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He is of the Herrera family of Pueblo potters in New Mexico, whose work is often found in art collections and in art museums. [2] Virgil's mother is noted potter Seferina Ortiz (1931–2007) and grandson of Cochiti potter, Laurencita Herrera (1912–1984). [2] His mother taught him to make traditional Cochiti pueblo pottery.
The 22 foot high mosaic sculpture, Tree of Life, created in 1999 and located at Fourth Street and Montano Rd. in North Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an artwork referencing the early peoples of Mexico and New Mexico, with black and white animal images referencing Native American Mimbres pottery, as well as color figures from the Maya culture.
Zuni artists in the far west-central New Mexico began ornamenting their pottery in the 20th century with dragonflies, deer, owls and frogs, and floral patterns inspired by the Spanish influence. [51] In Northern New Mexico, artists from San Juan Pueblo deeply carve their pottery into graceful forms; and are known for their red-on-tan work.
Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez (c. 1887 – July 20, 1980) was a Puebloan artist who created internationally known pottery. [1] [2] Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her husband Julian, and other family members, including her son Popovi Da, examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of fine artwork and crafts.
The University of New Mexico press posthumously released the book Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery, an expansion of his book Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery. [5] An archive of Dillingham's correspondence, notebooks, photographic materials and ephemera is located in the New Mexico Museum of Art library and archives.
The center includes a 10,000 sq ft (1,000 m 2) museum of the authentic history and artifacts of traditional Pueblo cultures and their contemporary art.To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the center, an exhibit titled "We are of This Place: The Pueblo Story" opened on April 2, 2016. [2]
1990 Andrews Pueblo Pottery, Albuquerque, NM; 1991 Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts, Ohkay Owingeh, NM; 1991–98 Gallery 10, Group Show, Scottsdale, AZ and Santa Fe, NM; 1992 O'Odham Tash, Casa Grande, AZ; 1992 Gallery 10, Group Show, Beverly Hills, CA and Santa Fe, NM; 1993–98 Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
Lisa Holt (born 1980, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico) [1] and Harlan Reano (born 1978, Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico) [2] are a husband-and-wife team of Pueblo potters and artists from northern New Mexico. They have been making pottery together in 1999, they use traditional Cochiti pottery techniques and create modern work.