Winners of the 2024 Indian Fair & Market Juried Competition
Best of Show Winner Hollis Chitto (Mississippi Choctaw/Laguna/Isleta Pueblos), “Napakanli Um Okla Imma (Flowers for my Family)” Beaded Bandelier Bag
Eight artists were awarded with Best in Class ribbons for the best entries in each of eight classifications of art and three artists were awarded ribbons for the best entries in three special categories:
- Jewelry, Lapidary, and Metal Work: Maria Samora (Taos Pueblo), Bisbee Turquoise Ripple Link Bracelet
- Pottery: Russell Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Bear Lidded Storage Jar
- 2-Dimensional Art: Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe), “Alika No. 1”
- Pueblo Carvings: Mark Taho (Hopi/Dine), “Pahlik Mana”
- Sculpture: Cliff Fragua (Jemez Pueblo), “Ceramica”
- Weavings and Textiles: Tyrell Tapaha (Dine (Navajo)), “Ashkii Tsoh”
- Diverse Art Forms: Hollis Chitto (Mississippi Choctaw/Laguna/Isleta Pueblos), “Napakanli Um Okla Imma (Flowers for my Family)” Beaded Bandelier Bag
- Baskets: Carol Emarthe Douglas (Northern Arapaho-Seminole Nation of Oklahoma), “Opynkv Haco “Stomp Dance””
- Idyllwild Arts Imagination Award: Patricia Belgarde-Cornelius (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), “Mona Lisa/Stolen Sisters”
- Conrad House Innovation Award: Tyrell Tapaha (Dine (Navajo)), “Ashkii Tsoh”
- Indian Arts & Crafts Association Commemorative Award: Leon Misak Kinneeveauk (Inupiaq), “Survival in the Arctic”
The complete list of winners and judges is here.
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The Conrad House Innovation Award is given to an artist who is grounded in traditional precepts yet shows originality, vision, and innovation. To learn more about Conrad House and the award, including past winners, click here.
The Andy Eisenberg Award, which is no longer awarded, honored excellence in contemporary jewelry. To learn more about the award, including past winners, click here. Instead, an Innovation award is given in each of the classifications.
Best of Show Winner of the 2023 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Raynard Scott (Navajo), “Dinetah-Poly”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2022 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Arthur Holmes, Jr. (Hopi), “Reaching Out for Strength, Encouragement”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2021 Virtual Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (Assiniboine/Sioux), “Wakitantanka (Strong-Willed) Pandemic Survivalist”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2020 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Jamie Okuma (Luiseno/Shoshone-Bannock) “Common Ground: Culture Isn’t Black and White”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2019 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Ephraim Zefren Anderson (Navajo), “White House Revival II”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2018 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock), “Protect, Honor, Cherish”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2017 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Don Johnston (Qagan Tayagungin), “Qagaxtag (Love)”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2016 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Jody Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Glendora Fragua (Jemez Pueblo-Walatowa), “Pueblo Luck”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2015 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy), “Loon,” featuring a porcupine-quill loon on the lid.
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Best of Show Winner of the 2014 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Kenneth Williams Jr. (Arapaho/Seneca), “He Was Iconic,” beaded bag that pays tribute to the late Hopi artist Charles Loloma
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Best of Show Winner of the 2013 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Marvin Oliver (Quinault), “A River’s Spirit and Offering”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2012 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Stetson Honyumptewa (Hopi),
“Techno Kid on the Run”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2011 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy),
“Pointy Urchin”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2010 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Ed Archie Noisecat and Jhane Myers,
(Salish-Shuswap/Lil’wat and Comanche/Blackfeet),
“Coyote as Champion”
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Best of Show Winner of the 2009 Indian Fair & Market
Juried Competition
Molly Murphy (Oglala),
“Past is Prologue,” Salish-style beaded cradleboard
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