2008
Moving with The Storm, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, California

2007
Most Serene Republics, Venice Biennale Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian Venice, Italy
Trees Words Chiapas, Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Overlays, Museum of Anthropology University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada

2006
Remembering in America, Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,

2005
Ocmulgee, Atlanta College of Art Gallery,Atlanta, Georgia

2003
Diary of Trees, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY

2002
Public Art From Oklahoma, Greatmore Art Studios Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
A Survey of Prints, Lithographs and Serigraphs The Association for Visual Arts Museum
Cape Town, South Africa
Paint the Flame, Woodland Pattern Book Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2001
Edgar Heap of Birds, GOCAIA Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

2000
Drawings, Paintings and Prints, Art Resource Transfer Gallery, New York, New York

1999
Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, LeWallen Contemporary Gallery,Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Prints and Signs, Spotted Horse Gallery, Aspen, Colorado

1998
Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Kieale Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud State University,
St. Cloud, Minnesota

1997
Fish and Trees, Paul Mesaros Gallery, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia
Reading/ Art For The People, California State University, San Marcos, California

1995
Learn a War Cry, Woodland Pattern Book Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

1994
Tell Yourself, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Drawings, Paintings and Signs, The Art Gallery, Broward College, Pembroke Pines, Florida
Paintings and Scarves, Golden West Gallery, Telluride, Colorado
Hard Weed, Plug-In Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1993
Public Art Works And Drawings, Art Awareness, Lexington, New York
Animals Trees Weather People, The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Is What Is, Matrix Program, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, California
The Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1992
Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Sena Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Words/ Spirits, C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis, California
Drawings, Paintings And Scarves, The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1991
Dig, The Mix University of Colorado Art Galleries, Boulder, Colorado

1990
Claim Your Color, A Retrospective Exhibition of 100 Works, Exit Art, New York, New York
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
Blood Beat, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas

1988
Heh No Wah Maun Stun He Dun, What Makes Man, Matt’s Gallery, London, England
Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas
American Policy, Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland

1987
Heh No Wah Maun Stun He Dun, What Makes Man, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts
American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, New York
Sharp Rocks, Art Culture and Resource Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Selected Group Exhibitions

2007
Comfort Zone, Santa Fe Art Institute Santa Fe
Looking Back, Pressing Forward University Gallery University of North Texas Denton, Texas
Critical Translations, Katherine E. Nash Gallery University of Minnesota

2006
La Voce Politica, Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
New Media / New Materials, Contemporary Art Center Cincinatti, Ohio
Miner’s Canary, The Center for Contemporary Art Santa Fe, New Mexico

2005
Visual Power: 21st Century Native American Artists / Intellectuals,
United States Department of State, Washington D.C. A circulating exhibition at U.S. embassies world wide
Thursdays, Galeri Soemardja, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia

2004
Eagles Speak Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio Lew Allen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Peekskill Public Art Project, New Native Hosts Peekskill, New York
Reservations: Rethinking the Native American, Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida
Scared Stiff: Condom Wrapper Design, Benefit exhibition for teen contraception awareness,
Paper Veins Museum, New York, New York

2003
Cross-Cultural Identities, South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
Homeland, Whitney Museum of American Art, Exhibition at The Art Gallery of the Graduate Center,
The City University of New York, New York, New York,
Multiple Perspectives, Wellesley Art Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
25th Anniversary Gala Exhibition, The Fabric Workshop Studio and Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Native Inspiration, LewAllen Contemporary, LLC, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Holponiyochi, Wright State University Art Gallery, Dayton, Ohio

2002
Eagles Speak Honoring the Unity of Eagles from Southern Africa and North America, Collaborative Group Exhibition,
Curator and Exhibiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
The Association for Visual Arts Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
Unforgettable, Remembering September 11th, Chelsea Studio Gallery, New York, New York
Beyond Beads and Feathers, Portland Art Museum, Portland Oregon
Cross Generational, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota

2001
Prints, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
In Remembrance, September 11th, Anton Gallery, Washington D.C
Native American Faculty and Student Show, Noble Museum of Natural History,
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma

2000
Ambiguo, Gallery 224, San Juan, Puerto Rico (catalogue)
16 Songs/Issues of Personal Assessment and Indigenous Renewal,
Nationally Touring Exhibition, 1995-2000 (catalogue) Buddy Holly Art Center, Lubbock, Texas
Honoring, C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California at Davis, Davis, California
Who Stole The Tee Pee, National Museum of the American Indian, New York, New York (catalogue)
Recent Indigenous Art, The Jacobson House, Norman, Oklahoma

