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ofachi evement sandawar dss peak t o a wor l dcl as s car eert hathas s panned over25 year sand f i r s t t ookf l i ghtatt heageof18whenhe s ayshewas" chos enbyaf l ut e"t hat wasgi ven t o hi m by hi sgr andmot her . " The s our c e of my s us t e nanc ei s nat ur e .Iknowmyl i f ei sonpat hwhe n t hi ng sar ehappe ni ngs ync hr onous l y. " RM Today Mi r abal exempl i f i es t he myt hi cal ,mys t i calf l ut i s t ofhi s t r i be,i ns pi r i ngt hei ns t r umentand t r ans mut i ngpower f ulemot i onsi n t hes pect r um f r om j oyt ogr i ef ,as wel laschannel i ngt hes pi r i twor l d. Of t en r ef er r edt oasamoder n Renai s s ance man, i n addi t i on t o bei ngamus i ci an,Mi r abali sanaccompl i s hed novel i s t ,poet ,cr af t s man, compos er , dancer , act or , pai nt erands cul pt or .Hei sal s oa s oul f uls i ngerandagi f t edl yr i ci s t . " Anyt hi ngofval uec ome sf r om t he he ar t . "RM Al lofMi r abal ' ss ongsar eor i gi nal compos i t i ons ,andhi swor kshave obe r tMi r abal ’ st al e nt sar easdi ve r s eande xt r aor di - beenper f or medathi ghl yr egar ded nar yast heNe w Me xi c ol ands c apehei nhabi t s . venuess uch ast heJ ohn F.KenMi r abalhumbl yc l ai mst hate ve r yt hi ng hec r e at e s nedy Cent erf ort he Per f or mi ng e me r ge sf r om hi sanc i e ntr oot s , whi c hc anbef oundat Ar t sandatt heBr ookl ynAcademy t hebas eoft heS angr edeCr i s t omount ai nr angei nt he ofMus i c.Mi r abalhasal s or ecei ved s ac r e dandbe aut i f ulPue bl oofTaos ,aNat i veAme r i - numer ouspr es t i gi ousgr ant sand c anc ommuni t yofappr oxi mat e l y2, 000,c ont i nuous - academi c pos t s ,whi ch have f ur l yi nhabi t e df orove r1, 000ye ar s . t herf aci l i t at edhi sgr owt hands ucs , i ncl udi ngaMeett heCompos Pe r c he donat r ac t ori nhi sc or nf i e l di nat s hi r tandpo- ces e r Gr a n t f r o m t h e Na t i o n a l E n d o wnyt ai l ,wi t hs nowc appe dmount ai nshove r i ngi nt he ort heAr t s .Hecol l abor at es bac kgr ound,you mi ghtnote xpe c tt hi sf at he rand mentf ens i vel ywi t hmanywel l known f ar me rt obeani nt e r nat i onal l yac c l ai me dc onc e r tpe r - ext r t i s t sf r om ar oundt hewor l d, andi s f or me randr e c or di ngar t i s t , buti ti st r ue .Mi r abal ’ sl i s ta
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pr e s e nt l y de vot e d t o t wo pr oj e c t s . Wor ki ng wi t h J apane s e avant gar de mode r ndanc e r sEi ko& Komagar ne r e d Mi r abalt heNe w Yor k’ sDanc eandPe r f or manc e Be s s i e Awar df ors c or e st o t he i rpe r f or manc e s ,whi c h wi l lbe at Li nc ol n Ce nt e rt hi ss umme r . Heal s o r e gul ar l yj oi nst hec ont e mpor ar yc onc e r tmus i cc i r c ui twi t honeofAme r i c a' s pr e mi e rpos t c l as s i c als t r i ng quar t e t s , ETHEL. Havi ngt r ave l e dgl obal l yove rt heye ar s , Mi r abali nt e gr at e d hi s Nat i ve mus i c bac kgr ound wi t he l e me nt s ofCe l t i c , We s tAf r i c an,Car i bbe an,We s tI ndi an, J apane