Santa Clara Pueblo Ceramic Artists

With so few santa ana artists creating pottery using natural clay and traditional methods any piece is a rare and valuable work of art.

Santa clara pueblo ceramic artists.

Simpson santa clara pueblo born 1983 also known as rose bean simpson is a mixed media artist who works in ceramic metal fashion painting music performance and installation. Santa clara potters used a decorating method not used by other pueblos that is they impressed a design into the wet clay such as bear paw designs. She became famous for the black pottery tradition that is now carried on by artists of the santa clara pueblo. We are one of the nation s premier galleries for native american indian ceramic arts.

She lives and works in santa clara pueblo new mexico. Explore more from santa ana pottery santa clara pottery. Many unique and award winning pieces can be seen here and at native american art shows she attends throughout the united states. Our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality artwork at an excellent price backed with professional customer care.

Santa clara pueblo a tewa speaking pueblo located along the rio grande river in northern new mexico has one of the most dynamic and innovative. Collectible artists of today include gwen tafoya stella chavarria candelaria suazo julie gutierrez and dusty naranjo. Santa clara pueblo pottery created by 6th 7th 8th generation potters. 5 out of 5 stars 348 348 reviews 65 00 free shipping favorite add to black on black santa clara pottery.

This is a list of visual artists who are native americans in the united states the indian arts and crafts act of 1990 defines native american as being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or state recognized tribes or an individual certified as an indian artisan by an indian tribe this does not include non native american artists using native american themes. Adobe gallery s august 2020 exhibit features early contemporary and late historic works from santa clara and san ildefonso pueblos. Welcome to king galleries pueblo pottery and native american indian tribal art. Potters at the pueblo were making many pieces of black pottery in the late 1800s for tourists and nearby households in santa fe and espanola.

Margaret decorated with traditional imagery of rain clouds water serpents bear paws and other family symbols. Judy tafoya a 6th generation potter has been doing pottery since 1983. Additions to the. Regarded as one of the great masters of pueblo ceramics margaret tafoya 1904 2001 a matriarch of santa clara pueblo is known for her trademark large black polished ceramics.

The exhibit includes works by margaret tafoya and maria martinez as well as unsigned works by their predecessors and a variety of works by their many talented descendants.