List of Native American artists
Criteria for inclusion is that the artist be of verifiable Native American descent as a tribal member. "Native American" is defined as meeting the requirements established by either state or federal regulations, and meeting the eligibility requirements for artist membership in the Indian Arts and Crafts Association. This does not include non-Native American artists using Native American themes, or tribes not recognized by state and federal governments where documented verifiability is absent.
Painters
- Narciso Abeyta (Ha So Da), Navajo
- Tony Abeyta (Ha So De), Navajo
- Arthur Amiotte, Lakota
- Rev. Jimmy Anderson (Aha Jumba), Creek
- Spencer Asah (Lallo), Kiowa
- Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Lorencita Atencio Bird (To Pove), San Juan Pueblo
- James Auchiah, Kiowa
- Amos Bad Heart Bull (Tatanka Cante Sica) aka "Eagle Lance", Oglala Lakota Sioux
- Louis Ballard (Honga-no-zhe), Quapaw-Cherokee
- Rick Bartow, Yurok
- Diana Beach, Chickamauga Cherokee
- Matthew Bearden, Citizen Band Potawatomi
- Fred Beaver (Eka La Nee), Creek-Seminole
- Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahne Yah), Navajo
- Shonto Begay, Navajo
- Dennis Belindo, Kiowa-Navajo
- Marcellus "Mars" Biggoose, Ponca
- Earl Biss aka "Meadow Lark Boy" and "Spotted Horse", Chippewa
- Archie Blackowl (Mis Ta Moo To Va), Cheyenne
- Acee Blue Eagle (Che Bon Ah Bula), Creek-Pawnee
- Parker Boyiddle, Delaware
- Clifford Brycelea, Navajo
- T.C. Cannon (Pai-doung-u-day), Kiowa-Caddo-Choctaw
- Robert Chee (Hashke-Yil-E-Cale), Navajo
- Grey Cohoe, Navajo
- Mirac Creepingbear (Aun-So-Bea), Arapaho-Kiowa
- Woody Crumbo, Potawatomi
- Tony Da, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- David Dawangyumptewa, Hopi-Navajo
- Larry Daylight, Comanche
- Cecil Dick (Da'-Ga-Dah'-Ga), Cherokee
- Duane Dishta, Zuni
- Ted Draper, Jr., Navajo
- Anthony Chee Emerson, Navajo
- George Flett, Spokane (tribe)
- Harry Fonseca, Maidu
- Dr. Gary France, Seminole
- William B. Franklin, Navajo
- Luis Gonzalez, (Wo Peen), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Carl N. Gorman (Kinyeonny Beyeh), Navajo
- R.C. Gorman, Navajo
- Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh), Santa Clara Pueblo
- Albert Harjo, Creek
- Benjamin Harjo Jr., Shawnee-Seminole
- Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds aka "Edgar Heap of Birds", Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Joe Herrera (See Ru), Cochita
- Velino Shije Herrera (Ma Pe Wi), Zia Pueblo
- Bobby Hill aka "White Buffalo", Kiowa
- Joan Hill (Chea-Se-Quah), Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek)
- Jack Hokeah, Kiowa
- Rance Hood (Au Tup Ta), Comanche
- Daniel Horsechief, Cherokee-Pawnee
- Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache
- Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina), Yankton Sioux
- Norma Howard, Chickasaw-Choctaw
- Debora Iyall, Cowlitz
- Ruthe Blalock Jones (Chu-Lun-Dit), Shawnee-Delaware-Peoria
- Lee Joshua, Seminole
- Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma or Tawawiiseoma), Hopi
- Michael Kabotie, Hopi
- King Kuka (See Kooks Ee Nan), Blackfeet
- Linda Lomahaftewa, Hopi-Choctaw
- Gregory Lomayesva, Hopi
- Charles Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Merina Lujan (Pop Chalee), Taos Pueblo
- Crescencio Martinez (Te E), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tony Martinez (Popovi Da), son of Maria and Julian, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo, husband of Maria Martinez (potter)
- Rafael Medina (Teeyacheena), Zia Pueblo
