Community Art is one focus of our American Indian Community Housing Organization’s Cultural Arts Program.
We strive to promote Indigenous/diverse and local artists and their work within our greater community, and to provide our communities access and opportunities to engage with artists who are connected with AICHO.
AICHO Artist Spotlight brought to you in part with support from McKnight Foundation, The Bush Foundation and First Nations Development Institute.
We strive to promote Indigenous/diverse and local artists and their work within our greater community, and to provide our communities access and opportunities to engage with artists who are connected with AICHO.
AICHO Artist Spotlight brought to you in part with support from McKnight Foundation, The Bush Foundation and First Nations Development Institute.
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On November 21st, AICHO's digital billboard featuring the work of Fond du Lac Anishinaabe tribal member Wendy Savage will appear at 418 E. CENTRAL ENTRANCE in Duluth (as you are driving south on Central Entrance) for a month. It will rotate out with 5 other ads.
Wendy Savage's outdoor exhibition is now featured on Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center which features 13 of of her Ojibwe floral and tobacco pouches. Stop or drive by 212 W. 2nd Street. To purchase, Wendy Savage's greeting card set featuring the paintings of her Ojibwe florals - www.indigenousfirst.org. |
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On November 22nd, AICHO will have a new American Indian artist billboard up. This time featuring Fond du Lac Ojibwe tribal member, author and publisher Thomas Peacock and his new book 'Walking Softly' published by Dovetailed Press. Thomas Peacock is author of several books on Ojibwe culture, history, fiction, children's books, and is a co-publisher along with his wife Betsy, of Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing, a Native owned non-profit publishing company, with a focus on creating and developing Native children's books for all young people written by Native authors and illustrators. http://www.blackbearsandblueberries.com/ |
Photo of Thomas (on billboard) was taken by his brother James Peacock.
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Rabbett Before Horses StricklandArt Medium: Oil Paintings
Ethnicity: Anishinaabe, Seminole, French Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Jazmin Wong
Art Medium: I am a pianist
Ethnicity: Chinese, French, Polish, Irish, Native American, & German Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Hillary KempenichArt Medium: Multidisciplinary
Tribal Affiliation: Turtle Mountain Nation Email: [email protected] Website Facebook Art Page Read more. |
Awanigiizhik BruceArt Medium: Since the age of two, I have been making art. Some art forms are self-taught, whereas other forms of art I was taught from mixed-media mentor artists (such as my artistic father and his family). Diverse Media, Mixed Media, and Multimedia — Over 30 art forms — My focus switches between Traditional, Contemporary, and Indigenous Futurist artistic practices.
Tribal Affiliation: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Karen McCallArt Mediums: Photographs, drawings, paints, and words.
Ethnicity: My ancestors are Scottish and Swedish. Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Kristine SorensenArt Mediums: Digital Arts – Photography and video
Ethnicity: Danish-Norwegian American Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Roberta VanWertArt Medium: Mixed Media/Beadwork, Sewing, and Painting.
Tribal Affiliation: Rainy River First Nations/Ojibwe tribal member Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Kym YoungArt Medium: Varied mediums including: painting, ceramics, textiles, photography, spoken word, collage and poetry.
Ethnicity: African Heritage / Indigenous Cherokee Heritage Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Chenoa WilliamsArt Mediums: Beadwork artist
Tribal Affiliation: Pyramid Lake Paiute/African American Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Martin DeWittArt Medium: Mixed media - painting, sculpture, and installation.
Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Staci Lola DrouillardArt Medium: Writer, Storyteller
Tribal Affiliation: Grand Portage Anishinaabe Descendant Email: [email protected] Walking the Old Road Read more. |
Jim DenomieArt Medium: Painting, photography, printmaking, found object sculpture
Tribal Affiliation: Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe tribal member Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Annmarie GeniuszArt Medium: Chalk, stained glass, illustration, comics
Ethnicity: Cree, Metis and Polish Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Gordon CoonsArt Medium(s): Painter, printmaker, and fumage artist.
