Chris Pappan

Chris Pappan
Known for ledger art

Chris Pappan (born 1971) is a Native American artist of Kanza, Osage and Cheyenne River Sioux descent.[1] Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts, and is a self-described "Lowbrow native" artist,[2] with his work based on traditional ledger art.[3] In 2011 he participated in the Heartland Reverberations exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art along with Norman Akers, Bunky Echo-Hawk, Ryan Red Corn and Dianne Yeahquo Reyner;[2] the same year, he was awarded the Discovery Fellowship by the Southwestern Association of Indian Artists.[3]

In July 2014 Pappan was the featured cover artist for Native Peoples Magazine; he was also awarded a Landmarks Fellowship to travel to Australia and participate in a cultural exchange with indigenous Australians.[4] In 2015 he presented Account Past Due: Ledger Art & Beyond at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.[5] In 2016-17 the Field Museum of Natural History organized a show of his drawings and paintings called Drawing on Tradition: Kanza Artist Chris Pappan.[6] His work is part of the permanent collections of the Spencer Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Native Art.[7]

References

  1. "Spencer Museum of Art | Collection - Pappan, Chris Chris Pappan". collection.spencerart.ku.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  2. 1 2 Jessepe, Lorraine (October 29, 2011). "Homecoming: Contemporary Artist Chris Pappan Redefines Plains Indian Ledger Art". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 Pappan, Chris. "About - Chris Pappan". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. "Interview with Chris Pappan". Broken Boxes. February 21, 2015.
  5. Jacobs, Alex (February 25, 2015). "Chris Pappan Creates an Edgier, Sexier Ledger Art". Indian Country Media Network.
  6. swigodner (2016-09-01). "Drawing on Tradition: Kanza Artist Chris Pappan". The Field Museum. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  7. "Tamarind Institute - Chris Pappan". Tamarind Institute. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.