Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) Artists
The IAIA Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) Program hosts artists for variable-length residencies taking place on the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the Academic year.
Each A-i-R program provides opportunities for Native and First Nations artists to travel to the IAIA campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a meaningful period of art-making and interaction with IAIA students, staff and faculty, and the Santa Fe arts community.

Douglas Miles
(White Mountain Apache, San Carlos Apache, and Akimel O’odham) A-i-R ’25
January 20–February 21, 2025
Biography

Robyn Tsinnajinne
(Diné) ’20, A-i-R ’25
April 7–May 2, 2025
Biography

Melanie Yazzie
(Navajo) A-i-R ’25
February 10–April 4, 2025
Biography

Russell Frye
(Tesuque Pueblo) ’15, A-i-R ’25
April 7–May 2, 2025
Biography

Neeko Garcia
(Navajo) A-i-R ’25
March 10–April 4, 2025
Biography

Laine Rinehart
(Taos Pueblo and Tlingit [Alaska Native]) A-i-R ’25
May 5–16, 2025
Biography

Charlene Teters
(Spokane) A-i-R ’24
January 29–February 29, 2024
Biography

Brian Walker II
(Inupiat and Deg Hit’an) '20, A-i-R ’24
March 4–April 12, 2024 (Hybrid Residency) | In-person: March 4–22, 2024, Virtual: March 23–April 12, 2024
Biography

Himikalas Pamela Baker
(Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw, Tlingit, Haida, and Squamish) A-i-R ’24
September 16–October 4, 2024
Biography

Lewis deSoto
(Cahuilla) A-i-R ’24
October 7–November 1, 2024
Biography

Ethan Lauesen
(Gulkana Village Council) A-i-R ’24
December 2–December 13, 2024
Biography

Holly Wilson
(Delaware Nation, Lenape, and Descendent of the Delaware Tribe of Indians) A-i-R ’24 and ’22
September 2–30, 2022 and January 22–February 22, 2024
Biography

Golga Oscar
(Yup’ik) '20, A-i-R ’24
April 15–May 10, 2024
Biography

Kellen Trenal
(niimíipuu, Nez Perce and Black) A-i-R ’24
September 16–October 4, 2024
Biography

Gina Herrera
(Tesuque Pueblo) A-i-R ’24
In-person: November 4–November 15, 2024, Virtual: November 16–December 13, 2024
Biography

Tamara Ann Burgh
(Swede and Inupiaq-Kawerak) A-i-R ’24 and ’21
March 4–April 12, 2024
Biography

Jerry Brown
(Diné) '95, A-i-R ’24
April 15–May 10, 2024
Biography

Patricia Michaels
(Taos Pueblo) ’89, A-i-R ’24
October 7–November 29, 2024
Biography

Mikailah Thompson
(nimîipuu) A-i-R ’24
December 2–December 13, 2024
Biography

Daniel McCoy, Jr.
(Muscogee Creek and Citizen Band Potawatomi) ’16, A-i-R ’23
September 1–29, 2023
Biography

Cathy Abercrombie
(Cherokee Nation) A-i-R ’23
May 5–26, 2023
Biography

Delbert Dale Anderson
(Diné) A-i-R ’23
March 8–April 20, 2023
Biography

Nanibah Chacon
(Navajo and Chicana) A-i-R ’23
January 20–February 17, 2023
Biography

Matagi Sorensen
(Yavapai-Apache Nation) A-i-R ’23
January 9–March 6, 2023 and September 1–October 10, 2023
Biography

Madison Craig
(Northern Cheyenne) A-i-R ’23
May 5–26, 2023
Biography

Tipi Joe
(Mistawasis First Nation Treaty 6) A-i-R ’23
March 14–April 12, 2023
Biography

Laura Ortman
(White Mountain Apache) A-i-R ’23
January 9–February 7, 2023
Biography

Krystle Silverfox
(Wolf Clan) A-i-R ’23
September 1–October 13, 2023
Biography

Delina White
(Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) A-i-R ’23
May 5–26, 2023
Biography