- America Meredith, Cherokee Nation
- Solomon McCombs, Creek
- Vicente Mirabal (Chiu-tah), Taos Pueblo
- Al Momaday (Huan Toa), Kiowa
- Preston Monongye aka "Snow Chief", Hopi
- Geronima Cruz Montoya (Potsunu), San Juan Pueblo
- Stephen Mopope (Qued Koi), Kiowa
- Norval Morrisseau aka "Copper Thunderbird", Ojibwa
- Raymond Naha, Hopi
- Gerald Nailor (Toh Yah) aka "Walking by the River", Navajo
- Dan Namingha, Hopi
- Jackson Narcomey, Muscogee Creek-Seminole
- Doc Tate Nevaquaya, Comanche
- Loren Pahsetopah, Osage
- David Chethlahe Paladin (Chethlahe), Navajo
- Jose Encarnacion Pena (Soqween), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tonita Pena (Quah Ah), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Harvey Pratt (Wo-Pet-No-No-Mot, "White Thunder"), Cheyenne-Arapaho
- Kevin Red Star, Crow
- Robert Redbird, Kiowa
- Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) aka "Cattail Bird", San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Jose D. Roybal (Oquwa), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Burgess Roye, Ponca
- Paladine Roye (Pon Cee Cee), Ponca
- Ida Sahmie, Navajo
- Will Sampson, Muscogee (Creek)
- Percy Sandy (Kai Sa), Zuni
- C. Terry Saul (Tobaksi), Choctaw
- Fritz Scholder, Luiseno
- Mark Silversmith, Navajo
- Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Cree-Shoshone
- Lois Smoky (Bougetah), Kiowa
- Dyanne Strongbow, Choctaw
- Virginia A. Stroud, Cherokee-Creek
- Patrick Swazo Hinds aka "Grey Squirrel", Tesuque
- Quincy Tahoma aka "Water's Edge", Navajo
- Urshel Taylor, Pima
- Dana Tiger, Creek-Seminole-Cherokee
- Jerome Tiger (Kocha), Creek-Seminole
- Johnny Tiger, Jr., Creek-Seminole
- Bruce Timeche, Hopi
- Jimmy Toddy, (Beatien Yazz, "Little No Shirt"), Navajo
- Irving Toddy, Navajo
- Jose Rey Toledo (Shoba Wonhon), Zia Pueblo
- Monroe Tsatoke, Kiowa
- Andy Tsinahjinnie (Yazzie Bahe), Navajo
- Pablita Valarde (Tse Tsan), Santa Clara Pueblo
- Donald Vann (Gwen-Na Da-Ga-Do-Ga), Cherokee
- Darren Vigil Gray, Kiowa
- Romando Vigil (Tse Ye Mu), San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Antowine Warrior (Tta-ke-ta-ko-si, "Roaring Thunder"), Sac-Fox-Shawnee
- Walter Richard (Dick) West Sr. (Wah-pah-nah-yah), Cheyenne
- Gary White Deer (Nukoa), Choctaw
- Ignacio White Eagle, Gros Ventre
- Emmi Whitehorse, Navajo
- David Emmett Williams (Monnick; Tos-Que), Kiowa-Tonkawa-Apache
- Cecil Youngfox, Ojibwa
- Alfred Young Man aka "Eagle Chief", Plains Cree
- Melanie Yazzie, Navajo
- Steven Yazzie, Navajo-Laguna
- Paul Zotom (Zo Tom) aka "Snake Head", Kiowa
Potters
- Elizabeth Abeyta (Nah-Glee-eh-bah), Navajo
- Sadie Adams, Hopi
- Aguilar Family, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mrs. Ramos Aguilar, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Rosalie and Joe Aguilar, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Mildred Antonio, Acoma
- Shirley Brauker (Go-gee-zis muckwa), Odawa
- Rosita Cata, San Juan Pueblo
- Asuncion Aguilar Cate, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Crucita Gonzales Calabaza, aka "Blue Corn",San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Marie Chino, Acoma
- Vera Chino, Acoma
- Alice Cling, Navajo
- Barbara Concho, Acoma
- Helen Quintana Cordero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Arthur and Hilda Coriz, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mamie Deschillie, Navajo
- Juanita Suazo Dubray, Taos
- Carmelita Dunlop, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Anthony Durand, Picuris Pueblo
- Anita Fields, Osage
- Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo, daughter of Rose Naranjo
