Basketry: Contemporary
Carol Wyatt, Cherokee Nation
“Josey”
Carol Wyatt, Cherokee Nation
“Oval Dream”
Evan Feeley, Cherokee Nation
“In Search of Springtime”
Evan Feeley, Cherokee Nation
“Untitled”
Hattie Lee Mendoza, Cherokee Nation
“Inheriting Improvisation”
Kathy Vanbuskirk, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Family Ties”
Lena Stick, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Reed Woven Vase”
Leslie Aselis, Cherokee Nation
“Mothers & Daughters”
Leslie Aselis, Cherokee Nation
“Buffalo Hunter”
Lydia Vann, Cherokee Nation
“Three Sisters”
Michael Dart, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Summer’s Promises”
Michael Dart, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Fishing on Barren Creek”
Rose Drake, Cherokee Nation
“Lighting”
Rose Drake, Cherokee Nation
“Noon Day Sun”
Sallie Rogers, Cherokee Nation
“Etsi”
Stephanie Stick, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Double Wall Basket”
Terry Mounce, Cherokee Nation
“The Gifts”
Tesla Hodges, Cherokee Nation
“ᎤᎵᎪᎲᏍᏗ Uligohvsdi“
Vivian Cottrell, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Strawberry”
Basketry: Traditional
Lena Stick, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Buckbrush Basket”
Michael Dart, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Earth’s Embrace”
Vivian Cottrell, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Double Woven Rivercane Basket”
Beadwork & Quillwork
Adrienne Keene, Cherokee Nation
“ᎠᏥᎾ”
Carolyn Pallett, Cherokee Nation
“Dignity & Pride: Our Legacy”
Carolyn Pallett, Cherokee Nation
“Strength & Beauty, Alive & Growing”
Erica Cheater, Cherokee Nation
“ᎡᏝᏪᎢ”
Jennifer Saenz & Vicky Watson, Cherokee Nation
“Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone: America’s Prima Donna”
Jennifer Saenz & Vicky Watson, Cherokee Nation
“Through the Ages”
Karen Coody-Cooper, Cherokee Nation
“Cane Basket Wampum”
Laura Petty, Cherokee Nation
“Beaded Hat”
Pamela Bakke, Cherokee Nation
“Water Spider Beaded Amulet Bag”
Tiffany Reiter, Cherokee Nation
“Strength To Endure”
Tiffany Reiter, Cherokee Nation
“New Horizons”
Drawing, Graphics & Mix Media
Alicia Hilton, Cherokee Nation
“Rooted in Joy”
Alicia Hilton, Cherokee Nation
“Wrapped in Love”
Bob Hill, Cherokee Nation
“Smudge”
Hattie Lee Mendoza, Cherokee Nation
“More Than Chicken Scratch”
Jeremy Bell, Cherokee Freedman
“Whispers of Little Blue Valley”
Karon Crutchley, Cherokee Nation
“Are You Getting Any Bites?”
Mark Wolfe, Cherokee Nation
“He Stands Alone”
Mia Vinson, Cherokee Nation & Osage Nation
“Treaty of New Echota: 1835”
Mia Vinson, Cherokee Nation & Osage Nation
“Medicine Creek Treaty: 1854”
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation
“Help Us On Our Journey”
Ron Mitchell, Cherokee Nation
“Supreme Court Rulings for Dummies”
Roy Boney, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Elizabeth Kahuga Shoeboots”
Tana Washington, Cherokee Nation
“Color of Creation”
Tana Washington, Cherokee Nation
“Singing Praises to Our Mother”
Jewelry
Beth Anderson, Cherokee Nation
“Water Cuff”
Charles Roberts, Cherokee Nation
“ᎠᏫ ᎤᏍᏗ (Little Deer)”
Charles Roberts, Cherokee Nation
“Black Bear”
Greg Stice, Cherokee Nation
“Seven Stars”
Joshua Stice, Cherokee Nation
“Echo Necklace”
Lori Fletcher, Cherokee Nation
Wise Old Turtle”
Lori Fletcher, Cherokee Nation
“I’m Cherokee”
Tyran Cartledge, Cherokee Nation
“Baron Fork Treasure”
Painting
Andrea Savar, Cherokee Nation
“Ostadahlisiha (When We Gather)”
Anita Mitchell, Cherokee Nation
“The Grand Entry”
Annabelle Van Tuyl, Cherokee Nation
“Summer Turtles, Some Are Not”
Brooks Henson, Cherokee Nation
“We’re Running Late, Running On Indian Time.”