Sonny Assu
(Ligwiłda’xw of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) A-i-R ’23
February 10–March 11, 2023
Biography

Lily Hope
(Tlingit) A-i-R ’22
January 20–February 8, 2022
Biography

Cliff Fragua
(Jemez Pueblo) A-i-R ’22
February 21–April 21, 2022
Biography

Rochelle Adams
(Gwich’in) A-i-R ’22
April 6–April 29, 2022
Biography

Rhiannon Skye Tafoya
(Eastern Band Cherokee and Santa Clara Pueblo) A-i-R ’22
September 2–30, 2022
Biography

Anne Riley
(Fort Nelson First Nation) A-i-R ’22
October 2–30, 2022
Biography

David Beams
(Choctaw) ’16, A-i-R ’22
November 1–December 15, 2022
Biography

Charlene Vickers
(Ojibwa) A-i-R ’22
November 17–December 15, 2022
Biography

Ursala Hudson
(Tlingit) A-i-R ’22
January 19–February 8, 2022
Biography

Bert Benally
(Diné) A-i-R ’22
March 7–April 4, 2022
Biography

Margaret Jacobs
(Akwesasne Mohawk) A-i-R ’22
September 2–30, 2022
Biography

Carly Feddersen
(Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) A-i-R ’22
October 2–30, 2022
Biography

Melissa Shaginoff
(Ahtna Athabascan and Paiute) '15, A-i-R ’22
October 2–30, 2022
Biography

Mikayla Patton
(Oglala Lakota) '19, A-i-R ’22
November 1–December 15, 2022
Biography

RYAN! Feddersen
(Okanogan and Arrow Lakes) A-i-R ’17 and 22
October 4–November 4, 2017 and February 11–March 11, 2022
Biography

Lisa Rutherford
(Cherokee Nation) A-i-R ’22
April 1–April 29, 2022
Biography

Tanni’ (Tyra Shackleford)
(Chickasaw) A-i-R ’22
September 2–18, 2022
Biography

Linley B. Logan
(Onondowa’ga’, agenyogwai:yo’, Seneca, Deer Clan) A-i-R ’22
October 2–30, 2022
Biography

T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss
(Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Sto:Lo, and Hawaiian) A-i-R ’22
October 2–30, 2022
Biography

Pat Pruitt
(Laguna Pueblo and Chiricahua Apache) A-i-R ’22
November 1–December 15, 2022
Biography

Paul Moore
(Chickasaw) A-i-R ’21
August 31–October 26, 2021
Biography

Hollis Chitto
(Laguna Pueblo, Isleta Pueblo, and Mississippi Choctaw) A-i-R ’21
September 7–October 5, 2021
Biography

April Holder
(Sac and Fox Nation, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, Tonkawa Tribe of Indians) A-i-R ’21
October 6–November 3, 2021
Biography

Olivia Skenandore
(Oglala Sioux Tribe) A-i-R ’21
November 5–December 3, 2021
Biography

Ken Williams Jr.
(Northern Arapaho and Seneca) A-i-R ’21
July 7–August 30, 2021
Biography

Erin Genia
(Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and Odawa) A-i-R ’21
April 5–April 30, 2021
Biography

Crystal Worl
(Tlingit and Athabascan) A-i-R ’21
August 31–October 12, 2021
Biography

Karma Henry
(Paiute, Italian, and Portuguese) A-i-R ’21
September 7–October 5, 2021
Biography

Avis Charley
(Spirit Lake Dakota and Diné) A-i-R ’21
October 19–December 3, 2021
Biography