s eand ot he rc ul t ur e sand pl ays pe r c us s i on,ke yboar ds ,anddi dge r i doo. Fr om t r adi t i onal f l ut e t o anc e s t r al c hant i ng,and t r i balr oc kt o" al t e r Nat i ve "( age nr ewhi ms i c al l yi ns pi r e dby Mi r abalhi ms e l f ) ,hehasbl e nde di nf l ue nc e sf r om hi phopt of unkt oR&B, i nt o Robertworkingthefieldsofhisancestorsgrowingtheirtraditionalcrops. I ' v eal way swant e dmywo r kt ohav ear o c k' nr o l l hi soneof aki nds oundandr emai ns " e d g e . A s a k i d I w a n t e d t o b e a r o c k s t a r a n d , w e l l , I oneoft hemos tpopul arandhi ghl yue s st he r e ' ss t i l lal o to fk i di nme . . . "RM r es pect edNat i veAmer i canmus i ci ans g i nt hewor l d. Mi r a ba l i sde f i ni t e l yaf r ontma na ndas howma n. ni nga l lofhi st a l e nt s ,i nc l udi ngagi f tf or " Myt r av e l shav epr o v i de dmewi t he xpe r i -Combi e nc e st hatIc o ul dhav ene v e ri mag i ne d, and c hoos i ngda r i ngc os t umea ndr e ga l i a ,Mi r a ba li s e xpo s e dmet oag l o bals o undandag l o bala ne nc ha nt i ngpr e s e nc ei na nya r e na . Ta l la nd v o i c e . "RM r e ga l ,whe n hec ombi ne shi sf l ut e ,voi c e ,t r i ba l d r u mmi n g , d a n c e a n d c h a n t w i t h a f u l l b a n d Amonghi sawar ds ,Mi r abalhase ar ne d hi ndhi m,hei sac omma ndi nga ndc ompl e t e l y t wo GRAMMYŽ wi nsf orbe s tNat i ve be o r i g i n a l t o u r d e f o r c e . Ame r i c an al bumsoft he Ye ar( 2006, S ac r e dGr ound,ac ol l abor at i veal bum;I n hi sl yr i c s ,Mi r a ba lha sa l l ude dt o me di c i ne 2008,wi t h hi sa. k. a.J ohnny Whi t e -me n,s ha ma na ndhe a l e r sr e c ogni z i ngt hos ewho hor s e Tot e mi c Fl ut e Chant s ) ,Nat i ve s e r vea sabr i dgebe t we e nt hena t ur a lwor l da nd Ame r i c anAr t i s toft heYe ar ,andt hr e e -t hes pi r i t ua lwor l df ort hebe ne f i toft hec ommut i meS ongwr i t e roft heYe ar . Hi sPBS ni t y.I nave r yt a ngi bl ewa y,Mi r a ba lha st a ke n s pe c i alMus i cf r om aPai nt e d Cave ,a t hi sc onc eptandc al l i ngf r om t r i balt ogl obal . mas t e r f uland br e at ht aki ng l andmar k Mi r abalt eac hesbyexampl eand i sal s o abi g ac hi e ve me nti nNat i veAme r i c ant he at -pr oponentofbe l i e vi ngi nyourdr e a ms . r i c ale xpr e s s i on,dr e wc r i t i c alac c l ai m Beawar e , beawar e .S o me t i me st hei nv i t at i o nt oy o ur andpr ope l l e dhi mi ns t a nt l yont ot hena -" n e w l i f e c o me s a t t h e mo s t l e a s t l i k e l y t i me . . . " ( e x c e r pt t i ona ls t a g e .Mi r a ba lha sa c c ompl i s he d r o m Runni ngAl o nei nPho t o g r aphs ) whatf e w ot he r shavebe e n abl et odo,f t aki ng c ul t ur al l y s i gni f i c ant Nat i ve I nt he i re nt i r e t y,Mi r a ba l ' spr ol i f i ca c c ompl i s hAme r i c anmul t i me di aar t i s t r yt omai n-me nt s ,i nc l udi ngadoz e na l bumsoft r a di t i ona l s t r e am popul ar i t yandc apt i vat i ngaudi -mus i c ,t r i ba lr oc kf us i ona nds t or yt e l l i ngpr e s e nt e nc e sar oundt hewor l d.Hehase ar ne da nunpa r a l l e l e dc ont e mpor a r yvi e w ofAme r i c a n r oc ks t ars t at us ,and t hatwaspr e t t yI ndi a nl i f e .Hei sa l s ot hea ut horofAS k e l e t o no fa muc hpar toft hepl an. Br i dg e ,abookofpoe t r y,pr os ea nds hor ts t or i e s , 15
