Award Ceremony

Welcome from the Chief

Annual Winners

BEADWORK/QUILLWORK

1st Place
Carolyn Pallett – “Sky Cat, Moon, and Sun”

Merit
Gary Allen – “Cherokee Drumstick 2”

 

CONTEMPORARY BASKETRY

1st Place
Vickie Coppedge – “Village by the River”

Merit
Rose Drake – “Sequoyah”
Kristy Owens – “Thanksgiving”

 

TRADITIONAL BASKETRY

1st Place
Mary Thompson – “Hoot Eyes”

 

CONTEMPORARY POTTERY

1st Place
Lisa Rutherford – “Below the Surface”

Merit
Lisa Rutherford – “Working Hands”

 

TRADITIONAL POTTERY

1st Place
Crystal Hanna – “Hungry Frog”

 

JEWELRY

1st Place
Tyran Cartledge – “Benevolent Spirit”

 

SCULPTURE

1st Place
Gary Allen – “Cherokee Bird Man”

Merit
Jon Williams – “Unbroken”
Mike Smith – “Thirteen Moons”
Richard Graham – “Searching for a New Home”

 

TEXTILES

1st Place
Valerie Kagan – “Modern Day Beloved”

 

TRADITIONAL ARTS

1st Place
Ronnie Morris – “Deer Clan Mask”

 

PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL ART

1st Place
Anita Mitchell – “Un-Frog-Gettable”

Merit
Hillary Glass – “ᏣᎳᎩ ≠ ᏣᏔᎩ”

 

DRAWING, GRAPHICS & MIXED MEDIA

1st Place
Kayla Anley – “As They Should Be”

Merit
Taylor Martinez – “Just Like Auntie Makes”
Karon Crutchley – “Vanished”
Ron Mitchell – “Beyond the Trail of Tears”

 

PAINTING

1st Place
Robin Stockton – “Story Keeper”

Merit
Makiya Deerinwater – “Forgive Me ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ”
Diane Giddeon – “Child of the Great Spirit”
Jerry Sutton – “ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩ/Utugi Uwah/Anticipation”
Roy Boney, Jr. – “ᎠᎳᏍᎦᎵᏍᎩ (Ball Player)”

 

JUDGES CHOICE

Rose Drake – “In Life We Walk Many Paths”
Karen Berry – “Thanks, Aberdeen”
Ernie Poindexter – “Living Barren Fork Creek”
Tiffany Reiter – “Guiding Flame”
Vickie Coppedge – “The Long Journey”

 

BILL RABBIT LEGACY AWARD

Lillie Vann – “When Two Worlds Meet”

 

BETTY SCRAPER-GARNER ELDER AWARD

Vickie Coppedge – “The Long Journey”

 

EMERGING ARTIST AWARDS

1st Place
Joshua Stice – “Four Feathers Necklace”

2nd Place
Justyne Eden – “Legacy of Resilience”

3rd Place
Merinda Adair – “Twined Quiver”

 

BEST OF SHOW

Troy Jackson – “Cherokee Rose 3, Continuance”