- Candelaria Gachupin, Zia Pueblo
- Helen Gachupin, Zia Pueblo
- Lorencita Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Felipita Aguilar Garcia, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Bill Glass Jr., Cherokee
- Juanita Gonzales, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Rose Gonzales, San Juan Pueblo
- Lela and Van Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Margaret and Luther Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Rodina Huma, Hopi
- Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma Pueblo
- Delores Lewis (daughter of Lucy Lewis), Acoma
- Emma Lewis, Acoma
- Otellie Loloma (Sequafnehma), Hopi, wife of Charles Loloma
- Joseph Lonewolf, Santa Clara Pueblo
- P. Loretto, Jemez Pueblo
- Steve Lucas, Tewa, nephew of Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva
- Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka), San Ildefonso Pueblo, note various signatures in career
- Santana Roybal Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Tony Martinez (Popovi Da), son of Maria Martinez
- Grace Medicine Flower (Wopovi Poviwah), Santa Clara Pueblo
- Sofia Medina, Zia Pueblo
- Santana Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Crucita Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Santana Melchor
- Dolorita Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Santana Melchor
- JoAnn Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Dolorita Melchor
- Marlene Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, daughter of Dolorita Melchor
- Steven Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, son of Marlene Melchor
- Dominic Melchor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, son of Marlene Melchor
- Anna Mitchell, Cherokee
- Dora Montoya, Santa Ana Pueblo
- Helen Naha, Hopi
- Josephine Nahohai, Zuni
- Milford Nahohai, Zuni, son of Josephine
- Randy Nahohai, Zuni, son of Josephine
- Les Namingha, Hopi
- Priscilla Namingha, Hopi
- Nampeyo aka "Hano Nampeyo", Tewa, Hopi
- Elva Nampeyo, Hopi
- Fannie Nampeyo, Hopi
- Iris Youvella Nampeyo, Hopi
- Rachel Nampeyo Namingha, Tewa
- Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva, Tewa/Hopi (daughter of Rachel)
- Camille Hisi Nampeyo Quotskuyva, Tewa/Hopi (daughter of Dextra)
- Lorencita Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Teresita Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Nora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Thomas Natseway, Laguna Pueblo
- Joy Navasie, aka "Frog Woman", Hopi-Tewa, Daughter of Paqua Naha
- Paqua Naha, aka "Frog Woman", Hopi-Tewa, the original Frog Woman, mother of Joy Navasie
- Garnet Pavatea, Hopi
- Agnes Peynetsa, Zuni
- Al Quoyawayma, Hopi
- Diego Romero, Cochiti Pueblo
- Rachel Sahmie, Hopi
- Russell Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Helen Shupla, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Monica Silva, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Noreen Simplicio, Zuni
- Mary Small, Jemez
- Jacquie Stevens, Winnebago
- Anita Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Cresencia Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Margaret Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Joseph Lonewolf Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Judy Tafoya, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Sara Fina Tafoya, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Leonidas Tapia, San Juan Pueblo
- Robert Tenorio, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Dorothy Torivio, Acoma Pueblo
- Reyecita Trujillo, San Juan Pueblo