Cindy Layfield, Cherokee Nation
“The Rise of Unelanuhi (Grandmother Sun)”
David Haff, Cherokee Nation
“Corn in the Sonoran Desert”
Donald Starr, Cherokee Nation
“A-na-de-lo-qua-s-gv (Learning)”
Donald Starr, Cherokee Nation
“Fishing”
Fawn Brown, Cherokee Nation
“ᏔᎵ ᎠᏫ Tali-Awi (Two Deer)”
Fawn Brown, Cherokee Nation
“Yona Under the Sycamore Shade”
Gary Allen, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Warrior Returns Home”
Gwen Ahlers, Cherokee Nation
“Walk with Water”
Harry Oosahwee, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Fall Ritual”
Holly Carlile, Cherokee Nation
“Still Here”
Holly Carlile, Cherokee Nation
“Grandmother Spider”
Jerry Sutton, Cherokee Nation
“More Than He Can Chew”
Jerry Sutton, Cherokee Nation
“Dalala Quoga (Pileated Woodpecker)”
Joan Patterson, Cherokee Nation
“Long Man, Living Water”
Lee Anne Ghilain, Cherokee Nation
“Fluffing My Feathers for You”
Lee Anne Ghilain, Cherokee Nation
“Tsisdu (Flower)”
Marina Staubus, Cherokee Nation & Shawnee Tribe
“Strength of a Mountain”
Mark Wolfe, Cherokee Nation
“A Moment’s Rest”
Mark Wolfe, Cherokee Nation
“A Winter Walk”
Mary Lupton, Cherokee Nation
“Judaculla’s Message”
Micah Brooks, Cherokee Nation
“Lord of the Forest”
Patrick Myers, Cherokee Nation
“ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᏍᎬ Anitsalagi Anadatlisisgv (A Cherokee Gathering)”
Phyllis Jennings, Cherokee Nation
“Room to Roam”
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation
“Big Feet: The Rescue”
Ron Mitchell, Cherokee Nation
“To Cut The Gordian Knot”
Roy Boney, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“ᎠᏓᏪᎯ Adawehi (The Cosmic Mad Hatter)”
Taylor Martinez, Cherokee Nation
“The First Strawberries”
Photography & Digital Art
Anita Mitchell, Cherokee Nation
“Have Mercy!”
Hillary Glass, Cherokee Nation
“In Their Tracks”
Hillary Glass, Cherokee Nation
“Little Deer”
Justyne Eden, Cherokee Nation
“A Nap Before the Dance”
Karon Crutchley, Cherokee Nation
“My Winter Reminders”
Karon Crutchley, Cherokee Nation
“Welcoming The Newcomer”
Laura Petty, Cherokee Nation
“Waiting In The Sunset”
Renata Cauthon, Cherokee Nation
“ᏧᏍᏆᎦᏟ ᎤᏪᏯ Tsusquagatli Uweya (Fox Spirit)”
Rosemary Drymon, Cherokee Nation
“Help, I’m Stuck”
Rosemary Drymon, Cherokee Nation
“Butterfly with Thistle”
Russel Smith, Cherokee Nation
“In Our Warm Embrace”
Ryly Ziese, Cherokee Nation
“Contours of ᎫᏬᎯ Kuwohi (Mulberry Place)”
Z Long, Cherokee Nation
“Digadayosdi (Cherokee Marbles)”
Z Long, Cherokee Nation
“Circle & Flow”
Pottery: Contemporary
Caroline Glenn, Cherokee Nation and Navajo Nation
“Raku Squash Pot”
Caroline Glenn, Cherokee Nation
“No-qui-si (Star)”
David Pruitt, Cherokee Nation
“Sunshine Over The Hills Pot”
David Pruitt, Cherokee Nation
“Tri Pot”
Gerald Epperson, Cherokee Nation
“Golden Water Spider”
Gerald Epperson, Cherokee Nation
“Smoky Pot”
Justyne Eden, Cherokee Nation
“Honeydew”
Karla Blackfish, Cherokee Nation