Tribal Affiliation: Ojibwa, enrolled member of Lac Courte Oreilles of Wisconsin Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Carolyn Sue OlsonArt Medium: Oil on canvas, gouache or pastel on paper
Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
JayGeeArt Medium: Music and Film
Ethnicity: Black American Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Brenda ChildArt Medium: I am a writer and historian
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Christopher SweetArt Medium: Acrylics on canvas
Tribal Affiliation: Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal Member and White Earth Band of Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Jes Dufree
Art Medium: Glass Art
Tribal Affiliation: Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe Direct Descendant Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Sarah Agaton HowesArt Medium: Contemporary Ojibwe Design
Tribal Affiliation: Anishinaabe/Ojibwe Fond du Lac Reservation MN Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Dino DownwindArt Medium: Photography
Tribal Affiliation: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribal member Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Moira VilliardArt Medium: I'm predominantly a painter and graphic designer, I also do community engaged mural projects and illustration in various mediums.
Tribal Affiliation: Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe and Moravian Band of the Thames Direct Descendant Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Darrell "Shaun" ChosaArt Medium: Pen and Inks, Acrylic Painting, Graphic Design.
Tribal Affiliation: Turtle Mountain Ojibwe (Belcourt, ND) Tribal Member Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Linda LeGarde GroverArt Medium: Writer of novels, nonfiction, essay and poetry.
Tribal Affiliation: Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe tribal member Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Rocky Makes Room For ThemArt Medium: Poetry, Graffiti, Tattoo
Tribal Affiliation: Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud, SD) Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Terresa MosesArt Medium: Graphic Design and Digital Illustration
Racial Identity: Black Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Steve PremoArt Mediums: Acrylic, Oils, Pastels, Pen & Ink, iPad Pro digital, Photography, CAD....
Tribal Affiliation: Mille Lacs Band of (Non-removeable) Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Caitlin NewagoArt Mediums: Mixed Media - quillwork, beadwork, digital art
Tribal Affiliation: Ojibwe - Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Ivy VainioArt Mediums: Digital Photography
Tribal Affiliation: Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe Direct Descendant and African American Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Sam ZimmermanArt Medium: Acrylic, Ink, Oil, Gold and Silverleafing
Tribal Affiliation: Grand Portage Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Waabanangagokwe Michelle DefoeArt Medium: Painting, Beadwork, Moccasin Making
Tribal Affiliation: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Robert DesJarlait (Endaso-Giizhik)
Art Medium: Watercolor or more particularly a mixed medium of watercolor that include watercolor, gouache, and watercolor pencil.
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Nation Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Wendy Lee SavageArt Mediums: chalk pencils, oil pastels, beadwork, acrylic paint, oil paint, designing and sewing regalia, and weaving. I get bored easily.
Tribal Affiliation: Tribal Member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Lake Superior Band, Fond du Lac Reservation Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Steven StandingCloudArt Medium: Graphic Arts
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Nation Art Philosophy: Art heals. Email: [email protected] Website |
Daniell LaPorteArt Medium: Reclaimed fabric, beads, mixed-media.
Tribal Affiliation: Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe Direct Descendant Email: [email protected] Etsy Shop Read more. |
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Josiah H. Thunder, Jr.Art Medium: I create woodland style ball headed and gunstock war clubs along with other woodland inspired woodworking and crafts.
Tribal Affiliations: Ho-Chunk Nation, Red Cliff Ojibwe and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Ellen Sandbeck |
Florian "Slats" FairbanksArt Medium: Mixed media, Painting and Drawing
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Ojibwe tribal member Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Tashia HartArt Medium: Writing, beadwork, birchbark and culinary.
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Anishinaabe Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |
Herb Fineday, Jr.Art Medium: Cloth/fabric textiles.
Tribal Affiliation: Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe Email: [email protected] Read more. |
Marcie RendonArt Medium: Author/Playwright/Poet
Tribal Affiliation: White Earth Band of Ojibwe tribal member Email: [email protected] Website Read more. |