1999
Billboard, Art on the Road Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, Massachusetts (catalogue)
Absence/Presence, Catherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota (catalogue)
The Next Word, Text Image Design Meaning, Neuberger Museum of Art,
Purchase College State University of New York, Purchase, New York (catalogue)

1998
Contemporary Warriors, Wanuskewin Gallery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
One-Hundred Years of Sculpture, The Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
I.R. 80A, Neutral Ground Gallery Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Public Art/Public Sculpture, University at Buffalo, Art Gallery, Center for Arts Atrium, Buffalo, New York

1997
Twenty-Five Years of Print Making; Brandywine Workshop, The Printed Image Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Biennial Exhibition of Public Art, Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York, Purchase, New York
Off Shore/ On Site, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 2000 Olympic Arts Festival Sydney, Australia
Gifts of the Spirit, The Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts (catalogue)

1996
The Real West, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
Public Enemy Care for Youth, Pacific Arts Festival, Apia, Western Samoa
Native Streams, Nationally Touring Exhibition:
Native Voices, Allegheny College, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

1995
Deterritorialization, Centro Cultural De La Raza, San Diego, California
Native American Invitational and Masters Exhibition, The Increase Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Face Forward: Self Portraiture in Contemporary Art, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (catalogue)
Context: A Survey of Recent Visual Poetry, Hermetic Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
La Jeune Gravure Contemporatine Et Ses Invites Des USA, Mairie Du Vi Arrondissement, Paris, France (catalogue)

1994
Localities of Desire, Contemporary Art in an International World,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, (catalogue)
Narratives, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CompuServe, First Nations Arts, Computer Gallery International, Fredricksburg, Virginia,
Contemporary Art Books, American Indian Community House Gallery,New York, New York
Land Spirit Power, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
The Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, Texas (catalogue)
Death, Reverence and The Struggle For Equality In America,
Betty Rymer Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
Stand, Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania and The Gallery of Art, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania,

1993
American Indian Art In The Twentieth Century, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado,
Art Of Resistance, Amnesty International, National Conference, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
Indigenous Investigations 2 person exhibition, Gallery of Art, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
Native Artists Of Oklahoma, Amnesty International, Regional Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma

1992
Spiritual Cargo, Charter Oak Cultural Center Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut
Green Acres-New Colonialism In The United States,
Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis, Missouri (catalogue)
Bookmarks For White Walls, A Journal Of Language And Art,
Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Visions, United States Senate Rotunda, Washington, DC
The People…Themselves, Los Angeles Photography Center, Los Angeles, California
China: June 4, 1989, Don’t Believe Miss Liberty,
Internationally Touring Exhibition, Curated by Asian American Art Center, NY, NY
Completing The Circle: Artists’ Books On The Environment, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
20th Anniversary Exhibition, University Galleries, Department of Art, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

1991
Border Issues Negotiations and Identity, CRCA, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas
Lost Illusions, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
Witness To Dissent: Memory, Yearning and Struggle, Mixed media installation with Clarissa Sligh and selected artists,
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Words + Numbers, Museum of Contemporary Art, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Counter Media, Key Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Makers Alliance, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In Public, Seattle 1991, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Bad Politics, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington
The Un-Making Of Nature, Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County, Stanford, Connecticut
Re-Imaging America Momenta Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

1990
Endangered, Visual Art By Men Of Color Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
In The Public Eye, Beyond The Statue In The Park, Euphrat Gallery, DeAnza College, DeAnza, California
Art From The Seven Generations, American Indian Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, California

1989
Rain Forest, Houston at Orchard Alternative Space, New York, New York
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Literacy On The Table, Longwood Gallery, Bronx, New York
Franklin Furnace, New York, New York
Hall Walls, Buffalo, New York
Self Evidence, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California
Privileged Must Share, Nave Museum, Victoria, Texas
Mid America Biennial, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
The Debt, Exit Art, New York, New York,
Modes of Address, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
Representation/ Re-Presentation, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1988
Saga(s), Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, New York
The Whole World Is Still Watching, Randolph Street Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Re-Visions, Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Center, Banff, Alberta, Canada (catalogue)

1987
Eight Native American Artists, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana (catalogue)
In Defense Of Sacred Lands, Harcus Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Artists With A Public Voice, 911 Art Center, Seattle,Washington
Committed To Print, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York 1987 (catalogue)
Documenta 8: In Memory Of Native Americans, In Memory Of Jews-Relocate Destroy, Kassal, Germany
White Columns Gallery, New York, New York
Race And Representations, Hunter College, New York, New York
Material Poetry, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
American Policy, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

