Bob Haozous
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Bob Haozous is a Chiricahua
Apache
sculptor
from Santa Fe, New Mexico
. He is enrolled in the Fort Sill Apache Tribe
.
. His parents are Anna Marie Gallegos, a Diné
-Mestiza textile artist, and the late Allan Houser
(1914–1994), a famous 20th-century Apache sculptor. As a child, Haozous spent time in Apache, Oklahoma
, his tribe's headquarters. His parents both taught as Intermountain Indian School
, in Logan, Utah
.
before enlisting in the US Navy, where he served for four years on board of the during the Vietnam War
. After the war, Haozous attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California
, where he earned his BFA degree in sculpture in 1971.
His work is often humorous and extremely politically charged. He creates work about his Apache heritage, the environment–especially climate change
–and institutional racism
.
, from 1971 until 1991. He moved on to a world stage and has participated in the Venice Biennale
in Venice, Italy, in both 1999 and 2001.
He has also created public art for the cities of Albuquerque, New Mexico
; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
; San Diego, California
; Seattle, Washington
; and Tulsa, Oklahoma
, as well as for the Seattle Seahawks
Stadium.
Chiricahua
Chiricahua are a group of Apache Native Americans who live in the Southwest United States. At the time of European encounter, they were living in 15 million acres of territory in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona in the United States, and in northern Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico...
Apache
Apache
Apache is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the Southwest United States. These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan...
sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. He is enrolled in the Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is the federally recognized Native American tribe of Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache in Oklahoma.-History:The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is composed of Chiricahua Apache. The Apache are southern Athabaskan-speaking peoples who migrated many centuries ago from the subarctic to...
.
Background
Bob Haozous was born on 1 April 1943 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. His parents are Anna Marie Gallegos, a Diné
Dine
-People named Dine:* Jim Dine , an American pop artist* S. S. Van Dine, an art critic and author* Tom Dine, an American government worker-Other meanings:* Beit ed-Dine, a town in Lebanon* Diné, name for the Navajo Nation in the Navajo language...
-Mestiza textile artist, and the late Allan Houser
Allan Houser
Allan Capron Houser or Haozous a Chiricahua Apache sculptor from Oklahoma. He was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century....
(1914–1994), a famous 20th-century Apache sculptor. As a child, Haozous spent time in Apache, Oklahoma
Apache, Oklahoma
Apache is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Apache is located at ....
, his tribe's headquarters. His parents both taught as Intermountain Indian School
Intermountain Indian School
The Intermountain Indian School was an Indian boarding school in Brigham City, Utah.- History :The Intermountain Indian School, which is in Brigham City, Utah, was originally the Bushnell Army Hospital, which was open from 1942 to 1947 serving wounded soldiers of World War II...
, in Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
.
Education and military service
Haozous studied at Utah State UniversityUtah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
before enlisting in the US Navy, where he served for four years on board of the during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. After the war, Haozous attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, where he earned his BFA degree in sculpture in 1971.
Artwork
Haozous works in a range of media, from drawing, painting, and printmaking to jewelry, but his primary focus is on sculptor, especially monumental public works. He sculpts in steel, stone, wood, and aluminum.His work is often humorous and extremely politically charged. He creates work about his Apache heritage, the environment–especially climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
–and institutional racism
Institutional racism
Institutional racism describes any kind of system of inequality based on race. It can occur in institutions such as public government bodies, private business corporations , and universities . The term was coined by Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael in the late 1960s...
.
Art career
As an emerging artist, Haozous exhibited at the annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian MarketSanta Fe Indian Market
Santa Fe Indian Market is an annual art market held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA over two days on the weekend after the third Thursday in August and draws an estimated 100,000 people to the city from around the world. The Market was first held in 1922 as the Indian Fair and was sponsored by the...
, from 1971 until 1991. He moved on to a world stage and has participated in the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
in Venice, Italy, in both 1999 and 2001.
Notable exhibits
- 2001 Umbilicus, Venice BiennaleVenice BiennaleThe Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, Italy - 2000 Who Stole the Tee Pee, Curated by Atlatl, George Gustav Heye Center, New York City, New York
- 1999 Ceremonial, Venice BiennaleVenice BiennaleThe Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, Italy - 1971–1991 SWAIA Santa Fe Indian MarketSanta Fe Indian MarketSanta Fe Indian Market is an annual art market held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA over two days on the weekend after the third Thursday in August and draws an estimated 100,000 people to the city from around the world. The Market was first held in 1922 as the Indian Fair and was sponsored by the...
, New Mexico.
Notable collections
- British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
- Heard MuseumHeard MuseumThe Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art is a museum located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. There is also the Heard Museum North Scottsdale branch in Scottsdale and the Heard Museum West branch in Surprise....
, Phoenix, Arizona - Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, NM
- Millicent Rogers MuseumMillicent Rogers MuseumIn 1956, the Millicent Rogers family founded the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico. Initially the artworks were from the multi-cultural collections of Millicent Rogers and her mother, Mary B. Rogers, who donated many of the first pieces of Taos Pueblo art...
, Taos, New Mexico - Museum of Indian Arts and CultureMuseum of Indian Arts and CultureThe Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology is a museum of Native American art and culture located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is one of eight museums in the state operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and is accredited by the American Association of Museums...
, Santa Fe, NM - National Museum of the American IndianNational Museum of the American IndianThe National Museum of the American Indian is a museum operated under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution that is dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the native Americans of the Western Hemisphere...
, Washington, DC - Philbrook Museum of ArtPhilbrook Museum of ArtThe Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma is an art museum and former home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wife Genevieve Phillips. , the museum has a staff of 60 and an operating budget of nearly $6 million....
, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Roswell Museum and Art CenterRoswell Museum and Art CenterThe Roswell Museum and Art Center is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and features exhibits about the art and history of the American Southwest. Exhibits include fine art, sculpture, prints, decorative arts, and historic artefacts....
, Roswell, New Mexico - Southwest MuseumSouthwest MuseumThe Southwest Museum of the American Indian is a museum, library, and archive located in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Autry National Center. Its collections deal mainly with the American Indian...
, Los Angeles, California - Westphalian Museum of Natural History, Munster, Germany
- Dresdner BankDresdner BankDresdner Bank AG was one of Germany's largest banking corporations and was based in Frankfurt. It was acquired by competitor Commerzbank in December 2009.- 19th century :...
Collection, Stuttgart, Germany - Museum der WeltkulturenMuseum der WeltkulturenThe Museum of World Cultures is an ethnological museum in Frankfurt, Germany. Until 2001 it was called the Museum of Ethnology .-History:...
, Frankfurt am Main, Germany - Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Trondheim, Norway
- Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He has also created public art for the cities of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
; San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
; Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
; and Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, as well as for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
Stadium.
Personal
Bob Haozous lives in Santa Fe, Mexico. He has three children and several brothers. His brother Philip Haozous is also a respected sculptor.External links
- Bob Haozous, official website
- Interview with Bob Haozous, by Larry Abbot
- "Indian Art as Dialogue: The Tricky Transgressions of Bob Haozous." Dissertation abstract by Traci L. Morris-Carlsten, University of Arizona, 2005
- Bob Haozous, Vision Project, by Leanne L.Hirondelle