54th Annual Trail of Tears Art Show

Award Winners

Best of Show

Jerry Sutton, Cherokee Nation
Painting – “ᎩᎳᎪᎨ Gilagoge (Spring)”

Trail of Tears Award

Jon Tiger, Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Painting – “No Time for Burial”

Mary Ellen Meredith Award for Humor

Andrea Tidwell, Cherokee Nation
Diverse Art Form – “Legends of the Rez”

Betty Scraper Garner Elder Award

Bill Glass, Jr., Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
Pottery – “Men & Animals”

Bill Rabbit Legacy Award

Ronald Mitchell, Cherokee Nation
Drawing, Graphics & Mixed Media – “Earth’s Children”

Emerging Artists Award

1st Place
Regina Free, Chickasaw Nation
Sculpture – “Puskawo (Heron)”

2nd Place
Alicia Hilton, Cherokee Nation
Drawing, Graphics & Mixed Media – “A Legacy Woven in Love”

3rd Place
Joseph Byrd, Cherokee Nation, Quapaw Nation, Osage Nation
Jewelry – “ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎬ (Sunshine)”

Basketry

1st Place
Desmond Ellsworth, Nansemond Indian Nation
“Grandma’s Treasure Basket”

2nd Place
Vicki Coppedge, Cherokee Nation
“Living on Spring Creek”

3rd Place
Debra S. Keazer, Cherokee Nation
“Gar Scale Creations”

Honorable Mention
Hattie Lee Mendoza, Cherokee Nation
“Inner Light”

Diverse Art Form

1st Place
Andrea Tidwell, Cherokee Nation
“Legends of the Rez”

2nd Place
Andrea Savar, Cherokee Nation
“Anidawi (Lost and Found) Bandolier Bag”

3rd Place
Bradley Terrapin, Cherokee Nation
“Hunter”

Honorable Mention
Sarah (Seli) Stewart, Cherokee Nation
“Shawl Dancer”

Honorable Mention
Della BigHair-Stump, Crow Nation
“A Crow Girl’s Gems”

Drawing, Graphics & Mixed Media

1st Place
Bryan Waytula, Cherokee Nation
“The Grass Dancer”

2nd Place
Diana Stanfill, Cherokee Nation
“Gvna’s Dance”

3rd Place
Tony A. Tiger, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Sac & Fox, Seminole Nation
“Woven Memory”

Miniatures

1st Place
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation
“Stickball Animals”

2nd Place
Lydia Vann, Cherokee Nation
“Gathering Flowers”

3rd Place
Debra S. Keazer, Cherokee Nation
“Miniature Pine Needle Basket with Handle”

Jewelry

1st Place
Amy Deer, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Sicangu Lakota
“Rose Necklace”

2nd Place
Amanda Rutland, Muscogee (Creek) Nation
“Stompdance Gorget”

3rd Place
Andrea Tidwell, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Water Spider, Bringing the Fire”

Honorable Mention
Rube Bradley Starr, Cherokee Nation
“Our Prehistoric Ancestors Through Modern Eyes”

Honorable Mention
Tyran Cartledge, Cherokee Nation
“A Cautionary Tale”

Painting

1st Place
Brooks Henson, Cherokee Nation
“Old Friends”

2nd Place
Amber DuBoise-Shepherd, Diné/Navajo (Enrolled), Sac & Fox (Affiliated), Prairie Band Potawatomi (Affiliated)
“The World Walker, Mother Earth, Father Sky & The Star Beings”

3rd Place
Jeremy Thompson, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
“Roots”

Honorable Mention
Paula Hefley, Cherokee Nation
“Wow Pow Wow”

Honorable Mention
James Smith, Cherokee Nation
“Illinois River, Cherokee County, OK”

Photography & Digital Art

1st Place
Z Long, Cherokee Nation
“The Culling”

2nd Place
Jeff Edwards, Cherokee Nation
“ᏌᏊ ᎤᏍᏗ, ᏔᎵ ᎤᏍᏗ, ᏦᎢ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᎧᏖᎾ (One Little, Two Little, Three Little Uktena)”

3rd Place
Roxanne Hudson, Cherokee Nation
“Uktena”

Pottery

1st Place
Levi West, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
“Daughter of the Sun”

2nd Place
Crystal Hanna, Cherokee Nation
“Guardians of The Sacred Fire”

3rd Place
Troy Jackson, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Bowl”

Honorable Mention
Lillie Vann, Cherokee Nation
“Exposed”

Honorable Mention
Maeve Hilgers, Cherokee Nation
“Catfish Journey”

Sculpture

1st Place
Troy Jackson, Cherokee Nation
“The Journey Forward”

2nd Place
Tara McCoy, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
“Cherokee View”

3rd Place
Stan Charging, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation
“Diamond Willow Rattler”

Textiles

1st Place
Jennifer McAffrey, Cherokee Nation
“We Survived”

2nd Place
Patrick Knowles, Cherokee Nation
“Saquu”

3rd Place
Caroline Glenn, Cherokee Nation, Navajo Nation
“Ancient Colors: Representing Cherokee Cardinal Directions & People”

Honorable Mention
Merinda Adair, Cherokee Nation
“ᏩᎵ ᎤᏥᎵ”

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