Art by Former Pueblo Matriarchs


February 10, 2012 until March 15, 2012

This exhibit presents a limited number of pottery and paintings by former (deceased) matriarch artists of New Mexico and Arizona Pueblos.


Represented in the collection will be Pueblo Potters (click on their names to see a biography):

Maria Poveka Tafoya Martinez (1887-1980)

Lucy M.  Lewis (1898-1992)

Nampeyo of Hano (1857-1942)

Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001)

Felipita Aguilar Garcia & Asuncion Aguilar Caté - the Aguilar sisters (? - 1917)

Martina Vigil (1856-1916)

Tonita Roybal  (1892-1945)

Grace Chapella (1874-1980) White Squash Blossom

Helen Cordero (1915-1994)  


Pueblo Painters represented (click on their names to see a biography): 

Tonita Vigil Peña (1893-1949) Quah Ah

Pablita Velarde (1918-2006) Tse Tsan - Golden Dawn