1986
Concrete Crisis, Exit Art Gallery, New York, New York
Born From Sharp Rocks, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York
Oppression-Expression, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Arts And Leisure, The Kitchen, New York, New York, 1986
Self Portrait, Kenkeleba House Gallery, New York, New York
We Always Turn Around On Purpose, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery,
SUNY College at Old Westbury, Long Island, New York (catalogue)
Liberty and Justice, Alternative Museum, New York, New York

1985
Mass Spaces, Cleveland, Ohio,
Art Consortium, Cincinnati, Ohio
The New Museum, New York, New York
Spirits Rising Over A Faded Past, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Recent Public Art, Commissions, and Special Projects

2007
"Most Serene Republics"
This public art collateral project for the 2007 Venice Biennale consisted of 25 new sign/panel and billboard works
which memorialized the 16 Native American deaths in Bill Cody’s Wild West Euro Show Tours. 16 memorial panels
were deployed at the Viale Garibaldi and another 8 panels were installed at Giardini Reali. A 25 foot in door billboard
was installed at the customs check point of the Marco Polo International Airport. New artistic creations in blown glass
were completed at Murano, Italy.

2006
"Remembering in America"
Billboard project Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. One text billboard
presented in downtown Winnipeg. Billboard excerpted from United States of America Declaration of Independence,
1776. Billboard presented with gallery exhibition “Imperial Canada” Billboard project in conjunction with “Nuit Blanche”,
Toronto, Canada. “Nuit Blanche” was a city wide public art, film\video and performance festival. Six different billboard
messages were deployed

“Mayan Tree of Life”
production of a series of 20 mono type prints for exhibition at Grunt Gallery, Vancouver B.C.,
Canada Fall 2007. These prints were produced in the print studio of St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Also two lectures were offered at the University

"Site visit: University of Minnesota School of Art and Center for Genocide and Holocaust Studies"
Minneapolis, Minnesota. This visit was in preparation for the Winter 2007 Catherine Nash Gallery exhibition titled:
“Critical Translations”. Also campus sites were selected for the permanent mounting of the 400 foot text sign panel
installation titled: “Building Minnesota".

"Wheel 2005", is the creation a 50 foot, outdoor porcelain and steel
signature sculptural work which will be sited at The Denver Art Museum, Denver,
Colorado. The sculpture receives its inspiration from the traditional Medicine
Wheel of the Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming. Wheel completed during summer solstice

2005
"Do You Choose to Walk Trail of Tears"
Campus Public Art Installation (permanent) Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia


2004
"Production of International Collaborative Mural"
Mural size 8 feet by 24 feet. Mural title: Louisiana Purchase Reclaimed.
Mural created in conjunction with Performing Ethnicity conference, investigating the legacies
of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, City University of New York, New York, New York

"Salt River Road" Completion of a suite of six serigraph prints titled: “Salt River Road “.
The prints were inspired by the 2002 sabbatical studio experience in Cape Town,
South Africa and executed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.


Recent Grants and Awards

2007
Archival research investigating Native American deaths, Cody Wild West Show tours, Paris, France
Native American Studies and College of Arts and Sciences travel and creative activities grant. Grant was used to research
experimental art works in cast and blown glass prior to working at Murano, Italy. Glass studio experimentation conducted
at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas

2006
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Enrichment Award
This award supported the presentation of research in London, England
University of Oklahoma Research Council Grant,
“Public Art and the America’s”
Travel, research and creative production grant for 2007 exhibitions at the Belkin Gallery, Grunt Gallery and Museum of
Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Research conducted in Palenque, Mexico.

2004
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Enrichment Award
University of Oklahoma. Award to present research at Peekskill Public Arts Project, New Native Hosts, Peekskill,New York,
College of Arts and Sciences, Vice President of Research and Native American Studies Travel Award University of Oklahoma.
Java and Lombok, Indonesian Research Project, Text Art and Traditional Weaving,
College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Summer Technology Workshop, University of Oklahoma
Andy Warhol Foundation Award received in conjunction with residency and exhibition program,
Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

2001
National Endowment of the Arts, Washington D.C., Art Context, Artist in
Residence Program, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence,
Rhode Island,The University of Oklahoma Research Council Award, Cross Cultural
Creative Values of the Shona, Khosian and Narragansett Tribal Classic Arts and
the Contemporary Art of Today,
Presidential International Travel Fellowship, For Research Travel to South Africa and Zimbabwe, University of Oklahoma
Finalist, Fulbright Research Award Zimbabwe, Council for International
Exchange of Scholars

2000
Denver Art Museum, Civic film grant awarded to begin work
on the 30-60 minute documentary profiling the studio art research and sculptural process of Wheel, Denver, Colorado


A complete biography will be provided upon request.