Featured Artist
Del Curfman
Featured Paintings
Montana Scape II
Del Curfman graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017. He lives in Santa Fe. Montana Scape II is unique because Del does not paint many landscapes. This piece is a landscape study of the Pryor Mountain Range, located in Montana and Wyoming on the Crow Indian Reservation. The Pryor Mountains are sacred to the Crow. ...
Regalia Green
Del Curfman's Regalia Green is part of his Vanishing Series. The Vanishing Series is Del's response to the perception that Native American culture has or will "vanish". Del graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017. He lives in Santa Fe....
Speed of Indian Relay
You can feel rush in Del Curfman's Speed of Indian Relay, which celebrates Crow Fair, the largest Native American event in Montana,and one of the biggest powwows in the country. This piece is part of Del's Vanishing Series, which Del describes as follows: "The Vanishing Series is a response to the perception that Native American culture has or will vanish. The idea of disappearance has been a mainstream thought that has been propagated by Edward Curtis, a photographer who in 1904 produced a series of photographs titled 'Vanishing Race.' My paintings utilize the notion of vanishing through a stark white background crossing over Native American figures as if the sands of time and space are impermanent to a permanent people. Tradition will not be lost. The Vanishing Series aims to belie this exact idea. My artwork has become a vessel of cultural sharing and knowledge." Del graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017. He lives in Santa Fe....
Good Medicine
In Good Medicine, Del Curfman has produced a stylistic version of a traditional Native American medicine bag with tobacco. Del also believes that just looking at this painting is "Good Medicine." Del graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017. He lives in Santa Fe....
Next Generation Leader
Del Curfman's Next Generation Leader celebrates Crow Fair, the largest Native American event in Montana, and one of the biggest powwows in the country. This piece is part of Del's Vanishing Series, which Del describes as follows: "The Vanishing Series is a response to the perception that Native American culture has or will vanish. The idea of disappearance has been a mainstream thought that has been propagated by Edward Curtis, a photographer who in 1904 produced a collection of photographs titled 'Vanishing Race.' My paintings utilize the notion of vanishing through a stark white background crossing over Native American figures as if the sands of time and space are impermanent to a permanent people. Tradition will not be lost. The Vanishing Series aims to belie this exact idea. My artwork has become a vessel of cultural sharing and knowledge." Del graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017. He lives in Santa Fe....
Crow Fair Brilliancy
Del Curfman's Crow Fair Brilliancy celebrates Crow Fair, the largest Native American event in Montana, and one of the biggest powwows in the country. This piece is part of Del's Vanishing Series, which Del describes as follows: "The Vanishing Series is a response to the perception that Native American culture has or will vanish. The idea of disappearance has been a mainstream thought that has been propagated by Edward Curtis, a photographer who in 1904 produced a collection of photographs titled 'Vanishing Race.' My paintings utilize the notion of vanishing through a stark white background crossing over Native American figures as if the sands of time and space are impermanent to a permanent people. Tradition will not be lost. The Vanishing Series aims to belie this exact idea. My artwork has become a vessel of cultural sharing and knowledge." Del graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017. He lives in Santa Fe....
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