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.

Kenojuak Ashevak, Inuk printmaker
Martha Gradolf, Hochunk weaver
Rufino Tamayo, Zapotec painter

Basket makers edit

Beadwork and quillwork artists edit

Ceramic artists edit

Diverse cultural artists edit

Draftspeople edit

Artists who primarily work in drawing, including pastels.

Glass artists edit

Installation artists edit

Metalsmiths and jewelers edit

New media artists edit

Mixed-media artists edit

Painters edit

Canada and Greenland edit

United States edit

Mexico edit

Central America and the Caribbean edit

South America edit

Performance artists edit

Photographers edit

Printmakers edit

Sculptors edit

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

Textile artists edit

Woodcarvers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder, Tahnee (Fall 2017). "Seven Directions". First American Art Magazine (16): 16–17. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Fine Art and Outsiders: Attacking the Barriers". The New York Times. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 6 June 2017.