Chris Pappan

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Chris Pappan
Nationality Kaw Nation, American
Known for ledger art, portraiture
Website www.chrispappan.com

Chris Pappan (born 1971) is a Native American artist, enrolled in the Kaw Nation [1] and of Osage and Cheyenne River Lakota descent. [2]

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Early life and education

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pappan studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts, and is a self-described "Lowbrow Native" artist, [3] with his work based on traditional ledger art. [4]

Art career

In 2011 he participated in the Heartland Reverberations exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art along with Norman Akers, Bunky Echo-Hawk, Ryan Red Corn and Dianne Yeahquo Reyner; [3] the same year, he was awarded the Discovery Fellowship by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. [4]

In July 2014 Pappan was the featured cover artist for Native Peoples magazine; he was also awarded a Landmarks Fellowship to travel to Australia and participate in a cultural exchange with Indigenous Australians. [5] In 2015 he presented Account Past Due: Ledger Art & Beyond at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. [6] In 2016-19 the Field Museum of Natural History organized a show of his drawings and paintings called Drawing on Tradition: Kanza Artist Chris Pappan. [7] His work is part of the permanent collections of the Spencer Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Native Art. [8]

On February 22, 2021, a Google Doodle he illustrated of Zitkala-Sa was featured in the United States to celebrate the 145th anniversary of her birth. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Francis, Meredith (3 December 2020). "Artist Chris Pappan Explores the Contemporary Identity of Native Americans". WTTW. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Spencer Museum of Art | Collection - Pappan, Chris Chris Pappan". collection.spencerart.ku.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  3. 1 2 Jessepe, Lorraine (October 29, 2011). "Homecoming: Contemporary Artist Chris Pappan Redefines Plains Indian Ledger Art". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 Pappan, Chris. "About - Chris Pappan" . Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Chris Pappan". Broken Boxes. February 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Alex (February 25, 2015). "Chris Pappan Creates an Edgier, Sexier Ledger Art". Indian Country Media Network.
  7. ↑ swigodner (2016-09-01). "Drawing on Tradition: Kanza Artist Chris Pappan". The Field Museum. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  8. ↑ "Tamarind Institute - Chris Pappan". Tamarind Institute. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Zitkala-Sa Google Doodle in United States | Short Biography of Yankton Dakota writer on YouTube
  10. ↑ "Zitkala-Sa's 145th Birthday". www.google.com.
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