IAIA Making History Scholarship Event
The 2022 IAIA Making History Scholarship Event was a resounding success thanks to the generous sponsors, donors, artists, and volunteers who opened their hearts to support IAIA and our students. The event reached beyond La Fonda’s ballroom and across continents to raise almost $850,000 for student scholarships.
The annual scholarship event is IAIA’s largest fundraiser of the year, providing essential scholarship support for our talented students across all disciplines from studio arts and creative writing to cinematography, performing arts, and museum studies. Your support provides vital funds for student scholarships that change lives and shape futures.
Watch highlights from the event on our Vimeo page. Video is filmed and edited by Frosley Fowler (Diné) ‘16.
IAIA’s 2022 Annual Scholarship Event at La Fonda on the Plaza
IAIA’s 2022 annual scholarship event was an evening to remember. Audience members enjoyed Pueblo-inspired cuisine, extraordinary entertainment featuring Native American hoop dancing, celebrity guests, and a special reading by United States Poet Laureate, author, musician, and IAIA alum, Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation) ’68.
Marking the special year in 2022, generations of talented graduates gave back through donations of their time, vision, and creativity to commemorate IAIA’s anniversary and support our students. The renowned alumni collaborated to create extraordinary artworks that responded to the rich history and impact of IAIA—the birthplace of contemporary Native arts.
Celebrated live auction artists included:
- Doug Hyde (Nez Perce) ’64 collaborating with Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo) ’14, Wildflowers, Sculpture
- Tony Abeyta (Navajo) ’86 collaborating with Ofuskie (Mvskoke Nation) ’15, First Day, Painting
- Wendy Ponca (Osage) ’78, Hero and Legends Cape, Textiles
- Adrian Wall (Jemez Pueblo) ’14 collaborating with Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) ’76 and Jody Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) ’90, Glass
- Steve LaRance (Hopi and Assiniboine) ’81 collaborating with George Rivera (Pueblo of Pojoaque) ’84, Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee and Seminole), Tony Abeyta (Navajo) ’86, Marian Denipah (Navajo and Ohkay Owingeh) ’83, and Denise Wallace (Chugach Aleut) ’81, Jewelry
- Monte Yellow Bird Sr. (Arikara and Hidatsa) ’78 collaborating with Don Montileaux (Oglala Sioux) ’66 and James Black (Cheyenne), current student, IAIA Family, Ledger Art
- Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo) ’18 collaborating with April Holder (Sac and Fox Nation) ’08 and Marty Two Bulls Jr. (Ogala Lakota) ’11, In This Together, Multimedia
- Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe) ’05, Making History, Photography
Download and view the IAIA Making History Menu.
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2022 Sponsors
Here’s a list of our sponsors—Leadership, Thunderbird, Turquoise, Silver, Community, Contemporary, and Advocate. Thank you to all of our sponsors!
| Leadership Sponsors Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation |
| Thunderbird Sponsors Ralph Lauren |
| Gold Sponsors The City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department Maria and Edward Gale |
| Turquoise Sponsors Santa Fe Art Auction |
| Silver Sponsors Anne and Loren Kieve Cindi and Michael Pettit Gail and Joel Bernstein Charles E McKittrick Chipotle Mexican Grill Davis-Mayo Associates, LLC, Raven and Laurel Davis-Mayo La Fonda on the Plaza Mark Bahti, Bahti Indian Arts Meow Wolf Sheffield Future Heritage Fund at New Mexico Foundation Two Baroque Girls, Limited and Belle Carpenter |
| Community Sponsors Bidtah N. Becker Dee Ann McIntyre The Chickasaw Nation First Citizens Bank Mrs. Gene Autry / Autry Museum of the American West Patricia Foschi for the Stuart Hall Charitable Fund Vivian Mary and William Carroll Allan Houser, Inc. Barbara and Robert Ells Beverly and Michael Morris California Institute of the Arts Deborah Fritz Dorothy Bracey and Tom Johnson Dr. Robert Martin and Luci Tapahonso Dyron Murphy Architects Ellen and Stephen Hoffman Santa Fe New Mexican Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Contemporary Sponsors Cheryl D. Fairbanks Invaluable LiveAuctioneers Patricia and Peter Ives Century Bank Daniels Insurance Agency, Inc. Gene Sofer and Judith Bartnoff James and Gayle Halperin Foundation Lea Ann and Michael Knight Louis C. Moller McCune Charitable Foundation Susan Esco Chandler and Appy Chandler |
| Advocate Sponsors Ann Marie Downes Anonymous Brenda and Tom Kingery Deirdre Howley Dr. James Lee and Paula K (Lee) Possanza Jaramillo Accounting Group LLC Phyllis Lehmberg Rio Grande Robert and Kris Hoffman Susan Stilwell Lawrence S. Roberts Eda Weddington Ellen Lehman Starline Printing Suzette and Rick Sherman William F. Coleman |
Suzette Sherman
IAIA Foundation Executive Director
Institutional Advancement Director
P (505) 424-2309
E suzette.sherman@iaia.edu
Ann Ezell
Associate Director
Institutional Advancement
P (505) 428-5931
E ann.ezell@iaia.edu
