John Henry Gloyne (Eastern Band Cherokee / Osage / Pawnee) is an artist with a focus on tattooing, painting, and wood carving. Gloyne’s painting, “Burial Ceremony: The Four Souls of the Cherokee Being” won Best of Show at the 53rd Annual Trail of Tears Art Show. He has been a tattoo artist since 2004 and learned woodcarving under Bud Smith, who learned from Amanda Crowe.

Gloyne was born on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina and was raised in the Yellowhill Community. Working in a variety of styles and mediums, he often finds himself embedded in and expanding upon Southeastern Native American themes. His art responds to his upbringing and surroundings. It is a channel to feel connected to the past, present and future of the Cherokee universe.