Will Wilson
(Diné) A-i-R ’21
November 5–December 3, 2021
Biography

Sheridan MacKnight
(White Earth Chippewa and Hunkpapa Lakota) A-i-R ’21
January 19–March 12, 2021
Biography
Sheridan MacKnight (White Earth Chippewa and Hunkpapa Lakota) is a painter and jeweler who is inspired by her roots. She is based in Los Angeles, California, and whenever possible, spends time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She began her painting journey with inspiration from the 19th century Native American patriot artists, who are now known as ledger artists. Because their storytelling was illustrated with such passion, MacKnight found this work to be both moving and beautiful. She embraced the art of storytelling with line, paint, and by the use of antique documents. MacKnight started making jewelry, as a prompting from fellow Native artists. One fellow artists encouraged, little paintings—another suggested small little kinetic dangles. She began making her jewelry using lightweight parfleche (rawhide). MacKnight states, ”It has been a great endeavor, making my designs into little vignettes of my paintings, such a rewarding and wonderful way to create and hopefully adorn.” MacKnight continues to develop and grow in her work and practice. Again, inspired by the past, she creates pieces that are influenced by the Dorothy Dunn Santa Fe Indian School painting students from the early 20th century. With great intended composition and the balance of shape and color, her pieces are strongly reminiscent of the artists’ past.

Monica Wapaha
(White Mountain Apache and Tohono O’odham) A-i-R ’21
April 5–April 30, 2021
Biography

Heidi Brandow
(Diné and Kānaka Maoli) ) A-i-R ’21
September 7–October 5, 2021
Biography

De Haven Solimon Chaffins
(Laguna Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo) A-i-R ’21
October 6–November 3, 2021
Biography

Ramson Lomatewama
(Hopi) A-i-R ’21
October 26–December 7, 2021
Biography

Hoka Skenandore
(Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin) ’06, A-i-R ’21
November 5–December 3, 2021
Biography

Kathleen Wall
(Jemez Pueblo) A-i-R ’21
March 22–May 14, 2021
Biography

Mona Cliff
(A’aninin and Nakota Nations) A-i-R ’20
September 7–October 2, 2020
Biography

Alfred Young Man
(Chippewa-Cree) A-i-R ’20
April 17–May 15, 2020
Biography

Anna Hoover
(Norwegian and Unangax̂) A-i-R ’20
February 20–March 9, 2020
Biography

Linda Lomahaftewa
(Hopi-Choctaw) A-i-R ’20
July 23–September 23, 2020
Biography

Topaz Jones
(Shoshone, Kalapuya, Molalla, and Lummi) A-i-R ’20
January 15–March 8, 2020
Biography

Kevin Pourier
(Oglála Lakȟóta) A-i-R ’20
March 20–April 29, 2020
Biography

Margarita Paz-Pedro
(Laguna Pueblo and Mexican American) A-i-R ’20
January 17–February 17, 2020
Biography

Edwin Neel
(Kwakwaka’wakw) A-i-R ’19
September 3–October 25, 2019
Biography

Jodi Webster
(Ho-Chunk Nation) A-i-R ’19
September 3–27, 2019
Biography

Rico Lanáat’ Worl
(Tlingit and Athabacan) A-i-R ’19
March 25–April 25, 2019
Biography

Monique Sol Sonoquie
(Chumash, Apache, Yaqui, Zapotec, and Irish) A-i-R ’19
January 22–March 14, 2019
Biography

Cara Romero
(Chemehuevi) ’05, A-i-R ’19
January 17–February 14, 2019
Biography

Tom Jones
(Ho-Chunk Nation) A-i-R ’19
October 7–November 1, 2019
Biography

River Tikwi Garza
(Tongva) A-i-R ’19
September 3–17, 2019
Biography

Shawn Brigman
(Spokane Tribe of Indians) A-i-R ’19
April 14–April 28, 2019
Biography

Brent Michael Davids
(Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation) A-i-R ’19
February 1–February 28, 2019
Biography

Diego Romero
(Cochiti) ’86, A-i-R ’19
January 17–February 14, 2019
Biography

Cougar Vigil
(Jicarilla Apache) A-i-R ’19
October 7–November 1, 2019
Biography

Jordan Ann Craig
(Northern Cheyenne) A-i-R ’19
March 25–April 25, 2019
Biography

Laura Youngbird
(Minnesota Chippewa Grand Portage Band) A-i-R ’19
March 20–April 10, 2019
Biography