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and,mos tr e c e nt l y,Runni ngAl o nei nPho t o -" Imi s smyf at he re v e r ydayandr e ac hi ngoutt o g r aphs ,ac omi ngof ages t or y ofMi r abal ' s hi mi shar df ormet odo, al t houg hheas ksmet odo al t e r e go Re ye sWi nds ,a young mus i c i an s o.Il ov ehi m de ar l yandwoul dn' tbehe r ewi t hout whor e t ur nst ohe ranc e s t r alhomef ort hef u-hi m. "RM ne r al ofhe rgr andmot he r .Wr i t t eni nas t yl e at heroft hr eedaught er sAs pen,Kona, t hatbl endsmemoi rand f i ct i on,Runni ng Now,f aRai n,wi t hhi swi f eDawn,hi sor i enAl onei n Phot og r aphsi sl aced wi t h gr i t t y,andMas at i on i sal labouthome and keepi ng hi s i nt r os pect i vepr os e,andopensawi ndow t nt hes oi l .Fr om pl owi ngandpl ant i ng t oapal pabl ee xpe r i e nc eofl i f eont hePue bl o handsi -onec anl i t e r al l yf e e lt hewi ndandt as t et he t oi r r i gat i ngandhar ves t i ng,Mi r abaldoesi t dus t ,aswe l last hes t r uggl eofpr e s e r vi ng al l . An avi dhor s eman andhunt er ,Mi r abal t r i bali de nt i t yi nmode r ns oc i e t y. al s oenj oysr i di ngupi nt ot hemount ai nsf or ol i t udeand r es pi t e. Hedeepl yappr ec i at es " Il i v ei nt wowo r l ds ,t heNat i v ewo r l dandt he s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l c y c l e o f l i f e mat e r i alwo r l d.Myc r e at i v i t yi so f t e nt hebr i dg e t hatr evol vesar oundt hes eas onalgr owt h of be t we e n. . . "RM f oodaswel last heac c ompanyi ngc er emoni es , Whi l ehec oul dbet our i ngf ul l t i me ,Mi r a-danc esandt r i balf eas tdaysandwant st obe bal ' sf i r s tc hoi c et he s edaysi st obehomeati ns t r ument ali n pr es er vi ng and pas s i ng on t hePue bl o,s t e e pe di nt henat ur albe aut yoft hos et r adi t i ons . And,i nt hatvei n,Mi r abal t hel andandanc i e ntt r adi t i onsandr i t ual sofl as tyearc of oundedt heTi waFar mspr oj ec t hi spe opl e .Mi r abalwasr ai s e dbyhi sgr and-wi t ht hegoalofenc our agi ngandf ac i l i t at i ng par e nt si n adomi nant l ymat r i ar c halhome Pue bl oan agr i c ul t ur e and s el f s us t ai ni ng i n a pat r i ar c halc ommuni t y. Oneoft he I ndi an c ommuni t i es . Heal s oc owr ot et he gr e at e s tpai nsofhi sl i f ewast heabandon-book,Be l i e v ei nt heCor n,wi t h Nel s on Zi nk, me ntbyhi sf at he r ,whi c h hasbe e n oneofaboutt hehi s t or yandhowt o' sofc or nf ar mt hedr i vi ngf or c e sofhi ss oul s e ar c hi ngs i nc ei ng. hewasayoungboy.Todayhi sc ont ac twi t h hi sf at he ri ss par c e ,buti ss t i l lal ovi ngc on-" Whati saCor nDanc ewi t houtc or n? "RM ne c t i onf orhi m att hi ss t ageofhi sl i f e . 16
