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SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Rena Begay

Name
Rena Begay
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Juried Classification(s)
Textiles
Website

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
PAL N 246
SFIM24
PAL N 246
WIM25
35

2024 Award History

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Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Rena Begay

Award winning Navajo weaver, Rena Begay, uses a traditional upright loom to weave her rugs. She uses natural and commercially dyed wool for her designs. Rena and her family members have built her variety of looms, which can be dismantled and re-configured when needed.