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.
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