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Lynnette Haozous

Lynnette Haozous (born 1985) a Native American painter, printmaker, jeweler, writer, and actor. She is an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe[1] and of Chiricahua Apache, Navajo, and Taos Pueblo ancestry. Haozous works in acrylics, watercolors, spray paint, jewelry, screen-printing, writing, and acting on stage and in film.[2] She is known for her murals and uses a blend of art and advocacy to bring attention to social conditions and injustices.

Lynnette Haozous
Lynnette Haozous
Born1985
NationalitySan Carlos Apache Tribe,[1] American
Alma materNew Mexico Highlands University, Central New Mexico Community College
Known forMurals, Painting, Mixed Media
StyleArtivism, Art of the American Southwest
Websitehttps://www.lynnettehaozous.com/

Biography edit

Lynnette Haozous is of Chiricahua Apache, Navajo, and Taos Pueblo ancestry. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Arizona and New Mexico.[3] Haozous has said that moving a lot and spending time with family in each of these locations helped her to develop a "profound connection to all sides of my ancestors, and each has had an influence on my work."[4] Haozous is from an artistic family and was influenced by her great uncle, Allan Houser, a renowned sculptor.[5]

Haozous graduated from New Mexico Highlands University in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in social work.[3] She also studied studio arts at Central New Mexico Community College.[6]

Career edit

 
Lynnette Haozous painting Into the Sun (2021)

Lynnette Haozous is an artivist, using art for positive social change to empower and strengthen communities.[3] She works in many mediums including painting, jewelry, screen-printing, writing, and acting, but is most well known for her murals, which use a combination of spray paint and stencils.[4] Haozous has said, "What I like about doing murals is that they speak directly to the community; they're readily available. You can speak directly to the people about these social issues that are impacting them in their own neighborhoods and communities."[7]

In 2020 Haozous's mixed media installation, Braiding Reconciliation, was featured in the Reconciliation exhibit at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).[8] The exhibit was developed by Native American and Indo-Hispano artists and centered truth, racial healing, and transformation—grounded in the promise of reconciliation. The exhibit responded to a decades long journey to end La Entrada, a local annual pageant depicting the 1692 reconquest of New Mexico by the Spanish empire.[9][10] Lynnette Haozous's installation used cords to represent past traumas and the future promise of reconciliation.[8] Knots in the cords recalled those used by Pueblo runners to communicate and mark time during the successful Pueblo Revolt of 1680. At the base of Haozous's installation, rocks from communities throughout the region anchored the cords. Lynnette Haozous's first art installation outside of New Mexico was commissioned by the Portland Art Museum as part of the Mesh exhibit. The 2021 Mesh exhibit featured the work of four Native American artists whose multidisciplinary work touched on social issues including the ongoing fight against racial injustice and conflicts over Indigenous land rights. The exhibit spotlighted Native American culture and reminded viewers that art is an essential form of activism.[11][12] Haozous's mural, titled Into the Sun, "re-matriates" or reasserts the presence and power of Native women in a colonial space.[13]

In 2023 Haozous's mural Seeds of Change was selected from a call to artists to represent The Harwood Museum's 100th birthday in Taos, New Mexico.[14] The mural measures eight feet tall and 10 feet wide and depicts a baby and three young Taos Pueblo women. Haozous said of the artwork, "I like to paint portraits of Native people in their element today, living both in the modern world, while carrying on our traditions of a thousand years."[14]

Works edit

Murals edit

Name of Mural Exhibit Museum Location Year Other Information
Seeds of the Future[14] The Harwood 100 Hardwood Museum of Art Taos, New Mexico 2023-2024 Selected to represent the 100th anniversary of The Harwood.
100% Taos County Initiative Mural[15] N/A N/A 105 Camino de la Placita, Taos, New Mexico 2022 -
Into the Sun[16] MESH Portland Art Museum Portland, Oregon 2021 - 2022
Abolishing the Entrada[17] Reconciliation IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Santa Fe, New Mexico 2019 - 2021
Original Inhabitants[7] N/A N/A OT Circus, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2018 - Collaboration with Joeseph Arnoux
Braiding Reconciliation Mural[18] N/A The Hardwood Museum of Art of the University of New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico 2018
Artist Rooms at Nativo Lodge[19] N/A N/A Albuquerque, New Mexico 2017 -

