On this episode of Native Art Voices, host Venaya Yazzie is joined by Michael Thompson, a retired educator and poet originating from Holdenville Oklahoma, of the Muscogee (Mvskoke) tribe.

On this episode of Native Art Voices, host Venaya Yazzie is joined by Venessa Suess, an artisan from the Durango Colorado area. She specializes in hand crafting intricate glasses, with varying styles & themes. To find more of her work, visit "shushas_shades" on Instagram. 

Breydon Othole is an acrylic painter from Zuni New Mexico. He specializes in creating complex cultural works of every day life within the pueblos. He is a skilled painter having many of his works displayed in the "Ancestral Rich Treasures of Zuni Cooperative Gallery."

 Danielle Burbank is a local writer from the Farmington community but is originally from Crystal, New Mexico. She is a Navajo woman who wrote a book about the Navajo Code Takers for the young readers. She is a descendent of a Navajo and wrote this book as a way of teaching the youth about the efforts that these men did in World War II. 

Eugene Joe b. 1951 is a Navajo sand artist from Tó, or Shiprock, NM. He is a descendant of a family of traditional Navajo sand painters.  Since 1963 he has been using sand in a contemporary form with modern colorful iconography. Eugene also works in the reservation schools mentoring and teaching students Art.

On this episode of Native Art Voices Landon Succo joins host, Venaya Yazzie to discuss his vast collection of works, including poetry, paintings, and woven rugs. 

Janet Yazzie is a Navajo poet from the Arizona region of the Navajo nation. She is a contemporary painter, using bright acrylic hues to create landscapes and the modern life of Navajo people.

In this episode of Native Art Voices, join host, Venaya Yazzie as she acknowledges her various featured guest artists of 2024.  

On this episode of Native Art Voices, host Venaya Yazzie speaks with local artist, James Joe about his career, life, and experiences in the 4 Corners. 

Diné silversmith. Coeburn Palmer is from Fruitland, NM but is originally fyy try on the eastern region of the Navajoland at Whitrock, NM. He specializes in “traditional” techniques and aspects in his prcoss of Navajo silversmithing. As an emerging Diné artist Coeburn is rooted in his Diné roots for inspiration of his jewelry designs.