Basketry: Contemporary
Carol Wyatt | Cherokee Nation
“Autumn Mountain”
Carol Wyatt | Cherokee Nation
“Crimson Tide”
Dylan Sinor | Cherokee Nation
“Forget-Me-Not”
Juan Ramos | Cherokee Nation
“Ancestors in the Sky”
Kenneth Glass | Cherokee Nation
“ᎤᏲᏏᏍᎬ”
Kenneth Glass | Cherokee Nation
“ᏎᎷ”
Kristy Owens | Cherokee Nation
“Bird Clan”
Laney Cully | Cherokee Nation
“Double Chief’s Daughter”
Laney Cully | Cherokee Nation
“Hand in Hand”
Leslie D Aselis | Cherokee Nation
“Bloom Where You’re Planted”
Leslie D Aselis | Cherokee Nation
“Groovy ’70s”
Lydia Vann | Cherokee Nation
“Bright Summer Sky”
Lydia Vann | Cherokee Nation
“Spring Storage Basket”
Stephanie Stick | Cherokee Nation
“Matriarch”
Basketry: Traditional
Beadwork & Quillwork
Carolyn Pallett | Cherokee Nation
“Creatures of Courage”
Carolyn Pallett | Cherokee Nation
“Water Spider in Winter”
Holly Carlile | Cherokee Nation
“Happy Meal”
Holly Carlile | Cherokee Nation
“Lil Jack”
Jennifer Saenz & Vicky Watson | Cherokee Nation
“Dancing Between Worlds — Maria Tallchief”
Kendall Hair | Cherokee Nation
“Chief’s Daughter & Double Peace Pipe Necklace”
Kolbi Monasmith | Cherokee Nation
“A-ni: Remembering the First Strawberry”
Lindsay Locke | Cherokee Nation
“Remember That I Tried”
Lori Fletcher | Cherokee Nation
“Four Winds”
Lori Fletcher | Cherokee Nation
“Harmony”
Drawing, Graphics & Mix Media
Hattie Lee Mendoza | Cherokee Nation
“Homeplace: Her Memories, Our Heritage (White Oak)”
Jewelry
Charles Roberts | Cherokee Nation
“Freebird”
Charles Roberts | Cherokee Nation
“Nature’s Best”
Justyne Eden | Cherokee Nation
“Inherited Designs”
Justyne Eden | Cherokee Nation
“Quiet Strength”
Mike Sellers | Cherokee Nation
“Baron Fork Cuff”
Mike Sellers | Cherokee Nation
“Welling Ridge Cuff”
Phyllis Sixkiller | Cherokee Nation
“Ancestors”
Painting
Bayliegh Fields | Cherokee Nation
“Spirit Guide”
Bayliegh Fields | Cherokee Nation
“ᎧᏅᏤᏓᎵ”
Brooks Henson | Cherokee Nation
“The things you see on Iron Post road!”
