SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Shana Yellow Calf

Name
Shana Yellow Calf
Tribe
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
Juried Classification(s)
2-D

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
WIM24
SFIM24
PAL 273

2024 Award History

N/A
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Shana Yellow Calf

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.

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