Becomi ngPo' Pay I nt hepas tye ar ,Robe r thase mbar ke donane xc i t i ngne w pat hwi t ht hebi r t hofane w pr oj e c t . Col l abor at i ng wi t h St e phe n Par ks , Taos wr i t e r / ac t or / di r e c t or , and Ne l s on Zi nk, c of ounde roft heTi waFar mspr oj e c t ,Mi r abalhas c owr i t t e naone manpl ay,Po ' PayS pe aks ,about t hel e ade roft hePue bl oRe vol t( 1680) .Hehas al s oi mme r s e dhi ms e l fi ne ve r yt hi ngPo' Payt o be c omet hec har ac t e rf ort hi sone mant he at e r pe r f or manc e ,whi c hwi l lde butt hi ss umme ri n Sant aFe . " I ' v eal way sbe e ni nt e r e s t e di nt e l l i ngt hes t o r yo f Po ' Pay ,t heman-l i t t l eabo uthi m hasbe e ns har e d. Ial way st ho ug htt omy s e l f ,whatac t o rc o ul dpl ay hi m?The n,o neday ,Ikne wi two ul dbeme . . . "RM Not abl e Pue bl o hi s t or i ans J oe S.Sando and He r manAgoyo,aut hor sofPo ' Pay ,Le ade ro ft he Fi r s tAme r i c anRe v o l ut i o n,we r ei nvi t e dbyMi r abalt or e vi e wt hepl ayf orhi s t or i c alac c ur ac y. Whi l ePo' Pay wasf r om Ohkay Owi nge h,t he pl anni ngande xe c ut i onoft heRe vol twe r ec e nt e r e datTaosPue bl oandme s s ager unne r swe r e twor ki ngonat r adi t i onalc or ndol li nhi sTaoss t udi o. s e ntoutt o25ot he rPue bl os-asf arast heHopiRober or nf i e l d,t os i mpl i f yhi sl i f e ,c l e art hec l ut Mes as ,s ome400mi l esaway.A hi ghl evelof c t e r a n d t o d r e a m w i t h P o ' P a y . coor di nat i onands e c r e c ywe r er e qui r e d,aswe l l asaf as t ,s e c ur es ys t e m ofc ommuni c at i on.The " I fPo' Paywe r eal i v et oday ,whatwoul dhes ay Pue bl or unne r sc ar r i e d of f e r i ngsofc or n and abouthi ms e l fandl i f ei nt hePue bl oanwor l d? " knot t e dc or dst oe ac hPue bl o.Bys i mul t ane ous - RM l yunt yi ngaknote ac h day,t hecons pi r at or s Thus ,Po' PayS pe aksl ar ge l ye me r ge doutof coor di nat edas i mul t aneousupr i s i ng. Mi r abal ' ss t udy,r e f l e c t i on and i de nt i f i c a" Whydi dwer e v o l t ?Fo rr e v e ng e .Fo rf r e e do m.Iwas t i on wi t h Po' Pay,and i s ,i ne s s e nc e ,an al e ade ro fmype o pl e ,atOhkayOwi ng e h,S anJ an expos eoft hi smyt hi cf i gur e ,ofwhom l i t t l e Pue bl o , whe r eIwasbo r n.TheCo nqui s t ado r e sc ame wasknown.Mi r abalbr i ngi ngPo' Pay,t he i nandt o o kmeands o meo t he r st oS ant aFeandi n man,t ot hef or e f r ont ,t hr ought hi spe r f or t hes quar ewhi ppe dust he r e .The r ewhe r et hePl az a manc e ,i sgoi ng t o be not hi ng s hor tof i st o day . The ys ai di twasbe c aus ewet al ke dt o gr oundbr e aki ng,aswe l lase duc at i onal . s t r ang eGo ds . . . "( e xc e r ptf r o m Po ' PayS pe aks ) I t ' shar dt obe l i e v e ,butt he r ear epe opl ewho Asat he at r i c alpe r f or me r ,Mi r abali snos t r ange r" e s i dei nNe w Me xi c o,whodon' te v e nknow t ot r ans f or mi nghi ms e l f .Mos tr e c e nt l y,hepor -r w h a t t h e P u e b l o R e v o l t w a s . I t w a s b e c aus eof t r aye dTonyLuj an( TaosPue bl o) , t hef ame dhus Payt hatourwayofl i f eandt hePue bl ot r adi band ofMabl e Dodge Luj an,i nt he movi e Po' t i o n s w e r e p r e s e r v e d , i