List of Indigenous artists of the Americas

This is a list of visual artists who are Indigenous peoples of the Americas, categorized by primary media. Mestizo and Métis artists whose indigenous descent is integral to their art are included, as are Siberian Yup'ik artists due to their cultural commonalities with Alaskan Yup'ik people. This list includes notable visual artists who are Inuit, Alaskan Natives, Siberian Yup'ik, American Indians, First Nations, Métis, Mestizos, and Indigenous peoples of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Indigenous identity is a complex and contested issue and differs from country to country in the Americas. Inclusion to this list is based on legal membership to an Indigenous community, when applicable, or recognition by the relevant indigenous community/communities of the individual as a member of that community.

Basket makers

Beadwork and quillwork artists

Ceramic artists

Diverse cultural artists

Draftspeople

Artists who primarily work in drawing, including pastels.

Glass artists

• Marcus Amerman, Choctaw, born 1959
• Joe Feddersen, Colville, born 1953
• Marianne Nicolson, PhD, Dzawada’enuxw, born 1969
• Preston Singletary, Tlingit, born 1963

Installation artists

Metalsmiths and jewelers

New media artists

Mixed-media artists

• Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute/Modoc) mixed-media artist, curator

Painters

Canada and Greenland

United States

Mexico

Central America and the Caribbean

• Pen Cayetano, Garifuna, Belize
• Chafil Cheucarama, Wounaan, Panama
• Andrés Curruchich, Kaqchikel Maya, (1891–1969)
• Rosa Elena Curruchich, Maya Kaqchikel, (1958–2005)
• Luis Rolando Ixquiac Xicara, Maya, Guatemala, (born 1947)
• Aníbal López, Maya, Guatemala, (born 1964)
• Carlos Mérida, K'iche' Maya-Zapotec, Guatemala, (1891–1984)

South America

Performance artists

Photographers

Printmakers

Sculptors

Artists primarily working in antler, bone, metal, stone, and other materials, except wood. Sculptors working primarily in wood are listed below.

Textile artists

Woodcarvers

See also

References

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2. ^ "Fine Art and Outsiders: Attacking the Barriers". The New York Times. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 6 June 2017.