New Traditions in Oklahoma Indian Art
Lunch and Learn Lecture:
12:00 PM, September 17, 2004
Guest Lecturer Juanita Pahdopony-Mithlo will introduce us to the mediums, techniques and themes being used in contemporary Oklahoma Indian Art at a lunch and learn lecture on September 17, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. Some of her works will also be on display. Light refreshments will be provided. |
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Juanita Pahdopony-Mithlo - Guest Lecturer
Juanita Pahdopony-Mithlo, the guest lecturer, holds an A.A., B.A. and M.Ed. in art education. Her professional experience includes teaching positions at Elgin Public Schools, Oklahoma City University, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and Comanche Nation College. Pahdopony's cultural activities include membership on the Board of Directors of the Southern Plains Indian Museum Association, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, National Advisory Caucus and the Jacobson Foundation, Board of Trustees, Norman, Oklahoma. She has given numerous presentations related to art and has exhibited her own works at galleries throughout Oklahoma. Her most recent showing was at the Leslie Powell Art Gallery in Lawton, Oklahoma.
New Traditions in Oklahoma Indian Art - Exhibition
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Exhibition:
September, 2004
In celebration of Oklahoma Indian artists, Cameron University Library highlights works on loan from the John C. Paynter Collection during the month of September, 2004. The collection, which can be viewed on the second floor of Cameron Library, features works by local Comanche artists David Wahkinney, Timothy L. Saupitty, Kiowa artist Robert Redbird, Jr, Seminole artist Brian J. Narcomey. John C. Paynter, owner of the paintings, is Cameron Alumnus and retired librarian.
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The John C. Paynter Collection
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David Wahkinney
David Wahkinney, Anadarko, has been painting since the age of 17. His first one man show “Rich Traditions of a Native American Artist” was held in Lawton, Oklahoma at the Museum of the Great Plains, July 25, 2004. |
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Timothy L. Saupitty
Timothy L. Saupitty, Lawton, descendant of Comanche war chiefs White Wolf and Moway, has had exhibits at the American Indian Exposition, where he has received three Grand Awards; Comanche Nation Museum, The Red Earth Festival and the Philbrook Art Center. |
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Robert Redbird, Jr.
Robert Redbird, Jr., Anadarko, son of Robert Redbird, Sr. has exhibited at the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market in Phoenix, and in other galleries in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. |
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Other Artists
Other artists featured in the Paynter Collection are Brian Narcomey (Seminole), Ed Hoosier (Comanche), E. William Pah-Soln (Kiowa/Tonkawa/Apache), Henry Pratt (Cheyenne), Brent Learned (Cheyenne/Arapaho) and Yackeschi. |
Cameron University Student Artists
Cameron University student artists featured in the exhibit include Brian Kowena, Brian Narcomey, Tsapaha Komardly, Cynthia Clay, Alex Pena, Carol Torres and Tracy Davis.
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Funding for this event was provided by Cameron Lectures And Concerts.
Pictures reproduced by permission of the collector, John C. Paynter.
September 2004 |
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