CURRENTLY EXHIBITING:
Museum of NM Gift Shops, Santa Fe , NM
IAIA Museum Shop, Santa Fe , NM
Shiprock Trading, Santa Fe , NM
Indian Summer, Saugatuck , MI
Many Horses Trading, Tucson , AZ
Heard Museum Gift Shop, Phoenix AZ
Garlands Indian Jewelry, Sedona , AZ
Four Winds, Sydney , AU
God Trading, Tokyo , Japan
Sandra Small Gallery, Cincinnati , OH
Other select galleries throughout the USA
PUBLICATIONS:
Free and Easy, Japanese magazine of American Culture “CrazyHorse ” April, 2011
The Santa Fean, “Seven Standouts”, Indian Market Issue, August 2008
Albuquerque Journal , “Setting the Silver Aside”, August 2006
The Santa Fean, “Long Journey to Indian Market”, August 1996
“Southwestern Indian Jewelry”, Dexter Cirillo, 1992 (Abbeyville Press)
“Native America ,” Christine Mather/Jack Parsons, 1990 (Clarkson Potter Publishers)
The Santa Fean, “Adornment – A Tradition of Jewelry Making”, Sept. 1990
American Indian Art magazine, “Back to the Past”, Spring, 1988
New Mexico Magazine, “Indian Jewelry – Two Points of View”, August 1986
EDUCATION:
Eastern New Mexico University (1966-69), Portales , NM; Majored in Anthropology
WORK IN COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe , NM
Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe , NM
Albuquerque Museum , Albuquerque International Airport Collection, Albuquerque, NM
Museum of Man, San Diego , CA
Heard Museum, Phoenix , AZ
Four Winds, Sydney , AU
Large private collections in CA, PA, NY, TX
SHOWS/GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
SWAIA Indian Markets, Santa Fe , NM ; August 1977 annually through 2014
Heard Indian Fair, March, 2002 - 2014
“Be Dazzled!”, The Heard Museum, Phoenix , AZ , 2002
“Jewels of the Southwest”, Arizona Historical Society, 2002
“The Cutting Edge”, Contemporary Jewelers Exhibit, April 1997 – March 1998; The Heard Museum, Phoenix , AZ
Gallery 10 Show, Scottsdale , AZ ; February, 1997.
“Steady Hands, White Metal”, May 1990 – June, 1991, Consulting Curator, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe , NM
“Beyond Tradition”, Nov. 1990 – Jan. 1991, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City , OK
Crow Canyon Benefit Shows, Chicago and Denver 1988 – 1990
LECTURES/DEMONSTRATIONS:
"Meet the Artist" luncheons, SWAIA, Santa Fe, NM 2010
Jewelry Talk/Demonstrations– Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Palace of the Governors, Museum Shop, Santa Fe, NM; July 2005, August, 2000; November, 1996
Studio Tour – Friends of Museum of Indian Arts & Culture – At Cochiti Pueblo, April, 1992
Perfect Trip – New Mexico – Video, 1992 Producer – K. Charmatz, The Travel Channel, New York City
Steady Hands/White Metal – Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe , NM
May, 1990 – June, 1991 - Supporting video of the same name has aired several times through Discovery Channel.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Born November 4, 1946
Married, three children
Tribal Council Member, Cochiti Pueblo
Lt. Governor, Cochiti Pueblo, 1999
Governor, Cochiti Pueblo, 2006