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Artist Spotlights

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.

Artist Spotlights


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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/
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Photo of Thomas (on billboard) was taken by his brother James Peacock.
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Rabbett Before Horses Strickland

Art Medium: Oil Paintings
Ethnicity: Anishinaabe, Seminole, French
Email: waboozs@yahoo.com
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Jazmin Wong

Art Medium: I am a pianist
Ethnicity: Chinese, French, Polish, Irish, Native American, & German
Email: jazminwong14@gmail.com
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Hillary Kempenich

​Art Medium: Multidisciplinary
Tribal Affiliation: Turtle Mountain Nation
Email: info@hillarykempenich.com
Website
Facebook Art Page

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Awanigiizhik Bruce

Art 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: awanigiizhik.art@gmail.com
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Karen McCall

Art Mediums: Photographs, drawings, paints, and words.
Ethnicity: My ancestors are Scottish and Swedish.
Email: karen@karenmccalldesign.com
Website
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Kristine Sorensen

Art Mediums: Digital Arts – Photography and video
Ethnicity: Danish-Norwegian American
Email: soren@in-progress.org
Website
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Roberta VanWert

Art Medium: Mixed Media/Beadwork, Sewing, and Painting.
Tribal Affiliation: Rainy River First Nations/Ojibwe tribal member
Email: robertavw66@gmail.com
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Kym Young

Art Medium: Varied mediums including: painting, ceramics, textiles, photography, spoken word, collage and poetry.
Ethnicity: African Heritage / Indigenous Cherokee Heritage
Email: Kyoung1765@gmail.com
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Chenoa Williams

Art Mediums: Beadwork artist
Tribal Affiliation: Pyramid Lake Paiute/African American
Email: 4peaearth@gmail.com
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Instagram

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Martin DeWitt

Art Medium: Mixed media - painting, sculpture, and installation.
Email: martindewitt47@earthlink.net
Website
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Staci Lola Drouillard

Art Medium: Writer, Storyteller
Tribal Affiliation: Grand Portage Anishinaabe Descendant

Email: lola@boreal.org
Walking the Old Road

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Jim Denomie

Art Medium: Painting, photography, printmaking, found object sculpture
Tribal Affiliation:
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe tribal member
Email: jimdenomie@att.net
Facebook
Instagram

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Annmarie Geniusz

Art Medium: Chalk, stained glass, illustration, comics
Ethnicity: Cree, Metis and Polish
Email: ageniusz04@gmail.com
Website
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Gordon Coons

Art Medium(s): Painter, printmaker, and fumage artist.
Tribal Affiliation: Ojibwa, enrolled member of Lac Courte Oreilles of Wisconsin
Email: essibon@msn.com
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Carolyn Sue Olson

Art Medium: Oil on canvas, gouache or pastel on paper
Email: carolynsueolson@gmail.com
Website
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JayGee

Art Medium: Music and Film
Ethnicity: Black American
Email: Begreatjaygee@gmail.com
Website
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Brenda Child

Art Medium: I am a writer and historian
Tribal Affiliation:
Red Lake Ojibwe
Email:
child011@umn.edu

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Christopher Sweet

Art Medium: Acrylics on canvas
Tribal Affiliation: Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal Member and White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Email: csweetnativeart@gmail.com
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Jes Dufree

Art Medium: Glass Art
Tribal Affiliation:
Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe Direct Descendant
Email: jesdurf@yahoo.com
Instagram

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Sarah Agaton Howes

Art Medium: Contemporary Ojibwe Design
Tribal Affiliation: Anishinaabe/Ojibwe Fond du Lac Reservation MN
Email: sarahagatonhowes@gmail.com
Website
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Dino Downwind

Art Medium: Photography
Tribal Affiliation: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribal member
Email: Dnodwnwnd@icloud.com
Instagram
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Moira Villiard

Art 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: art.moira@gmail.com
Website
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Darrell "Shaun" Chosa

Art Medium: Pen and Inks, Acrylic Painting, Graphic Design.
Tribal Affiliation: Turtle Mountain Ojibwe (Belcourt, ND) Tribal Member
Email: wickedson@hotmail.com
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Linda LeGarde Grover

Art Medium: Writer of novels, nonfiction, essay and poetry.
​Tribal Affiliation: Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe tribal member
Email: lgrover@d.umn.edu

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Rocky Makes Room For Them

Art Medium: Poetry, Graffiti, Tattoo
Tribal Affiliation: Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud, SD)
Email: rosebudlakota@gmail.com

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Terresa Moses

Art Medium: Graphic Design and Digital Illustration
Racial Identity:
Black
Email: Terri@blackbirdrevolt.com
Website
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Steve Premo

Art Mediums: Acrylic, Oils, Pastels, Pen & Ink, iPad Pro digital, Photography, CAD....
Tribal Affiliation: Mille Lacs Band of (Non-removeable) Ojibwe
Email: ndnartist@hotmail.com

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Caitlin Newago

Art Mediums: Mixed Media - quillwork, beadwork, digital art
​Tribal Affiliation: Ojibwe - Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Email: bizaanideewin@gmail.com
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Ivy Vainio

Art Mediums: Digital Photography
Tribal Affiliation: Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe Direct Descendant and African American

Email: Ivy97@live.com

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Sam Zimmerman

Art Medium: Acrylic, Ink, Oil, Gold and Silverleafing
Tribal Affiliation: Grand Portage Ojibwe
Email: Saljadp@hotmail.com
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Waabanangagokwe Michelle Defoe

Art Medium: Painting, Beadwork, Moccasin Making
​Tribal Affiliation: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe
Email: Waabanangagokwe@gmail.com
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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: redlakeogitchida@msn.com
Website

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Wendy Lee Savage

Art 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: Wendylee.savage@gmail.com

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Steven StandingCloud

Art Medium: Graphic Arts
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Nation
Art Philosophy: Art heals.
Email: steven@standingcloudgraphics.com
Facebook
Website
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Daniell LaPorte

Art Medium: Reclaimed fabric, beads, mixed-media.
Tribal Affiliation:
Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe Direct Descendant
Email: savagechenille@gmail.com
Facebook
​Etsy Shop

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#theindianheadband

Art Medium: Music.
Ethnicities: Anishinaabe and Arikara
Email: lyzjaakola@gmail.com
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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: Jhthunder80@gmail.com
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Ellen Sandbeck

Art Medium: Scissors-cut paper
Email: ellen.sandbeck@gmail.com
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Florian "Slats" Fairbanks

Art Medium: Mixed media, Painting and Drawing
Tribal Affiliation:
Red Lake Ojibwe tribal member
Email: slatsfairbanks@gmail.com
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Tashia Hart

Art Medium: Writing, beadwork, birchbark and culinary.
Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Anishinaabe
Email: tashiamariehart@gmail.com
Website
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Herb Fineday, Jr.

Art Medium: Cloth/fabric textiles.
Tribal Affiliation: Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe
Email: herbfineday@roundlaketraditions.com
Facebook

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Marcie Rendon

Art Medium: Author/Playwright/Poet
Tribal Affiliation: White Earth Band of Ojibwe tribal member
Email: MRendon70362@gmail.com
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      • Giinawiind Giginitaawigi'gomin
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