Ramona Sakiestewa

Ramona Sakiestewa

B. Albuquerque, NM

Education

1966-68 School of Visual Arts. New York, NY

1966 Santa Fe Preparatory School. Santa Fe, NM

1963-66 Verde Valley School. Sedona, AZ

Selected Commissions

- Kenneth Noland Tapestry Series: A series of Noland designs commissioned by Gloria F. Ross Tapestries. New York, NY

- Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation: A series of thirteen tapestries from the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin West, AZ

- Bernice Steinbaum Gallery: A tapestry of painter Paul Brach’s work. New York, NY

- Neutrogena Corporation: A series of tapestries for corporate offices worldwide. Los Angeles, CA

- Mobil Corporation. Dallas, TX

- Sundance. Provo, UT

- Avalon Trust. Santa Fe, NM

- Denver Art Museum. Denver CO

Selected Projects

2011-12 Advisor: Shapeshifting: Transformation in Native American Art, Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA

2008-11 Kurdistan Regional Government, Statistics Office, Erbil, Iraq: Design cultural theming, consultant to Bayberry International. Easton, MD

2006-07 Gila River Health Care Corporation, Tucson: Design and cultural values consultant to Johnson, Smitthipong and

Rosamond Architects for new hospital. Tucson, AZ

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Vortex of Color, Eight Modern. Santa Fe, NM

2006 Ramona Sakiestewa, Nicole Fiacco Gallery. Hudson, NY

2002 Cultural Colors: Fiber Art & Drawings, Heard Museum. North Carefree, AZ

1997 Ramona Sakiestewa/Recent Acquisitions, Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ

1995 Patterns of the Southwest: Tapestries by Ramona Sakiestewa, John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, WI

1993 Between the Four Sacred Mountains, Museum of the Southwest. Pasadena, CA

1991 Ramona Sakiestewa/Frank Lloyd Wright, Themes and Variations, The Newark Museum. Newark, NJ

1989 Ramona Sakiestewa/Patterned Dreams, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Santa Fe, NM

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012 Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art, Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA

2009 Redefining the Canvas: Edda Renouf, Ramona Sakiestewa, and Marie Watt, Eight Modern. Santa Fe, NM

2007 East Meets West: Ramona Sakiestewa/G. Peter Jemison, Eight Modern. Santa Fe, NM

Nebula: The Reflection Series, LewAllen Contemporary. Santa Fe, NM

2006 Breaking the Mold, opening exhibition, Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO

2004 NDN Art, Santa Fe Art Institute. Santa Fe, NM

2002 Changing Hands, American Craft Museum. New York, NY

1997-98 Colors, Contrasts, Cultures, Discovery Museum. Bridgeport, CT

O’Keeffe’s New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts. Santa Fe, NM

Native Abstractions: Modern Forms, Ancient Ideas, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Santa Fe, NM

1996-97 Native American Traditions/Contemporary Responses, Society for Contemporary Crafts. Pittsburgh, PA

1995 Celebrating Helen Heninger, Curator for Gump’s Contemporary Art Gallery, Gump’s Department Store. San Francisco, CA

1994-98 Native America: Reflecting Contemporary Realities, traveling exhibition, American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA

1994 Homeland Use and Desire, Massachusetts College of Art Boston, MA

1992 Colorado University Art Gallery Boulder, CO

1992-present American Encounters 1992, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC

1991 Contemporary Concepts, Los Colores Museum. Albuquerque, NM

Selected Collections

- Museum of Fine Arts Santa Fe, NM

- The Mint Museum of Craft & Design Charlotte, NC

- The Heard Museum Phoenix, AZ

- Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies, US Embassy Washington, DC

in Uganda

- Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH

- The Clay Center Charleston, WV

- National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC

- Museum of Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM

- The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Santa Fe, NM

- The Denver Art Museum Denver, CO

- The Kennedy Museum of American Art Athens, OH

- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology Philadelphia, PA

Selected Articles, Publications, and Media

2011 Devon Jackson, “Warp and Heft,” Santa Fean. Santa Fe, NM

2010 Ron McCoy, “Ramona Sakiestewa,” American Indian Art Magazine. Phoenix, AZ

2007 Jill Heppenheimer, “Giving Voice to Creativity,” Fiberarts. Loveland, CO

2006 Lynn Cline, “What artwork would you buy if you had $1,000, $10,000, an unlimited budget?” Santa Fean. Santa Fe, NM

2005 Harlan McKosato, “Ten Power People in the Arts: Ramona Sakiestewa, Weaving Old into New,” The New Mexico Business Weekly. Albuquerque, NM

Dana Newman and Jack Parons, New Mexico Artists at Work, Museum of New Mexico Press. Santa Fe, NM

Selected Awards & Fellowships

2007 Originals 2007 Honored Artist, National Museum of Women in the Arts. Washington, DC

2006 Inductee, New Mexico Women’s Hall of Fame. Albuquerque, NM

Governor’s Outstanding New Mexico Woman’s Award. Santa Fe, NM

Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Santa Fe, NM

2003 Women of Distinction, Sangre de Cristo Girl Scout Council. Santa Fe, NM

1995 Mayor’s Recognition Award for Excellence in the Arts. Santa Fe, NM

1992 Metropolitan Home Award “Top 500 Designs,” for design of Pendleton Limited Edition Blankets. New York, NY

1991 United States Information Agency (USIA) Lecture Tour of Japan

1982-91 1st Place – Contemporary Weaving, Indian Market, Southwestern Association on Indian Affairs. Santa Fe, NM

1988 Smithsonian Research Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC

Current Public Service

- Member, National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board, Secretary of the Interior Appointment. Washington, DC

- City of Santa Fe Arts Commission. Santa Fe, NM