|
Solo
Exhibitions
| 2007 |
At
the Crossroads, Oklahoma State Capitol, East
Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2006-7 |
Face
to Face: Portraits by America Meredith, Wheelwright
Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM. Catalog. |
| 2006 |
Between
Cultures: Conflict and Common Ground, North
Fourth Art Center, Albuquerque, NM |
| 2005 |
SFAI
MFA Graduation Show, Herbst Pavilion, Ft. Mason
Center, San Francisco, CA. Catalog |
| 2004 |
Loyal,
Lomega Lions Community Center, Loya,l OK |
| 2003 |
Solo
Exhibition, Indiana University Purdue University
Indiana Cultural Gallery, Indianapolis, IN |
2001-2 |
America
Meredith: Paintings, Southern Plains Indian
Museum, Anadarko, OK. Catalog |
Selected
Group Exhibitions
| 2010 |
Cherokee
Homecoming, Cherokee Heritage Center, Park Hill
OK. Annual
participant since 1995, except 2003 |
| SWAIA
Indian Market, Santa Fe NM. Annual
participant since 2003 |
| One + One = Two, Legends Santa Fe, NM. Collaborating with Mellisa Melero |
| First Laugh, Museum of Contemporary Native Art's Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| Live Paint: New Mexico vs. Oklahoma Smackdown, Standing Buffalo Gallery, Norman, OK |
| Quick Draw, Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, NM |
| 42nd Annual Red Cloud Art Show, Red Cloud Museum and Heritage Center, Pine Ridge, SD. Annual participant since 2009 |
| Trail
of Tears Art Show, Cherokee
Heritage Center, Park Hill OK. Annual
participant since 1995 |
| Against the Grain, Legends Santa Fe, NM. With Sarah Sense, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Rhett Butler, and Marla Allison |
| This is Displacement: Native Artists Consider the Relationship Between Land & Identity, Tulsa Living Arts, Tulsa, OK |
| Seasons of Love, Standing Buffalo Gallery, Norman, OK |
| Heard
Museum Indian Market, Phoenix
AZ. Annual
participant since 2004 |
| 2009-2011 |
Intrigue and Novelty: Contemporary Art by Native American Women, Beacon Street Arts, Chicago, IL; Schingoethe Center, Aurora, IL. Curated by Debra Yepa-Pappan. With Christine Caluya, Amber Gunn Gauthier, Nadya Kwandibens, Linda Lomahaftewa, Erica Lord, Rose B. Simpson, and Debra Yepa-Pappan. |
| 2009 |
Fueled by Color: Three Cool Chicks Art Show, Third Street Arts, Albuquerque, NM. With Marla Allison and Melissa Melero |
| United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Art Show, United Nations, New York, NY |
| 4 Seasons: 4 Women, Arkansas Valley Art Center, Buena Vista CO. With Heidi Bigknife, Kelly Church, and Linda Lomahaftewa |
| Unconquered Imagination, Okalee Contemporary Arts, Ah-tah-thi-ki Museum, Clewiston FL. Curated by Will Wilson, with Juane Quick to See Smith and Erica Lord. |
| From the Woodlands, Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, Durango CO. With Sallyann Paschall |
| Mementos & Milestones, IAIA Museum, Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, Santa Fe NM. With Tammy Rahr and Kelly Church |
| 2008 |
Creatures and Sprits, Standing Buffalo Gallery, Norman OK. |
| Cherokee
Nation Intertribal Art Market, Catoosa OK. Annual
participant since 2006 |
| Speaking from the Earth, Think Visual Gallery, Point Arena CA. Link |
| Blazing Saddles, Pop Gallery, Santa Fe NM |
| My Way, Humble Gallery, Santa Fe NM |
| Graphic Storytelling as Activism, Euphrat Museum, Cupertino CA |
| 2007-8 |
Current
Realities: A Dialogue with the People, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma
City OK; Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko OK; Living Arts, Tulsa OK. An
OklaDada project. |
| 2007 |
Internal
Exile, SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco CA |
| %$@#
Art Let’s Ride,
This Is Not a Shop, Dublin, Ireland |
| The
