SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Shana Yellow Calf

Name
Shana Yellow Calf
Tribe
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
Main Classification
2-D
Classification #2
Classification #3
Website

SWAIA Booth Numbers

Summer 2024
PAL 273
Winter 2024
Shana Yellow Calf
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement

My artwork is acrylic based and is a mixture of Plains (Northern Arapaho/Shoshone), Metis/Chippewa and coast Salish art styles. Each piece uses a wide range of colors and varies from contemporary, to political or thought provoking, to comic, to storytelling pieces. Much of my art comes from conversations from people I have meet, to conversations about concerns affecting Indian country today or are pieces which take a new look at how traditional art merges with contemporary artform.I believe the world needs more color, so I choose bright colors, flowers, and mix styles to be ‘eye-catching’. I like to create pieces which ‘stop you in your tracks’ and can start up conversations with strangers. I am often asked if each of the 54 pieces I have created since 2019 have a story, my answer is always “YES”. It’s my best way to pass on stories to my grandchildren (all 12 of them) and to others. Stories are a part of our past, present, and future.

2024 Portfolio

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