve-Lauryn Little Shell LaFountain; First Place, Second Place, and Best of Division
Jean Seth Award for Traditional Basketry: Griselda Saufkie
(also 2008 lifetime achievement award recipient)
Jean Seth Award for Traditional Painting: John I. King
Indian Arts Fund, Excellence in Traditional Arts: Joseph Lugo Youngblood

For interviews, images or additional information, please contact John Paul Rangel at (505) 983-5220 or jprangel@swaia.org.



"Records of My People" 30"x40" Inkjet print on 9 sheets of antique ledger book paper from a 35mm negative
Awards: Special Andrew Smith Photography Award, First Place: Digital, Best of Division: Photography
"The Ghost Dance" 20"x24" Pigment Inkjet Print on Cottonrag Paper from 16mm film shot on a handmade motion picture camera
Award: Second Place: Digital


Not too shabby Little Shell.

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