Dean Wyatt | Cherokee Nation
“The Experiment”
Dean Wyatt | Cherokee Nation
“The First Day”
Diane Giddeon | Cherokee Nation
“Parade Peddler”
Gwen L Ahlers | Cherokee Nation
“First Fire Awaits”
Holly Carlile | Cherokee Nation
“The Visitor”
Jerry Sutton | Cherokee Nation
“ᎧᏅᏤᏓᎵ (Kanvtsedali, Great Blue Heron)”
Karon Crutchley | Cherokee Nation
“Mount Up With Wings”
Lee Roy Keener, Jr. | Cherokee Nation
“Native American Non-Gothic, What If Series No. 2”
Marina Staubus | Shawnee Tribe, Cherokee Nation
“Woodland Warriors”
Mark Wolfe | Cherokee Nation
“Calling the Four Winds”
Micah Brooks | Cherokee Nation
“Guess Who’s Back From Mexico”
Michael Kyle Brown | Cherokee Nation
“Battle”
Michael Kyle Brown | Cherokee Nation
“Teacher”
Patrick Myers | Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Archer — Anitsalagi Alastalidohi — ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎳᏍᏔᎵᏙᎯ”
Robin Greer | Cherokee Nation
“Stickball Close Call — Set”
Robin Stockton | Cherokee Nation
“Devouring the Sun”
Ron Mitchell | Cherokee National Treasure
“Into the Storm”
Shawna Johnson | Cherokee Nation
“The Messenger – ᎠᏂᏙᎯ”
Shawna Johnson | Cherokee Nation
“ᎠᏙᏩᎷᏩᏘᏍᎬ ᎠᏛᏍᎩ — Cultivating Youth”
Tama Roberts | Cherokee Nation
“Healing Sisters”
Photography & Digital Art
Anita Mitchell | Cherokee Nation
“Pearlescent”
Anita Mitchell | Cherokee Nation
“Where the Sunrise Lives”
Karon Crutchley | Cherokee Nation
“Let Us Pray”
Laura Petty | Cherokee Nation
“Way of the Wind”
Randilyn Rose | Cherokee Nation
“Temporary Beauty”
Randilyn Rose | Cherokee Nation
“Unfortunate Beauty”
Raymond Walsh V | Cherokee Nation
“What Did You Say?”
Raymond Walsh V | Cherokee Nation
“ᏣᏱᎦ”
Pottery: Contemporary
Caroline Glenn | Cherokee Nation, Navajo Nation
“Sunflower”
Joyce Lyle | Cherokee Nation
“Spring Breeze”
Karla Blackfish | Cherokee Nation
“Strength (ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ nu-li-ni-gv-gv)”
Lisa Baker | Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Kintsugi”
Loren Smith | Cherokee Nation
“Butterflies at Dogwood”
Loren Smith | Cherokee Nation
“Traveling Turtles”
Robin Stockton | Cherokee Nation
“Tales of the Fox”
Troy Jackson | Cherokee National Treasure
“Cherokee Rose Vessel”
Pottery: Traditional & Figurative
Crystal Hanna | Cherokee Nation
“I’m From the Underworld”
Diane Giddeon | Cherokee Nation
“Three Sisters Seed Pot”
Richard Graham | Cherokee Nation
“Bean Pot Serving Bowl”
Sculpture
Charlie Nichols | Cherokee Nation
“I WANNA BE”
Ernie Poindexter | Cherokee Nation
“Pileated Woodpecker at Work”
Ernie Poindexter | Cherokee Nation
“Wood Duck Centerpiece”
Grant Morris | Cherokee Nation
“Good Omen”
Harry Oosahwee | Cherokee National Treasure
“Black Kettle (Hog Fry) Pipe”
Karen Berry | Cherokee Nation
“Here Be Dragons”
Micah Brooks | Cherokee Nation
“Panther Night”
Nancy Crabtree | Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Storyteller”
Richard Graham | Cherokee Nation
“Making Pottery”
Scott Middleton | Cherokee Nation
“Wisdom Seeker”
Tim Griffin | Cherokee Nation
“ᎡᏥ ᏃᏈᏏ (Etsi Noquisi) Mother Star”
Troy Jackson | Cherokee National Treasure
“ᏥᏍᏆ (Bird)”
Textiles
Andrea M Savar | Cherokee Nation
“Reversible Day/Night Appliqued Upper World Capelet”
Andrea M Savar | Cherokee Nation
“Three Cherokee Worlds Dress”
Becky Whitwell | Cherokee Nation
“The Last Dance”
Germaine Johnson | Cherokee Nation
“Donadagohvi (Until We Meet Again)”
Jennifer Kate McAffrey | Cherokee Nation
“The Patriot”
Karen Berry | Cherokee Nation
“Going to Water”
Lacey Jackson-Matsushima | Cherokee Nation
“Blood Quantum”
Marcella Morton | Cherokee Nation