Plants Are Our Allies, Gary Farmer Gallery,
Santa Fe NM |
| Looking
Indian, Untitled Art Space, Oklahoma City OK. Catalog |
| Do
Not Park Bicycles: Aborginal Cycling Culture, Art Gallery
of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
Catalog. |
| America
the Beautiful, Steckline Gallery of Newman University, Wichita
KS |
| Art
from Indian Territory, Traveling Exhibit, OK. Catalog |
| American
Icons through Indigenous Eyes, District of Columbia Arts
Center, Washington DC. Catalog. |
| Green
Art Show, Myers
Studio, Tahlequah OK |
| 2005-7 |
Impacted
Nations, Traveling Exhibit, NY, CO, MN, NM |
| 2006 |
Columbuscide,
IAIA Museum, Santa Fe NM |
| Lawrence Indian Art Show,
Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence KS |
| Relations:
Indigenous Dialogue, IAIA Museum, Santa Fe NM |
| Humor
Without Reservations, Tribes Gallery, Norman
OK |
| Native
Pop, Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe NM |
| 2005-6 |
Ghosts
of Little Boy: Artists for Peace, NJAHS Peace
Gallery, San Francisco CA |
| |
Earth
and Sky, City Arts, Oklahoma City OK. With
Benjamin Harjo and Charley Pratt |
| 2005 |
Native
American Contemporary Art, Jewish Community
Center Gallery, San Barbara CA |
| 17th
Annual Lawrence Indian Art Show, Lawrence Arts
Center, Lawrence KS |
| Shaking
the Tree, IAIA Museum, Santa Fe NM. With
Heidi Bigknife. |
| Native
American Voices, Friends Gallery, Pasadena
CA |
| Instinctual
Distractions, Ar+space, San Francisco CA |
| Belief,
Art SF, San Francisco CA |
| 2004 |
Ad
Hoc, Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco
CA |
| Artspan
Exhibition, SOMARTS Cultural Center, San Francisco
CA |
| Cahokia
Mounds Contemporary Art Show, Cahokia Mounds
Museum, Collinsville IL |
Contemporary
Cherokee Art, Cherokee Heritage Center, Park Hill
OK |
| 2003 |
Eiteljorg Indian Market, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis
IN |
| |
| Comikz:
Contemporary Caricature and Sequential Art,
Whitney Young Cultural Center, San Francisco CA |
4 Views: IAIA Triennial, Institute of American
Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe NM. With
Shonto Begay, Alex Jacobs, and Joe Dale Nevaquaya. Catalog |
Green
Before Spring, Whitney Young Cultural Center,
San Francisco CA |
2000 |
Five
Civilized Tribes Art Show, Five Civilized
Tribes Museum, Muskogee OK. Annual
participant since 1995 |
1999 |
Watercolor Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
of Drama and Art, Glasgow UK |
Eilbotekultur,
Lucky Seven, Zürich Switzerland |
Three Sisters, Jacobson House, Norman OK. With
Kelly Church and Allison Francisco |
Locals,
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA |
Exhibitions
Curated
| 2010 |
Freedom of Information: The FBI, Surveillance, and Indian Country,
Ahalenia Studios, Santa Fe, NM. link |
| |
William T. Milam, Sr.: Cherokee Photographer,
Standing Buffalo Gallery, Norman, OK |
| 2009 |
Inner Demons,
Ahalenia Studios, Santa Fe, NM. |
| |
Sweat: Native American Provocative,
Max's, Santa Fe, NM. link |
| 2008 |
Anti Anti Anti Anti,
Hall of Flowers, San Francisco CA. link |
| 2007 |
Regeneration,
Hall of Flowers, San Francisco CA. link |
| |
Velocity:
The Art of San Francisco Bike Messengers, Balazo 18 Gallery,
San Francisco CA. link |
| 2006 |
Frybread
and Roses: Art of Native Labor, Cherokee
Heritage Center, Park Hill OK; Daily Brews Café
and Gallery, Wayland MI; Counterpulse Gallery, San Francisco CA. link |
| |
Insubordination,
Hall of Flowers, San Francisco CA. link |
| 2005 |
Haunted,
Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco CA. link |
| 2003 |
Facing
East: Cherokee Art in the New Indian Territory,
Red Earth Indian Center, Oklahoma City OK. link |
2002 |
Deliverance,
Lo-Fi Gallery, San Francisco CA. link |
| |
Friends