n t h e f a c e o f l o o mi n g e x O' Ke e f f e ,a r e t r os pe c t i ve aboutar t i s tGe or gi a i nc t i onatt hatt i me . "RM O' Ke e f f e .Howe ve r , pl ayi ngPo' Paywi l l c e r t ai nl yt be hi smos tambi t i ousr ol et o dat e . Po' Pay Whi l ePo' PayS pe aksi si ns omewaysMi r aSpe aksi s94page sl ong,s ot hes he e ramountof bal ' ss ubj e c t i vei nt e r pr e t at i onofPo' Pay, t he mat e r i alt o me mor i z ei sa c hal l e nge . Me an- her o,i ti sunc anni l ybe l i e vabl eand r e s owhi l e ,Mi r abalhasi mme r s e dhi ms e l fc ompl e t e - nat e saman' st r ut h.Onedoe snotdoubt , l yi ne mul at i ngt hel i f eand habi t sofPo' Pay.evenf oras e c ond,t hatt hi si st heaut hor i t ai vevoi c eofPo' Pays pe aki ng,whi c h be gs Las ts umme randf al l ,hes l e pti n at e nti n hi st 17
t heques t i on,hasMi r abalchannel edt hees -" Some t hi ngi saboutt ot akepl ac e .Dr e am i t ,pl an s enceofPo' Pay? i t ,e xpe c ti t .It aughtyout hat .331ye ar sagowe d r e a me d o u r t o mo r r o w , p l a n n e d o u r t o mor r ow, I nt hepl ay,Po' Payt r avel sf r om t hepas ti nt o hec onqui s t ador e sl e f tandwehadourt ot hepr es entday,andmeet supwi t hvar i ousi n-andt mo r r o w . I d r e a me d a r e v o l u t i o n , p l a n n e d i t , a n d f l uent i alhi s t or i cchar act er sal ongt hewayof tc ame .I tunf ol de dandr ans moot hl i kewat e r . t het i mel i ne.Thes t or yunf ol dsi nawayt hati We h a d o u r s o n g , w e h a d o u r d a n c e . F o r a t i me car r i est het hr eadsofPuebl ol i f ef r om 1680 i r e ,butnowi ti sl ow.As he si sye s t e r i nt ot henow,i ncl udi ngt hepr i mar yi mpor -wehadourf d a y , a s h e s a r e l a s t w e e k , a s h e s a r e a l o n g t i me t anceofcor nt ot heI ndi an t r i bes ,aswel las e dt hef i r eoft omor r ow.Wene e df i r e dr ummi ng,dance,andchant .I r oni cal l y,t he ago.Wene ma k e r s , w e n e e d d r e a me r s . We n e e d c o u r a g e . We whol epr oces shasevenf ur t herdeepenedMi e dt os t e pbe yondt hef e ar . Fe ari st hemi nd r abal ' scommi t mentt opr es er vi ngt hePuebl o ne k i l l e r . F e a r s t o p s t h e s u n r i s i n g f o r t o mo r r o w . B ut wayofl i f e,aswel lass ol i di f yi nghi spr i or i t i es , t houtSongt he r ei snotDanc e . Wi t houtt he i ncl udi ngadvocat i ngf orPuebl oanagr i cul t ur e wi d r e a mi n g , t o mo r r o w n e v e r c o me s . " ( e x c e r p t f r o m andf ar mi ng. Po' PaySpe aks ) “Wi t houtc or nt he r ei snos ong,Wi t houts ong ns pi r edbyPo' Pay,Mi r abali squi t el i t er al l y t he r ei snodanc e ,Wi t houtdanc et he r ei snor ai n,I t a k i n g t h i n g s t o n e w h e i g h t s , a t 7 , 2 0 0 f e e t , t o Wi t houtr ai nt he r ei snoc or n,I fc or ndi e s ,wedi e . ” bepr eci s e-TaosPuebl o,New Mexi co,wher e ( e xc e r ptf r om Po' PaySpe aks ) he' shappi es tandwher ehef eel shecandot he Mi r abalhasal s or enewedhi scommi t mentt o mos tf orhi speopl e. r unni ngasanot herwayt or el at et ot hePuebl o mes s ager unner s .Hei spar tofagr oupt hati sRober tMi