SANTA FE, N.M., July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) http://swaia.org/ is pleased to announce this year's Indian Market artist fellows in the Discovery, Design, and Youth categories.
The SWAIA Discovery Fellowship assists Native artists in the exploration of their artistic processes and encourages pushing the boundaries of their respective art forms. Traditional or contemporary, emerging or established, this fellowship rewards artistic innovation and encourages applicants to expand their work into undefined areas.
"For almost 40 years, SWAIA's Fellowship program has provided financial support and public recognition for its recipients," said SWAIA's COO, Dallin Maybee (Northern Arapaho/Seneca). "The proposals we receive reveal incredible levels of innovation and ambition."
Discovery Fellows receive a monetary award of $3,500, plus a complimentary booth at Indian Market the year they win. The fellowship funds may be used to purchase materials, equipment, and for research expenses (including travel). A detailed project plan must accompany the fellowship applications.
This year's recipients are Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose (Navajo/Southern Ute) and Holly Wilson (Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma/Cherokee).
Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose is a graduate student at the University of New Mexico's School of Architecture and Planning and a digital artist who was featured in the 2016 "IM: EDGE" Contemporary show at Indian Market. Adrian's goal is to become a digital fabrication artist, designing furniture, jewelry, sculpture and avant-garde 3D printed fashion. With his fellowship award, Pinnecoose will purchase a 3D printer and design and fabricate a line for the 2018 Indian Market Haute Couture Fashion Show.
"It is humbling to be a 2017 SWAIA Discovery Fellowship recipient. I am thankful to have this opportunity to present a concept that I have been conceptualizing for so many years. This collection will be mesmerizing, pushing Native couture to a degree that will engage one's mind like no other. 2018 is going to be a stellar year and I cannot wait to show everybody this collection," said Pinnecoose.
Holly Wilson is a multi-media installation artist with a number of exhibitions on her resume, including an upcoming solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art in Santa Fe. Wilson currently uses silver, wood, resin clay and bronze in her pieces. With the fellowship award, she will attend a kiln-casting course in New York to learn how to incorporate glass in her work. With these new-found skills, Wilson plans to create a news series called Native American Superheroes.
The 2017 Design Fellowship winner is acclaimed Shoshone painter Micqaela Jones. Micqaela's piece "Blazing Trails" was selected as the merchandise image to be used on T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, mugs and limited-edition posters to be sold at Market. As the Design Fellow, Jones receives a complimentary booth at Indian Market.
SWAIA Youth Fellowships help promising young artists with the purchase of supplies and assist with research projects to enhance their skills. Youth receive a monetary award of $500.
This year's Youth Fellowship winners are painters Jewel Garcia (Pascua Yaqui/Nambe Pueblo) and Myron Denetclaw (Navajo); jeweler, and 2016 Best of Classification Winner for Youth, Nicklaus Stanaland (Navajo); and photographer Spencer Stanaland (Navajo).
The 96th Santa Fe Indian Market will take place on August 19 and 20, 2017 with the participation of over 1,000 artists from more than 200 federally recognized tribes. Related events begin on Tuesday, August 15th. A full schedule of Indian Market events, and ticket information, can be found at santafeindianmarket.com.
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The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) is a non-profit organization supporting Native American arts and culture. It creates economic and cultural opportunities for Native American artists by producing and promoting the Santa Fe Indian Market, the biggest and most prestigious Indian art event in the world since 1922.
SWAIA plays an ongoing role in supporting Native American arts and culture year-round, cultivating excellence and innovation across traditional and non-traditional art forms and developing programs and events that support, promote, and honor Native artists. swaia.org
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