Biography of:
Rosemary Lonewolf
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Rosemary Apple Blossom Lonewolf is an accomplished artist from the Pueblo Indian village of Santa Clara, in northern New Mexico. Lonewolf's construction methods for her native clay pots are based on traditional pueblo pottery making methods dating back 2000 years. Lonewolf's family, comprised of renowned potters Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, Joseph Lonewolf, and Grace Medicine Flower, is considered unparalleled in the art of Pueblo Indian pottery. Quoting "Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art and It's Evolution," (by Lois Essary & and Jerry Jacka, Northland Publishing Co., 1988), the family is, "among the leading innovators in contemporary American Indian pottery."
Ms. Lonewolf continues with this established standard while providing a refreshing new direction in pottery making. Skillfully blending traditional techniques, learned from over five generations of Pueblo potters, she produces her pots with a unique iconography of personal and contemporary designs. Described in a Southwest Art article her pots possess a "flair for innovation and contemporary design (that) have placed her in the forefront of today's Indian art world." Winner of numerous awards, her exquisite pottery expands its appeal beyond the Southwest art market.
She has exhibited and lectured nationally at Princeton University and internationally at the First Sino-American Conference on Women's Issues in Beijing, PRC. Lonewolf's work s included in the Smithsonian Institution's exhibit, "American Encounters," , National Museum of American History, in Washington, D.C. Ms. Lonewolf continued her professional growth with architectural clay studies at Parsons School of Design, Anderson Ranch Art Center and Arizona State University. Experimenting and exploring these new directions resulted in an exciting series of relief tiles and large scale mural installations. The new works continue to be a blend of both traditional and contemporary techniques, methods and imagery. Recent medium exploration has resulted in a series of vibrant and colorful montoypes.
Ms. Lonewolf states, "I am not, nor are my pieces, frozen in time. I am a contemporary Pueblo Indian woman facing complex issues in a rapidly changing world. Sometimes these issues present conflicts to "traditional" Pueblo life. Often they are simply challenges any modern woman faces. These issues are explored and illustrated in the subject matter of my pots and artwork."
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