r abalwi l lbef eat ur edf orei ght een or gani zi ngar unt oHopii nAugus ti nhonorofper f or mances of Po' Pay Speaks st ar t i ng Po' Payandt hePuebl oRevol t . Augus t16t hr ough ear l ySept ember ,2011, a t T h e L o d g e a t S a n t a F e . T i c k e t s a r e avai l " Howwasi tdone ,t hi sr e be l l i on?Wewe r emany, e at The Lens i c Theat er Box Of f i ce, t he ywe r ef e wandImadeapl anf oral lt hePue bl osabl www. t i c k e t s s a n t a f e . o r g . t or i s eal lont hes ameday,al lac r os sourl ands , f r om Or ai bii nt hewe s tt oSandi ai nt hee as tand nor t ht oRe dWi l l owpl ac e ,t heol dnamef orTaos . Vi s i twww. mi r abal . com t henewbl ogs i t e 25Pue bl osi nal l ,wes t r uc kont hes ameday,att he www. r edwi l l owvoi ces . bl ogs pot . com f or s amet i me ,asone . . . "( e xc e r ptf r om Po' PaySpe aks ) Byi nt ui t i ngPo' Pay,Mi r abalhasnodoubtdi s cover ed and embr aced par t sofhi ms el ft hat mi ghthaver emai neddor manthadi tnotbeen f ort hi sexper i ence.Bybecomi ngPo' Pay,Mi r abalwi l lnodoubti ns pi r et hes amegr owt hi n ot her s . " Ibr oughts omes e e dst oni ght .I fyoune e dc or n s e e d,Igi veyous omes e e df r om myf i e l ds .Youc an c omeandt akes ome . Takemys e e dandpl ant . The yc al lmePo' Pay,whi c hme ansr i pes umme r s quas horpumpki n.Gr ow t omor r ow.Pl antme , gr owar e vol ut i on. . . "( e xc e r ptf r om Po' PaySpe aks ) Po' PaySpe aksi snotonl yal i t er ar yachi evement ,butanal chemi calbr eakt hr ough,l i t er al l ybr i ngi ngt ol i f et hi shi s t or i cf i gur ei nt oan ani mat e pr es ent day her o’ sj our ney t hat weavesi nt ot hel i vesoft hos ehepr es er vedby l eadi ngt hePuebl oRevol ti n1680. 18
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Phi l l i p Char et t ei s an Al as kan Nat i veAmer i can ar t i s twhos peci al i zesi n cont empor ar y ar ti n t heYup’ i kt r adi t i on. Hi swor ks i ncl ude Yup’ i k mas ks ,f i near t pr i nt s , mi xedmedi as cul pt ur e, heal i ng j ewel r y and Yup' i k dr ums .Phi l l i pi sal s oamus i ci an whocompos esandpl aysNat i ve Amer i can f l ut e mus i c,and he cus t omdes i gnshi sown Nat i ve Amer i cans t yl ef l ut es .
I n dynami car tf or m,hi sbeadwor k embel l i s hesbuf f al o,deer and el ks kul l s . Hi st r adi t i onal beadwor ks t yl eal s oenhancesobj ect ss uch as ant i que wooden ut ens i l s ,kni f ecas es ,and medi ci nebot t l es .Les ’ l oveofbeadwor k i sdemons t r at ed i nt he beaded r epl i casoft he t hr ee phas esof Navaj ochi efbl anket sandwoven r ugs . Overt hes pan oft went y year s ,hi sar t wor k hasevol ved i nt oaf or m of" beadedpai nt i ngs " -beadedpi ecess uchasI ndi anel k t oot h dr es s est hatt ake on t he l ook ofpai nt ed cont empor ar y obj ect s . Lesi sar egul arpar t i ci pantatar t s howsacr os st hecount r ys uchas Sant a Fe I ndi an Mar ket ,Hear d Mus eum I ndi anMar ket ,J acks on Hol eAr tShow,Cher okeeAr t Mar ketandRedEar t h.Hi sbeaded pi ec eshavewonnumer ousawar ds atSant aFeI ndi anMar ket . Les r es i des i n Edmond,Okl ahoma.