Mixed Media edit

Name of work Exhibit Museum Location Year
Braiding Reconciliation[8][20] Reconciliation IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Santa Fe, New Mexico 2019 - 2020
Braiding Reconciliation[18] N/A The Hardwood Museum of Art at the University of New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico 2019

Google Doodle edit

On November 3, 2023, in honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Google Doodle of the day featured Allan Houser, which was illustrated by Lynnette Hoazous. The doodle included Apache stars; a yucca plant to represent the desert and homeland of Apache people; an Apache wikiup; the Sun,  which is central to Apache culture; and the Three Sisters Mountain, which is one of four mountains sacred to Chiricahua/ Apache People.[21]

Artist Residence edit

  • 2018–2019 Santa Fe Art Institute Truth and Reconciliation Residency[6]
  • 2017 Nativo Lodge Artists Rooms Residency[22]
  • 2012 Nativo Lodge/SWAIA Artist Residency[22]

Fellowship edit

  • 2020 Native Arts and Culture Foundation Mentor Artist Fellowship Award[23]

Awards edit

  • 2023 Hardwood Museum of Art, Centennial Call to Artists, Winner for Seeds of the Future[24]
  • 2023 Southwest Contemporary, 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now[25]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Romancito, Rick (23 June 2012). "Taos woman chosen for 'Rising Artists Project'". Taos News. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Lynnette Haozous". Harwoodmuseumnewsite. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. ^ a b c "Visionary mural in the desert". Taos News. August 4, 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Miller, Dena (2 February 2018). "Declaration of independence". The Taos News. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. ^ "Lynnette Haozous & Staci Drangmeister | The ABQ Show". Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. ^ a b "Lynnette Haozous". Santa Fe Art Institute. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  7. ^ a b Grimason, Maggie. "Culture Shock: Art as a Weapon". alibi. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. ^ a b c Rael-Galvez, E. (2019-06-09). "RECONCILIATION". mysite. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  9. ^ Romero, Simon (2018-09-08). "New Mexico Grapples With Its Version of Confederate Tributes: A Celebration of Spanish Conquest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  10. ^ Chacón, Daniel J. (24 July 2018). "Fiesta drops divisive Entrada pageant in Santa Fe". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  11. ^ "Mesh". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  12. ^ Meagher, Sean. "The "Mesh" exhibit at the Portland Art Museum features work from four contemporary Native artists touching on current social issues including the ongoing fight against racial injustice and conflicts over Indigenous land rights". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  13. ^ "Daily Art Moment: Lynnette Haozous". Portland Art Museum & Northwest Film Center at home. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  14. ^ a b c Romancito, Rick (2023-05-30). "Celebration this weekend in Taos honors 100 years of art and ideas at the Harwood Museum". The Taos News. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  15. ^ News, Rick Romancito / For the Taos (26 July 2022). "In honor of the original community Lynnette Haozous to unveil mural supporting 100 Percent Initiative". The Taos News. Retrieved 2022-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Emerging Indigenous artists are mixing tradition with an urgent, organized message". opb. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  17. ^ "Lynnette Haozous: Abolishing the Entrada > Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)". Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  18. ^ a b "| Contemporary Art / Taos". Harwoodmuseumnewsite. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  19. ^ Madeson, Frances (13 September 2018). "Each Night A Masterpiece: 24 Native Artists Design One Room Each at Elite Nativo Lodge". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  20. ^ "Reconciliation > Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)". Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  21. ^ "Celebrating Allan Haozous (Houser)". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  22. ^ a b "Lynnette Haozous". Harwoodmuseumnewsite. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  23. ^ Soulé, Barbara (May 6, 2020). "NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2020 MENTOR ARTIST FELLOWSHIP AWARDS" (PDF). Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Seeds of The Future". Harwood Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  25. ^ "12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023". www.516arts.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

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