Winner of the Best of Show award for Jewelry at the 2021 Market, stories and histories are at the heart of Wallace’s work.ĭenise Wallace, “Bird Man Transformation” (2020), pin/pendant, sterling silver, 14K gold, 18k gold, fossil ivory, pietersite, 3 x 3 inches (photo by Kiyoshi Togashi, courtesy the artist)īut her winning piece from 2021 Indian Market, Origins, Roots, and Sources, is an impeccable example of her work. The work of Alaskan Native Denise Wallace (Chugach Sugpiaq/Alutiiq), a longtime staple of Indian Market, exemplifies these facts. ![]() ![]() Native jewelry, whether based in historical practice, contemporary innovation, or somewhere in between, carries the identities and histories of the artists and craftspeople who created it jewelry allows us to carry those stories with us and on us. ![]() Indian Market, and the many concurrent satellite events which include performances, exhibitions, lectures, screenings, and more, features artists working across an extraordinary variety of media.Īlthough this year’s participating artists are yet to be announced, one thread is continuous: Storytelling is central in much of Native American art, and the work being produced by Indigenous jewelers is no exception. Now organized by the Southwest Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Indian Market was first held in 1922, and as the event prepares to celebrate its centennial anniversary, it has grown to include over 1,200 Indigenous artists from across the United States and Canada. SANTA FE, NM - Each summer, on the weekend following the third Thursday in August, the population of the small city of Santa Fe, New Mexico more than doubles as over 150,000 visitors from around the world converge on the largest juried Native American art event in the world: Santa Fe Indian Market. ![]() Denise Wallace, “Origins, Roots, and Sources: Past, Present, and Future ” (2021), five piece belt, sterling silver, 14K Gold, fossilized walrus tusk, lapis, petrified dinosaur bone, red coral, gold feldspar, and black moonstone, 3 ½ x 12 ½ inches (not including leather belt) (photo by Kiyoshi Togashi, courtesy the artist)
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