Phi l l i p went t o under gr aduat e s choolatt heUni ver s i t yofAl as ka Fai r banksandt ogr aduat es chool atHar var dUni ver s i t y.Hes t udi ed Educat i on, Nat i ve St udi es and Admi ni s t r at i on and ul t i mat el y gr aduat edwi t haMas t er ’ sdegr ee f r om Har var d. Fr om t her e he s pentmor et han ni neyear si na pr of es s i onalcar eeri n educat i on admi ni s t r at i on. Phi l l i p’ sar tf al l swi t hi nt heAut hent i c Al as kan Nat i ve Ar t wor k cat egor y,i sl i s t ed and r egi s t er ed wi t h t he U. S. Depar t ment of I nt er i or ’ sI ndi an Ar t sand Cr af t s Boar dandi spr ot ect edunderThe I ndi an Ar t s and Cr af t s Act of 1990. Hi swor kshavebeen di s pl ayed t hr oughout t he Uni t ed St at esandabr oad.
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Vi ct or M. Vi gi l ,f r om J emez Puebl oi nNewMexi co,hasbeena s t ones cul pt ur ear t i s ts i nce1978. Hewasbor ni nSanFr anci s coand t akenbackt ohi spuebl owhenhe was15year sol d.
Mat eo at t ended Dar t mout h Col l ege and st udi ed wi t h accl ai medar t i st sBen Fr ankMoss andVar uj anBoghosi an.Her ecei vedan MFA i n pr i nt maki ng f r om t he Uni versi t y of New Mexi co.Mat eo i san awar d wi nni ngar t i stwhohasexhi bi t ed i nt er nat i onal l yi n Canada andi nt heUni t edSt at es.
Overt heyear s ,Ral phhasper f ect edhi scr af tandhasf ocus edon t hees s enceofnat ur alpat i nacr eat ed byt heus eofpol ychr ome. Hi ss ubj ectmat t eri sbas edoni nf l uent i al 19t h cent ur y Nor t h Amer i canNat i vet r i besandt r i bal l eader s . Ral ph hasmadeas ucces s f ulcar eerbydepi ct i ngt r i bal l eader sl i ke Ger oni mo, Bl ack Hawk,Cr azy Hor s eand Si t t i ng Bul lwho bel onged t o var i ous t r i bes l i ke t he Apache, Sauk, Lakot aandSi oux.
As el f t aughtar t i s t ,Vi ct or ’ s i magesar eoft r adi t i onalmen, women andwi l dl i f e.Heuses Col or ado,Ut ahandNewMexi co al abas t er ,aswel lasl i mes t oneand mar bl e. Hemel dst hes hapeof t hes t onewi t hhi si magi nat i ont o cr eat ewhathes eesi nt hes t one. Hewor ksatmaki ng t r adi t i onal Nat i veAmer i cans cul pt ur esi nal l s i zesr angi ngf r om 10 i nchest o 6. 5f eethi gh.
Vi ct ori sa13t i mewi nnerandr eci pi entofmany awar dsatt he pr es t i gi ousSWAI AI ndi anMar ket Hei scur r ent l yaDubi n Fel l ow compet i t i oni nSant aFe.Hehas i n pai nt i ng at t he Schoolof been f eat ur ed at t he Hear d Amer i canResear chi nSant aFe. Mus eum i nAr i zona,t heCul t ur al Mat eo pai nt si n hi sst udi oi n Ral ph’ ss cul pt ur esar ewor l dr e- Cent eri n San Fr anci s coandt he Sant aFeandl i vesi n Poj oaque nowned and can eas i l y be ac- Cul t ur alCent eri n Al buquer que. Puebl o wi t h hi swi f e,Mel i ssa, ces s edt hr oughhi ss t udi oi nRi o Hewass el ect edt ogoont ourr epR a n c h o , Ne w Me x i c o o r v a r i o u s and t hei rchi l dr en Er i k,Povi , r es ent i ngNat i veAmer i canar ti n Fi neAr tExhi bi t s . andRai n. t heOr i ent .
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