Darren Vigil Gray
(Jicarilla Apache and Kiowa Apache) A-i-R ’19
February 15–March 15, 2019
Biography

Ric Gendron
(Colville Confederated Tribe) A-i-R ’19
January 17–February 14, 2019
Biography

Kenneth Johnson
(Musogee Creek and Seminole) A-i-R ’18
October 30–December 30, 2018
Biography

Melanie Talmadge Sainz
(Ho-Chunk Nation) A-i-R ’18
November 1–December 13, 2018
Biography

Katie Dorame
(Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe) A-i-R ’18
September 26–October 20, 2018
Biography

Bobby Wilson
(Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota) A-i-R ’18
September 1–September 23, 2018
Biography

Meghann O’Brien
(Cape Mudge First Nation, Kiusta [Kyuquot] First Nation, Haida Nation, and Irish) A-i-R ’17 and ’18
January 19–February 17, 2017 and March 7–May 1, 2018
Biography

Monte Yellow Bird, Sr.
(Arikara Tribe and Hidatsa Tribe) A-i-R ’18
March 24–April 26, 2018
Biography

Christa Cassano
(Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Arrow Lakes Band) A-i-R ’18
February 15–February 26, 2018
Biography

Adrian Wall
(Jemez Pueblo) ’14, A-i-R ’18
October 21–December 15, 2018
Biography

Monty Little
(Diné) ’15, A-i-R ’18
October 3–November 5, 2018
Biography

Robert “Spooner” Marcus
(Ohkay Owingeh) A-i-R ’18
August 20–October 19, 2018
Biography

Lillian Pitt
(Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Yakama Nation) A-i-R ’18
September 17–September 28, 2018
Biography

Wayne Nez Gaussoin
(Diné, Picuris, and French Descent) ’09, A-i-R ’18
February 19–April 18, 2018
Biography

Ian Kuali’i
(Native Hawaiian and Apache) A-i-R ’18
March 24–April 26, 2018
Biography

Micheal Two Bulls
(Oglála Lakȟóta) A-i-R ’18
January 15–February 17, 2018
Biography

TahNibaa Naataanii
(Navajo) A-i-R ’18
October 30–December 11, 2018
Biography

Luanne Redeye
(Seneca Nation) A-i-R ’18
September 1–October 31, 2018
Biography

Catherine “Maggie” Thompson
(Fond du Lac Ojibwe) A-i-R ’18
September 1–September 23, 2018
Biography

Janet Rogers
(Mohawk Nation and Tuscarora Nation) A-i-R ’18
July 3–August 31, 2018
Biography

Marwin Begaye
(Navajo) A-i-R ’18
March 15–April 12, 2018
Biography

Orlando Dugi
(Diné) A-i-R ’18
January 8–March 8, 2018
Biography

Wade Patton
(Oglála Lakȟóta) A-i-R ’18
January 12–February 10, 2018
Biography

Athena LaTocha
(Hunkpapa Lakota and Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe) A-i-R ’17
November 6–December 6, 2017
Biography

Wanesia Spry Misquadace
(Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) A-i-R ’17
November 6–December 6, 2017
Biography

Janice George
(Chepx imiya Siyam) A-i-R ’17
September 1–30, 2017
Biography

Ka’ila Farrell-Smith
(Klamath Tribe and Modoc Tribe) A-i-R ’17
March 30–April 28, 2017
Biography

Craig Dan Goseyun
(San Carlos Apache) A-i-R ’17
February 24–March 24, 2017
Biography

Frank Buffalo Hyde
(Nez Perce, Onondaga Nation [Beaver Clan]) A-i-R ’17
November 6–December 6, 2017
Biography

Erica Lord
(Athabaskan) A-i-R ’17
October 4–November 4, 2017
Biography

Leanne Campbell
(Coeur d'Alene Tribe [Schitsu'umsh]) '13 and '24, A-i-R ’17
September 1–30, 2017
Biography

Anthony Lovato
(Santo Domingo Pueblo) A-i-R ’17
March 30–April 28, 2017
Biography