“Honoring Our Ancestors Through Play”
Marcella Morton | Cherokee Nation
“What an Elder’s Hands Taught Me”
Paige Hart | Cherokee Nation
“Cardinal’s Window”
Paige Hart | Cherokee Nation
“Unity”
Traditional Arts
Brandon West | Cherokee Nation
“Ember Stone”
Dylan Sinor | Cherokee Nation
“Star Woman”
Grant Morris | Cherokee Nation
“Bad Medicine”
Harry Oosahwee | Cherokee National Treasure
“Booger Mask”
Harry Oosahwee | Cherokee National Treasure
“War Club”
Jesse Spradlin | Cherokee Nation
“Apple Root Bowl”
Jesse Spradlin | Cherokee Nation
“Wooden Basket”
Karla Blackfish | Cherokee Nation
“Light Unto My Path”
Richard Fields | Cherokee National Treasure
“Cherokee Tomahawk”
Robin Coile | Cherokee Nation
“A Warrior’s Kanuchi Bowl”
Ryan Sanders | Cherokee Nation
“The 1839 Cut”
Ryan Sanders | Cherokee Nation
“The Sharp Edge of the Law”
Sarah (Seli) Stewart | Cherokee Nation
“ᎡᏥ — Etsi (Mother)”
Sarah (Seli) Stewart | Cherokee Nation
“Pre-Contact Bae”
Tonia Hogner-Weavel | Cherokee National Treasure
“Cherokee Moccasins”
Vicki Coppedge | Cherokee Nation
“Dogwood Springs”
Show Awards
Category Awards
Best of Show – $1,500
Category 1st Place – $700
Category Merit – $250
Special Awards
Works eligible for these awards also will be eligible for awards in their respective category. Winners will be announced during the awards reception.
Bill Rabbit Legacy Award – $300
This award is for original works in any medium or category honoring the work of Cherokee National Treasure Bill Rabbit. This award is sponsored by Rabbit Studios in honor of Bill Rabbit’s artistic achievements and legacy. He was a self-taught artist and U.S. Veteran whose work is featured in the Cherokee Heritage Center’s Trail of Tears exhibit and his paintings are prized throughout the nation. Works eligible for this award also will be eligible for awards in their respective category.
Betty Scraper-Garner Elder Award – $200
This award is for original works in any medium or category by an artist 55 years of age or older. Betty Scraper-Garner, a 1993 Cherokee National Treasure in Basketry, taught three generations of weavers in her family. Her daughter, Cherokee National Treasure Vivian Cottrell, and grandchildren honor her legacy through this award. Works eligible for this award also will be eligible for awards in their respective category.
Emerging Artist Awards – 1st $600, 2nd $400, 3rd $200
Three awards are given for original works in any medium or category from Cherokee artists who have shown work in less than three previous Homecoming shows. Eligible artists cannot have won any previous Homecoming awards. Works eligible for this award also will be eligible for awards in their respective category.
Mary Ellen Meredith Award for Humor – $400
This award is given for the best humor expressed in artwork. Given in honor of Board President Emeritus, Former Director, and long-time supporter of the Cherokee Heritage Center and Cherokee National Historical Society, Mary Ellen Meredith. Works eligible for this award will also be eligible for awards in their respective category. This award is sponsored by First American Art Magazine.
Judges Choice – $500
People’s Choice In-Gallery – $100
People’s Choice Online – $100
Category 1 – Basketry: Contemporary
Category 2 – Basketry: Traditional
Category 3 – Beadwork & Quillwork
Category 4 – Drawing, Graphics & Mix Media
Category 5 – Jewelry
Category 6 – Painting
Category 7 – Photography & Digital Art
Category 8 – Pottery: Contemporary
Category 9 – Pottery: Traditional & Figurative
Category 10 – Sculpture
Category 11 – Textiles
Category 12 – Traditional Arts