of Thunder: A Celebration of Cherokee Culture, Jacobson House, Norman OK. Catalog |
2000 |
Right
of Way, Space 4040, Philadelphia PA |
| 1999 |
Da:
Half of a Surrealist Movement, Epicenter Zone,
San Francisco CA |
| 1996 |
CMWC
Art Show, Acme Gallery, San Francisco CA |
| 1993 |
Laughing
at the Face of Death, Komotion Gallery, San Francisco CA |
Awards
and Fellowships
| 2010 |
Red Cloud Art Show, Oscar Howe Memorial Award |
| Trail of Tears Art Show, Second Pace, Painting |
| Heard Museum
Indian Market, Second Pace, Mixed Media |
| 2009 |
SWAIA
Indian Market, First Pace, Abstract Waterbased Painting |
| National Museum of the American Indian, Visiting Artist Fellowship |
| Red Cloud Indian Art Show, Second Place, Painting Division I |
| Trail
of Tears Art Show, Honorable Mention, Painting
Division |
| 2008 |
Cherokee Art Market, Best of Division, Painting |
| San Francisco Arts Commission, Cultural Equity Individual Artist Grant |
| Trail
of Tears Art Show, Honorable Mention, Painting
Division |
| 2007 |
Cherokee
Homecoming, Judge's Choice Award |
| SWAIA
Indian Market, IAIA Distinguished
Alumni Award - For Excellence in Contemporary Native American Arts |
| SWAIA
Indian Market, First Place,
Realistic Acrylic Painting Category |
| 2006 |
SF
Weekly, voted best San Francisco painter
of 2006, tied with Mitsy Avila Ovalles |
| Lawrence
Indian Arts Show, Honorable Mention, Painting
Division |
| SWAIA
Indian Market, Honorable Mention, Abstract
Watercolor Painting |
| Trail
of Tears Art Show, Honorable Mention, Painting
Division |
| Heard
Museum Indian Art Market, Honorable
Mention, Painting Division |
| 2005 |
Cherokee
Homecoming, Honorable Mention |
| SWAIA
Indian Market, First Place,
Realistic Miniature Painting |
| San
Francisco Art Institute, Graduate
Fellowship, 2003 - 2005 |
| 2004 |
SWAIA
Indian Market, Third Place,
Opaque Water-Based Realistic Painting |
| Cahokia
Mounds Contemporary Art Show,
Third Place, 2-D Art |
| Trail
of Tears Art Show, First Place, Painting
Division |
| Heard
Museum Indian Art Market, Honorable
Mention, Painting Division |
| 2003 |
SWAIA
Indian Market, First Place,
Opaque Water-Based Abstract Painting |
| SWAIA
Indian Market, Second Place,
Realistic Miniature Painting |
| Eiteljorg
Indian Art Market, Honorable
Mention Painting Division |
| 2001 |
Cherokee
Homecoming, First Place, Visual Arts Division |
| 2000 |
Cherokee
Homecoming, Honorable Mention, Painting Division |
| 1999 |
Five
Civilized Tribes Show, Honorable Mention,
Graphics Division |
| Five
Civilized Tribes Show, First Place in Painting
Division |
| 1997-8 |
City
College of San Francisco Native American Students Organization,
Vice-President and Princess |
Gallery
Representation
Legends Santa Fe, 143 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe NM 87501. (505) 983.5639. Link |
| Standing
Buffalo Gallery, 106 E. Main Street, Norman
OK 73069. (405) 701.4060. Contact Tom
Farris, owner. Link |
Presentations
| 2009 |
Early Native American Photographers, Standing Buffalo Gallery, Norman OK; Humanist Hall, Oakland, CA, sponsored by the Cherokee Society of the Greater Bay Area |
| |
Kiowa Art, Kiowa Humanities Course, Anadarko, OK. Through the University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma. |
| 2009 |
Presentation of Historical Cherokee and Ancient Southeast Art Work, Tahlequah OK, sponsored by the Cherokee Arts and Humanities Council; Standing Buffalo Gallery, Norman OK; Humanist Hall, Oakland, CA, sponsored by the Cherokee Society of the Greater Bay Area |
| Visual Language: Lettering and Iconography in Painting, Southwest Seminars, Santa Fe, NM. |
| National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC. Presentation of personal artwork. With Kelly Church, Tommy Joseph, and Debbie Head. |
| Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe NM. "The Cherokee Spokespeople Project: Bikes, Language, and Art" as part of the Intellectual Capital lecture series |
| Institute of American Indian Arts, Associated Student Government, Santa Fe NM. Roundtable discussion about stereotypes in Native art. With Ryan Singer and Melissa Cody. |
| Fort Lewis College, Durango CO. Powerpoint presentation about Native American Women Arts: Edmonia Lewis, Angel DeCora, and Ellen Neel. Two one-hour presentations about personal artwork. |
| 2008 |
American Indian Culture and Education Program, Ways of Our Ancestors Camp, Briones Regional Park, Orinda CA. Three craft classes for elementary school children. |
| |
Cherokee
Humanities Class, Cherokee Nation Tribal Complex,
Tahlequah OK. Through the University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma.Discussion about Cherokee values in personal art |
| |
University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA. Two lectures about the evolution of tribal governments in tandem with US federal Indian policy |
| |
Stanford University, Palo Alto CA. Cherokee Art History, 18th Century to Present, presented to the Stanford Cherokee Student Organization |
| 2007 |
DeAnza
College, Cupertino CA. Three one-hour slide
presentations about Cherokee Art History, 18th Century to Present |
| |
De
Young Museum, San Francisco CA. Watercolor
painting demonstration |
| |
Cherokee
Society of the Greater Bay Area, Berkeley
CA. Slide lecture about Cherokee Art History, 18th Century to Present |
| 2006 |
University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA. Interactive
presentation about Native American identity |
| 2005 |
City
College of San Francisco, San Francisco CA.
Five one-hour lectures |
| |
University
of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson AZ. Four
days of monotype and linocut printing demonstrations. One-hour slide
presentation about personal art work |
| |
Cherokee
Humanities Class, Cherokee Nation Tribal Complex,
Tahlequah OK. Discussion about Cherokee art and its connection to
tribal life |
| |
University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA. Interactive
presentation about Native American identity |
| 2004 |
DeAnza College, Cupertino CA. Three one-hour slide
presentations about personal art work |
| 2003 |
Cherokee
Heritage Center, Park Hill OK. Cherokee Humanities
Class, offered by University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Eight one-hour slide lectures on Cherokee art history |
| |
Studio
Gallery, Hays KS. Slide lecture about contemporary
Native American art |
| 2002 |
Jacobson
House, Norman OK. Slide lecture about personal
art work |
| 1997 |
Friends
of St. Francis School, San Francisco CA. Presentation
about Cherokee culture and dance |
| |
Park
Presidio Preschool, San Francisco CA. Presentation
about Cherokee culture and dance |
| 1996 |
Moscone
School, San Francisco CA. Presentation about
Native American history |
| 1995 |
Institute
of American Indian Art Museum, Santa Fe NM.
Native Voices Reading Series |
| 1994 |
Westminster
Middle School, Oklahoma City OK. Lecture about
current issues in Native America |
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Education
| 2003-5 |
MFA, painting. San
Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA |
2000-2 |
BFA with distinction,
painting. University of Oklahoma, College
of Fine Arts, Norman OK |
| 1996-2000 |
AA,
applied art. City College
of San Francisco, San Francisco CA |
| 1996 |
University
of Science and Arts in Oklahoma, Chickasha OK |
| 1995 |
Institute
of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe NM |
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