SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Peter James

Name
Peter Ray James
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Main Classification
2-D
Classification #2
Diverse Arts
Classification #3
Website

SWAIA Booth Numbers

Summer 2024
PAL N 258
Winter 2024
71
Peter James
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement

I am a Navajo artist and a Creator of the Navajo Spiritual Fabric Art.I am a 1994 Honors Graduate of IAIA & attended Parsons School of Design in NYC. I debuted my art to the world in 2000.I've sold over 3000 masks & 900 canvases. My art is on album covers, prominent artshow posters, newspaper & magazine covers. Celebrity collectors include Ahmad\Phylicia Rashad, Ted Danson, John Bon Jovi and Wynonna & Naomi Judd.I truly believe my destiny is to be a Storyteller and I am Honored to represent my Navajo Family Name in my Homeland and Abroad through my art. My ideas spawn from a spiritual well that originated my life, my family, my clan, and my religion. My Great Grandparents were in a transitional movement, as I am in this society. In Navajo, the word “linaah,” means Path of Life.It is a journey that braids generations into one symbol and thought.We receive our symbols through prayers and giving. My Navajo name is “NAHATA TITH YIL WOOD.” this translates to “One Who delivers the Message".

2024 Portfolio

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