Fritz Casuse
(Navajo) A-i-R ’17
January 19–February 17, 2017
Biography

Jason Reed Brown
(Koyukon Athabascan) A-i-R ’17
November 6–December 6, 2017
Biography

Peter Williams
(Yup’ik) A-i-R ’17
October 4–November 4, 2017
Biography

Marlene Ann Nielsen
(Yup'ik) A-i-R ’17
September 1–30, 2017
Biography

John Hagen
(Aleut [Unangax̂) Tribe and Inupiaq Tribe) A-i-R ’17
February 24–March 24, 2017
Biography

Demian DinéYazhi’
(Naasht’ézhí Tábąąhá [Zuni Clan, Water’s Edge] andTódích’íí’nii [Bitter Water] of the Diné [Navajo]) A-i-R ’16
November 11–December 9, 2016
Biography

Erin Gingrich
(Nome Eskimo Community) A-i-R ’16
October 7–November 4, 2016
Biography

Gerry Quotskuyva
(Hopi) A-i-R ’16
September 2–September 30, 2016
Biography

Natalie Ball
(Modoc and Klamath Tribes) A-i-R ’16
March 23–April 25, 2016
Biography

Joe Feddersen
(Colville Confederated Tribes) A-i-R ’16
January 15–February 12, 2016
Biography

Cannupa Hanska Luger
(Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, Austrian, and Norwegian descent) A-i-R ’16
November 11–December 9, 2016
Biography

Nakkita Trimble
(Wilps Axdii Wil Luugooda [Haida Nation]) A-i-R ’16
October 7–November 4, 2016
Biography

Luke Parnell
(Nisga’a Nation and Haida Nation) A-i-R ’16
September 5–October 7, 2016
Biography

Jonathan Thunder
(Red Lake Ojibwe) A-i-R ’16
February 19–March 18, 2016
Biography

Drew Michael
(Yup'ik and Inupiaq) A-i-R ’16
January 15–February 12, 2016
Biography

Liselotte Erdrich
(Turtle Mountain Chippewa) A-i-R ’16
November 11–December 9, 2016
Biography

Jason Garcia
(Okuu Pín-Turtle Mountain) A-i-R ’16
September 2–September 30, 2016
Biography

Rory Wakemup
(Minnesota Chippewa Tribe) A-i-R ’16
March 23–April 25, 2016
Biography

Royce Manuel and Debbie Manuel
Royce Manuel (Ak-Mierl Aw-Thum, Salt River Pima- Maricopa Indian Community) A-i-R ’16 and Debbie Manuel (Diné) A-i-R ’16
February 19–March 18, 2016
Biography

Gerald Clarke Jr.
(Cahuilla Band of Indians) A-i-R ’15
November 6–December 5, 2015
Biography

Dyani White Hawk
(Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sicangu Lakota) A-i-R ’15
October 1—October 30, 2015
Biography

James Luna
(Payómkawichum (Luiseño), Ipi (Diegueño and Mexican-American) A-i-R ’15 (February 9, 1950 – March 4, 2018)
November 6–December 5, 2015
Biography

Glenda Mckay
(Ingalik-Athabascan) A-i-R ’15
August 28–September 25, 2015
Biography

Ed Archie NoiseCat
(Shuswap, St’itLimx, and Salish) A-i-R ’15
October 1—October 30, 2015
Biography

Jonathan Loretto
(Cochiti Pueblo) ’21, A-i-R ’15
August 28–September 25, 2015
Biography

Mary Deleary, PhD
(Chippewas of the Thames First Nation )
Director
IAIA Research Center for Contemporary Native Arts (RCCNA)
P (505) 424-2389
E mdeleary@iaia.edu

Erin Cooper
Administrative Assistant
Artist-in-Residence Program
P (505) 424-5713
E erin.cooper@iaia.edu

Maia Filippi
She/Her/Hers
A-i-R Program Manager
IAIA Research Center for Contemporary Native Arts (RCCNA)
P (505) 424-2369
E maia.filippi@iaia.edu