SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Peter James

Name
Peter James
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Juried Classification(s)
2-D
Diverse Arts

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
PAL N 258
WIM24
71
SFIM24
PAL N 258

2024 Award History

N/A
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Peter James

I am a Navajo artist and a Creator of the Navajo Spiritual Fabric Art.I am a 1984 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".

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