Chris Pappan (born 1971) is a Native American artist, enrolled in the Kaw Nation[1] and of Osage and Cheyenne River Lakota descent.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pappan studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts, and is a self-described "Lowbrow Native" artist,[3] with his work based on traditional ledger art.[4]

Art career

In 2011 he participated in the Heartland Reverberations exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art along with Norman Akers, Bunky Echo-Hawk, Ryan Red Corn and Dianne Yeahquo Reyner;[3] the same year, he was awarded the Discovery Fellowship by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts.[4]

In July 2014 Pappan was the featured cover artist for Native Peoples magazine; he was also awarded a Landmarks Fellowship to travel to Australia and participate in a cultural exchange with Indigenous Australians.[5] In 2015 he presented Account Past Due: Ledger Art & Beyond at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.[6] In 2016-19 the Field Museum of Natural History organized a show of his drawings and paintings called Drawing on Tradition: Kanza Artist Chris Pappan.[7] His work is part of the permanent collections of the Spencer Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Native Art.[8]

On February 22, 2021, a Google Doodle he illustrated of Zitkala-Sa was featured in the United States to celebrate the 145th anniversary of her birth.[9][10]

References

  1. ^Francis, Meredith (3 December 2020). "Artist Chris Pappan Explores the Contemporary Identity of Native Americans". WTTW. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ „Spencer Museum of Art | Sammlung – Pappan, Chris Chris Pappan“ . collection.spencerart.ku.edu . Abgerufen am 4. Januar 2017 .
  3. ^ a b Jessepe, Lorraine (29. Oktober 2011). „Heimkehr: Der zeitgenössische Künstler Chris Pappan definiert die Ledger-Kunst der Plains-Indianer neu“ . Indian Country Today . Abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2016 .
  4. ^ a b Pappan, Chris. „Über Chris Pappan“ . Abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2016 .
  5. ^ „Interview mit Chris Pappan“ . Broken Boxes. 21. Februar 2015.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Alex (25. Februar 2015). „Chris Pappan kreiert eine kantigere, erotischere Ledger Art“ . Indian Country Media Network.
  7. ^ swigodner (2016-09-01). „Drawing on Tradition: Kanza Artist Chris Pappan“ . The Field Museum . Abgerufen am 2017-01-04 .
  8. ^ „Tamarind Institute – Chris Pappan“ . Tamarind Institute . Abgerufen am 2. Januar 2017 .
  9. ^ Zitkala-Sa Google Doodle in den Vereinigten Staaten | Kurze Biografie der Schriftstellerin aus Yankton, Dakota auf YouTube
  10. ^ „Zitkala-Sas 145. Geburtstag“ . www.google.com .