“Four Directions”
Lisa Rutherford, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Riders on the Storm”
Lisa Rutherford, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“From the Ashes: A New Beginning”
Lynette Trotter, Cherokee Nation
“Bird in the Hand”
Robin Stockton, Cherokee Nation
“Crow Messenger”
Troy Jackson, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Wedding Vase”
Pottery: Traditional & Figurative
Crystal Hanna, Cherokee Nation
“Ukten: Legend or Myth”
Crystal Hanna, Cherokee Nation
“Daksi (Time Traveler)”
Richard Graham, Cherokee Nation
“Double Rimmed Cooking Pot”
Richard Graham, Cherokee Nation
“Bean Pot”
Sculpture
Eddie Morrison, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Eagle”
Ernie Poindexter, Cherokee Nation
“Brown Trout at Beavers Bend”
Ernie Poindexter, Cherokee Nation
“Sisters’ Harvest”
Gary Henson, Cherokee Nation & Shawnee Tribe
“Wilma Mankiller”
Gary Allen, Cherokee Nation
“Half Circle, Circles, & Cross”
Gary Allen, Cherokee Nation
“Cross”
Karla Blackfish, Cherokee Nation
“The Cultivator”
Lynn Wilson , Cherokee Nation
“First Steps”
Richard Graham, Cherokee Nation
“Geronimo”
Robin Coile, Cherokee Nation
“Creator Blessed Us With Candy Roasters”
Rose Drake, Cherokee Nation
“Sho-qwi-li (Horse)”
Scott Middleton, Cherokee Nation
“Tsisdu Plays”
Shawna L. Johnson, Cherokee Nation
“ᎥᏅᎢ ᎤᏫᏌ (She Sowed Life)”
Troy Jackson, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Battle of a Nation”
Textiles
Adrienne Keene, Cherokee Nation
“Caution”
Andrea Savar, Cherokee Nation
“Unali Ribbon Skirt”
Andrea Savar, Cherokee Nation
“Unali Beaded Ribbon Vest”
Carolyn Pallett, Cherokee Nation
“A Parcel of Pride”
Cierra Floyd, Cherokee Nation
“Asgitisdi Kalanv“
Cierra Floyd, Cherokee Nation
“Alter-Native”
Cindy Evans, Cherokee Nation & Shawnee Tribe
“Seminary School Tear Dress”
Jennifer McAffrey, Cherokee Nation
“Sorries & Summer Love”
Jessica Rose, Cherokee Nation
“Seven Pointed Starry Night”
Jessica Rose, Cherokee Nation
“Uktena & Thunder”
Karen Berry, Cherokee Nation
“Three Worlds”
Karen Berry, Cherokee Nation
“Owl Hunt”
Morgan Mouse, Cherokee Nation
“Cherokee Nation Seven-Pointed Star Granny Square”
Paula Hefley, Cherokee Nation
“Feathered Ribbon Skirt”
Tonia Hogner-Weavel, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Red & Gold”
Traditional Arts
Donivan Riddle, Cherokee Nation
“Bird Effigy Peace Pipe”
Grant Morris, Cherokee Nation
“Utsonadi (Rattlesnake)”
Lena Stick, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Arrowhead Spear”
Patrick Knowles, Cherokee Nation
“The Product of Peaceful Trade”
Ryan Sanders, Cherokee Nation
“Colorful Bear”
Sarah (Seli) Stewart, Cherokee Nation
“Selu Seli: A Self Portrait”
Sarah (Seli) Stewart, Cherokee Nation
“Stomp!”
Vivian Cottrell, Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Nation
“Rivercane Mat”
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