Welcome from the Chief
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”