Roxanne Swentzell
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Roxanne Swentzell is a well-known clay sculptor from Santa Clara Pueblo. She attended the Institute of American Indian Arts
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
and later the Portland Art Museum
School in Portland, Oregon
.
Swentzell was 22 when she first displayed her works at Indian Market in Santa Fe. There, in 1986, she won a total of eight awards for her unique sculpture and pottery, and in 1994, she also won the market’s Creative Excellence in Sculpture award. Among her most popular works is the "Emergence of the Clowns", which toured the US, Canada and New Zealand as a part of the Heard Museum
’s exhibition “Shared Visions”, and was shown at the White House
in the exhibition “Twentieth Century American Sculpture at the White House”.
Swentzell's work is displayed at her gallery in the new Poeh Museum
http://www.poehmuseum.com/ at Pojoaque Pueblo, which also features her sculpture in its permanent collection. Swentzell's work is also in the collections of the Heard Museum (Phoenix, AZ), the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of Wellington, New Zealand, the Denver Art Museum
, and the Joslyn Art Museum
(Omaha, Nebraska
).
Roxanne Swentzell is the daughter of Rina Naranjo Swentzell, an architect
, potter and activist. She lives with her family at Santa Clara Pueblo, north of Santa Fe.
Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts is a college focused on Native American art. It is situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is congressionally chartered, and was created by an executive order of former American President John F. Kennedy in 1962...
in 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...
and later the Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
The Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892, making it the oldest art museum on the West Coast and seventh oldest in the United States. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, the Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in...
School in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
Swentzell was 22 when she first displayed her works at Indian Market in Santa Fe. There, in 1986, she won a total of eight awards for her unique sculpture and pottery, and in 1994, she also won the market’s Creative Excellence in Sculpture award. Among her most popular works is the "Emergence of the Clowns", which toured the US, Canada and New Zealand as a part of 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....
’s exhibition “Shared Visions”, and was shown at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
in the exhibition “Twentieth Century American Sculpture at the White House”.
Swentzell's work is displayed at her gallery in the new Poeh Museum
Poeh Museum
The Poeh Museum, founded by Pojoaque Pueblo in 1988, is devoted to the arts and culture of the Pueblo people, especially the Tewas of northern New Mexico. In Tewa, “Poeh” means pathway...
http://www.poehmuseum.com/ at Pojoaque Pueblo, which also features her sculpture in its permanent collection. Swentzell's work is also in the collections of the Heard Museum (Phoenix, AZ), the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of Wellington, New Zealand, the Denver Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center.It is known for its collection of American Indian art,and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 68,000 works from across the world....
, and the Joslyn Art Museum
Joslyn Art Museum
The Joslyn Art Museum is the principal fine arts museum in the state of Nebraska, United States of America. Located in Omaha, it is the only museum in the state with a comprehensive permanent collection...
(Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
).
Roxanne Swentzell is the daughter of Rina Naranjo Swentzell, an architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, potter and activist. She lives with her family at Santa Clara Pueblo, north of Santa Fe.
External links
- Roxanne Swentzell, official website
- Personal website
- Poeh Museum exhibit
- Roxanne Swentzell, Vision Project, Jennifer C. Vigil