Travis Mammedaty is a Kiowa/Seneca-Cayuga contemporary expressionist artist living in Oklahoma. His mediums of choice are acrylic and charcoal. Mammedaty is a self-taught artist who has showcased his work in numerous venues, including Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma and The Straz Center in Tampa Bay, Florida. His work “A Warriors Role” was a selected piece by Gilcrease Museum’s #ArtistsinQuarantine project. Mammedaty is also a Kiowa language instructor and Kiowa historian. In this capacity, he utilizes his knowledge of Kiowa language and stories to bring the oral tradition in a visual form using his unique style of bold colors and powerful brush strokes.