Tammy Garcia
Tammy Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Known for | Ceramics, sculpture |
| Awards | New Mexico Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts (2008) |
Tammy Garcia is an American sculptor and ceramic artist. Garcia translates Pueblo pottery forms and iconography into sculptures in bronze and other media.
Early life
Tammy Garcia comes from a long line of Santa Clara Pueblo artists. Her great-great-great-grandmother Sara Fina Tafoya was a potter.[1] Her great-great aunt, Margaret Tafoya, was a noted potter of the early 20th century, along with her sister Christina Naranjo.[2] Subsequent generations of potters in the family included Mary Cain, and Linda Cain, Garcia's mother.
Career
As of 2003 Garcia is a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo, and was living in Taos, New Mexico.[2]
Awards
At the age of 21, she was awarded first prize at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, the first of many awards she has received.[3] Starting in 1999, Garcia branched out into bronze, and now creates both ceramics and bronze sculptures.
Personal life
As of 2003 Garcia was living in Taos, New Mexico.[2]
Selected exhibitions
- 1987-88 Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, NM
- 1990 O'Odham Tash, Casa Grande, AZ
- 1990 Andrews Pueblo Pottery, Albuquerque, NM
- 1991 Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts, Ohkay Owingeh, NM
- 1991–98 Gallery 10, Group Show, Scottsdale, AZ and Santa Fe, NM
- 1992 O'Odham Tash, Casa Grande, AZ
- 1992 Gallery 10, Group Show, Beverly Hills, CA and Santa Fe, NM
- 1993–98 Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
- 1994–1998 Gallery 10, group shows, Scottsdale, AZ
- 1995 Inter-Tribal Ceremonial, Gallup, NM
- 1998 Blue Rain Gallery, The Harris Collection Show, Taos, NM
- 1999–2003 Blue Rain Gallery, annual Indian Market show, Taos, NM
- 1999–2002, 2004, 2006 Blue Rain Gallery, annual Show on the Road, various locations
- 2001 Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
- 2001 Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
- 2002 Changing Hands: Art without Reservations I, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
- 2003 From the States Exhibit, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- 2003 Blue Rain Gallery, 10th Anniversary Celebration, Taos, NM
- 2004–08 Blue Rain Gallery, annual Indian Market show, Santa Fe, NM
- 2005 Blue Rain Gallery, Visions in Glass with Preston Singletary, Santa Fe, NM
- 2005 "Tammy Garcia Retrospective", Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
- 2007 Blue Rain Gallery, 15th Anniversary Celebration, Taos, NM
- 2007 "New Visions: Inspired by Tradition" with Evelyn Fredericks, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM
- 2007 SOFA Chicago (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art), Blue Rain Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2008 "Beyond Tradition: The Pueblo Pottery of Tammy Garcia", National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
- 2008 Heart of the West Art Exhibition, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Fort Worth, TX
- 2008 Blue Rain Gallery, "Visions in Glass II" with Preston Singletary, Santa Fe, NM
- 2008 SOFA New York (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art), Blue Rain Gallery, New York, NY
- 2008 SOFA Chicago (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art), Blue Rain Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2009 LA Art Show, Blue Rain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
References
- ^ "Indian Market: New Directions in Southwest Native American Pottery". Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c Bernstein 16
- ^ McFadden, David (2002). Changing Hands: Art Without Reservations, 1: Contemporary Native American Art from the Southwest. London: Merrell Publishers, Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 1-85894-188-1.
Sources
- Bernstein, Bruce (2003). Tammy Garcia: Form Without Boundaries. Irving, TX: Tapestry Press. ISBN 978-1-930819306.
Further reading
- Boggs, Johnny D. "A Never Ending Palette: Tammy Garcia redefines her own image along with the face of Santa Clara Pueblo art". Western Art and Architecture. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014.