Hinds Gallery: Steve Tamayo Indigenous Art
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Steve Tamayo is a traditional Sicangu Lakota artist whose family originates from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. After graduating from High School in 1984, Tamayo enlisted in the US Army, serving in the 101st Airborne Division. After returning to Omaha in 1987, he studied the traditional arts of the Umonhon people under Howard Wolf. As a mentor, Wolf instilled in Tamayo a deep appreciation and knowledge of Umonhon art and culture. He learned the importance of traditional materials, construction and the history surrounding native artifacts and regalia. In 2000, Tamayo moved to the Rosebud Reservation, where he augmented his understanding of Northern Plains art; he earned his BFA from Sínte Gleska University in 2011 where he developed and taught the traditional arts program. |
Painted Rawhide Container
Tamayo currently leads study groups on his Reservation and travels to schools and museums throughout the country to study and teach historic methods of artifact construction and preservation. He is a regular consultant to the curatorial and conservation staff at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian; his most recent work there is the current exhibition, “As We Grow,” focused on traditional native games and toys. He has been an artist-in-residence and cultural consultant with OPS and teaches Native American Art History at Metropolitan Community College.
Tamayo’s honors include the 2014 NAC Governor’s Heritage Art Award for excellence in cultural artistic expression. In 2015, he and Paul High Horse won the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award for best two-person exhibition, and were again nominated in 2016. Tamayo has exhibited at The National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington, DC, The Kaneko in Omaha, The Great Plains Museum in Lincoln, NE, the John G. Neihardt Center, and RNG Gallery in Council Bluffs, IA. Some of his most recent work includes buffalo robes for Willie Nelson and Neil Young and a tipi offered to President Obama from Bold Nebraska.
Hinds Gallery: Sue Wilcynski
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My entire life, I have embodied a passion for art. Art is not only what you see on display, but also one’s actions and lifestyle. For thirty years, I created art in the homes and businesses of others through my wallpapering business. The way a home is decorated is a portrayal of one’s own expression; and this outlet allowed me to aid others in articulating their own. For the past thirty-some odd years, I have been immersed in my passion for watercolor painting. I have definitely taken advice and inspiration from a number of artists along the way, however, that has allowed me to truly and effectively develop my own style. Around the same time, my enthusiasm for pottery surfaced; sculpting, creating, and getting my hands dirty. My heart for jewelry surfaced soon after as I began creating and selling beautiful, artful beaded jewelry. This jewelry business promoted my assistance of others’ personal art expressions in their daily lives, as it was something unique and striking that they could wear. |
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While participating in a pottery class at Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum, Dale Chihuly’s glass exhibit caught my curious eye and undivided attention. In conjunction with creating watercolor art, acrylic pottery, and jewelry, I began delving into glass-making. I never settled with any of these art forms, but rather, kept an open and curious mind while countless additional unique ideas surfaced. Hence the blinged-out deer skulls. My family has been my biggest encouragement and support throughout my creative endeavors. My husband, Jim, continues to feed my passion for art and to share my works with all those around him.
In addition, my love for the arts has been passed through my two children, their spouses and my four talented grandchildren. My personal art is, without a doubt, a form of my own self-expression and a form of expression for those who take an interest in my works. I have found a love and a passion for art and hope that my creations may catch your eye too. - Sue Wilcynski |
Watercolor by Sue Wilcynski
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Pottery by Sue Wilcynski
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