- Tina Garcia Trujillo, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Tsayutitsa, Zuni
- Dora Tse-pe, Tewa
- Lorraine Williams, Navajo
- Nathan Youngblood, Santa Clara Pueblo
Sculptors
- Jim Albert, Navajo
- Dennis Christy, Saginaw Chippewa
- Ray Crowder, Choctaw
- Cliff Fragua, Jemez Pueblo
- Bob Haozous, Chiricahua
- Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua
- Doug Hyde, Nez Perce, Assiniboine, and Chippewa
- Bruce LaFountain
- Glen La Fontaine, Cree
- Presley LaFountain
- Estella Loretto, Jemez
- Daniel Mena, Saginaw Chippewa
- Arlo Namingha, Tewa-Hopi
- Bill Reid, Haida
- Axangayuk Shaa, Inuit
- Robert Dale Tsosie, Picuris Pueblo-Navajo
- Gordon Van Wert, Red Lake Band of Chippewa
- Ernie Whiteman, Northern Arapaho
- Larry Yazzie, Navajo
Basket Makers
- Elsie Allen, Pomo
- Mary Benson, Pomo
- Kelly Church, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa Ojibwe Indians
- Tootsie Dick, Washoe
- Mavis Doering, Cherokee Nation
- Lizzie Enos, Maidu
- Ronnie-Leigh Goeman, Onondaga
- Isabel Hanson, Panamint
- Sarah Hunter, Panamint
- Salena Jackson, Maidu
- Maggie James, Washoe
- Sarah James, Washoe
- Terrol Dew Johnson, Tohono O'odham
- Louisa Keyser (Dat So La Lee), Washoe
- Cherish Parrish, Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians
- Lizzie Peters, Washoe
- Polly Peters, Maidu
- Bessie Russell, Cherokee
- Linda Quavehema, Hopi
- Grizelda Saufkie, Hopi
- Lisa Telford, Haida
- Susie Wilson, Panamint
Rug Weavers
Metalsmiths/Jewelers
- Marco L. Arviso, aka "Morning Spirit", Navajo
- Edward Beyuka, Zuni
- Shawn Bluejacket, Shawnee
- Jared Chavez, San Felipe Pueblo, Tewa, Hopi, (son of Richard Chavez)
- Richard Chavez, San Felipe Pueblo
- Connie Tsosie Gaussoin, Navajo/Picuris Pueblo
- David Gaussoin,Navajo/Picuris Pueblo
- Wayne Nez Gaussoin,Navajo/Picuris Pueblo
- Kenneth Johnson, Muscogee/Seminole
- Michael Kabotie, Hopi
- Charles Loloma, Hopi
- Anthony Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo (son of Mary)
- Martine Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Mary Lovato, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai), Hopi (niece of Charles Loloma)
- Veronica Poblano, Zuni
- Jovana Poblano, Zuni
- Dylan Poblano, Zuni
- Pat Pruitt, Laguna Pueblo
- Raymond Quam, Zuni
- Daniel "Sunshine" Reeves, Navajo
- Randy Sacatero, Navajo
- Cody Sanderson, Navajo
- Harry J. Sandoval, Jr, Navajo
- Emory Sekaquaptewa, Hopi
- Tommy Singer, Navajo
- Jason Takala, Hopi
Woodworkers/Flute makers
- Woodrow "Wotko" Haney, Seminole
- Hawk Littlejohn, Cherokee
- John Timothy(Yafke), Muscogee (Creek)
- Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Kiowa-Comanche
Writers
- Sherman Alexie, Spokane-Coeur d'Alene
- Shonto Begay, Navajo
- Robert J. Conley, Cherokee
- N. Scott Momaday, Kiowa
- Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna Pueblo
- Louise Erdrich, Turtle Mountain Ojibwe
- Joy Harjo, Muscogee
Photographers
- Walter Bigbee, Comanche
- Peña Bonita, Apache-Seminole
- Richard Castaneda, Pima-Maricopa
- Tom Fields, Muscogee Creek-Cherokee
- Shan Goshorn, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
- Carm Little Turtle, Apache-Tarahumara-Mexican
- Lee Marmon, Laguna Pueblo
- Pamela Shields (Neshkinukat), Blackfoot
- Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Musgokee-Seminole-Navajo
Kachina, Kachina dolls
Beadwork
- Marcus Amerman, Choctaw
- Judge Blossom, Cherokee
- Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty, Assiniboine
- Teri Greeves, Kiowa
- Tom Haukaas, Lakota
- Jerry Ingram, Choctaw-Cherokee
- Margia Simplicio, Zuni
- Louisa Soap, Cherokee
- Marilyn Yeahquo, Kiowa