Nora Naranjo-Morse is a Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 potter and poet. She currently resides in Espanola, New Mexico

Española, New Mexico

Española also known as Espanola , is a city primarily in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, in the United States. A portion of the central and eastern section of the city is in Santa Fe County. Española was founded in 1880 as a railroad village, incorporated as a city in 1925. The city is situated in...

 just north of Santa Fe and is a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Her work can be found in several museum collections including the Heard Museum

Heard Museum

The 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....

 in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

, the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minnesota, and the National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian

The 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...

 in Washington, DC, where her hand-built sculpture piece, Always Becoming

Always Becoming

'Always Becoming' is an artwork created in 2007 by Nora Naranjo-Morse , a Native American Potter and poet. She currently resides in Espanola, New Mexico, just north of Santa Fe and is a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo.-Description:...

, was selected from more than 55 entries submitted by Native artists as the winner of an outdoor sculpture competition held in 2005.