Collection of Contemporary Native American Art
Native American Ethnography
The Contemporary Indigenous Art Collection honors a living legacy of master craftsmanship and vibrant innovation in the artistic expressions of New York State's First Nations. Building on an initiative begun in 1986 and now numbering more than 130 objects, the collection offers insight into the endurance and evolution of tradition in tribal communities and a profound determination to survive and express as sovereign nations. Included in the collection are examples of beadwork, basketry, sculpture, silverwork, clothing, carving, painting, and pottery. The collection reflects the broad range of artwork from Native artists from functional to unique and decorative, and from traditional to modern in style and technique.
These objects speak of Indigenous experience in the first person, forging a respectful partnership between the State Museum and those whose spiritual, economic, and material presence long predates the founding of New York State.
List of Artists in the Contemporary Indigenous Art Collection
| Artist | Nation/Clan | Medium |
| Angus, Wilma | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk (Kanien'keha) | Basketry |
| Antone, Kaluyahawi Jocelyn | Haudenosaunee, Oneida, Turtle Clan; Cree | Illustration, mixed media |
| Arquette, Henry (Atsienhanonne) | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Akwesasne | Basketry |
| Arquette, Joseph | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Basketry |
| Beebe, Bruce | Haudenosaunee, Cayuga | Mixed metals |
| Benedict, Florence | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Benedict, James V | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk-Onondaga, Turtle Clan | Beadwork, leather, |
| Benedict, Luz | Haudensaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Benedict, Rebecca | Haudensaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Benedict, Salli | Haudensaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Benson, Noel Chrisjohn | Haudenosaunee, Oneida | Sculpture, mixed media |
| Bigtree, Mae | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Boots, Bruce | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Painting |
| Chavez, Lydia A. Wallace- | Algonquin, Unkechaug | Wampum Belt Reproduction, Jewelry |
| Chrisjohn, Richard | Haudenosaunee, Oneida | Woodwork |
| Cook, Florence Anne Lazore (Wahianoron) | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk Akwesasne | Basketry |
| Cook, Julius M. (Sakaronhio'keweh | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Silverwork/ jewelry |
| Cooke, Toni | Haudenosaunee, Oneida | Wampum Belt Reproduction |
| D'Alimonte, Robert | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora | Mixed media |
| Dark Mountain, Dawn | Haudenosaunee, Oneida Wisconsin, Turtle Clan | Watercolor painting and beadwork |
| David, Dinah | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Beadwork, Jewelry |
| David, Lorena | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Beadwork |
| David, Madeline | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Dennis, Jeremy | Algonquian, Shinnecock; Hassanamisco-Nipmuc | Photography |
| Dione, Glen | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Jewelry |
| Dowdy, Kyle L | Hausenosaunee, Seneca | Traditional clothing |
| Doxtater, Angel | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Six Nations | Cornhusk weaving and figurines |
| Fadden, David | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Painting |
| Fauzy, Mary Lou (Printup) | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora | Beadwork |
| Goeman, Ronni-Leigh | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga | Basketry |
| Goeman, Stonehorse Lone | Haudenosaunee, Tonawanda-Seneca | Sculpture/Bone and antler carving |
| Gonyea, Tony | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga | Wampum Belt Reproduction |
| Gray, Barbara | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Greene, David A. (Odahijo) | Haudenosaunee, Cayuga, Wolf Clan | Sculpture |
| Havens, Jay | Haudenosanee, Mohawk | Sculpture |
| Haynes, Hayden | Haudenosaunee, Seneca | Sculpture, Antler carving |
| Herne, Sue Ellen | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Sculpture/Mixed media |
| Hill, Brenda | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora | Pottery |
| Hill, Carrie | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Hill, Daniel C | Haudenosaunee, Cayuga | Silverwork |
| Hill, Lorna Thomas | Haudenosaunee, Cayuga | Beadwork |
| Hill, Rain | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Hill, Rosemary Louise | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora, Beaver Clan | Beadwork |
| Hill, Stanley R | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Sculpture, Antler carving |
| Hoffman, Karen Ann | Haudenosaunee, Oneida Wisconsin | Beadwork |
| Huff, Tom | Haudenosaunee, Cayuga and Seneca | Sculpture, Stone carving |
| Jacobs, Jamie | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Bear Clan | Quillwork |
| Jacobs, Larry "Many Hats" | Algonquin, Stockbridge-Munsee | Instrument |
| Jacobs, Margaret | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Sculpture, Metals |
| Jacobs, Mary | Haudenosaunee, Seneca | Beadwork |
| Jacobs, Samantha | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Turtle Clan | Beadwork, Tufting |
| Jacques, Alfred | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga | Woodwork |
| Jemison, G. Peter | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Heron Clan | Painting |
| Jimerson, Norman L | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Beaver Clan | Sculpture, Stone carving |
| Johnson, Cecily | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Jewelry, Beadwork |
| Johnson, Sue | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Jewelry |
| Jonathan, Grant Wade | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora | Beadwork |
| Jones, Peter B | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga, Beaver Clan | Pottery, sculpture |
| Jones, Roberta Huff | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Bear Clan | Jewelry |
| Lazore, Brandon | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga, Snipe Clan | Painting |
| Lazore, Kevin | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Lazore, Michaelee | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Beadwork |
| Lazore, Robin | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk (Akwesasne) | Basketry |
| Leonard, Courtney | Shinnecock | Sculpture/Ceramics |
| Lone, Faye | Haudenosaunee, Tonawanda Seneca, Hawk Clan | Textile |
| Loran, Bill (Katsirotae) | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Traditional clothing |
| Martine, David | Algonquian, Shinnecock, Montauk, Chiricahua Ft. Sill Apache | Painting |
| McDonald, Irene | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Basketry |
| McLeod (Tome), Kristina M | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Deer Clan | Jewelry |
| Miller, Towanna | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Painting |
| Minner, Penny | Haudenosaunee, Seneca | Basketry |
| Mitchell, Ann | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Niro, Shelley | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Photography |
| Parish, Roger | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Painting, monoprint |
| Perkins, Niio | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk (Akwesasne) | Beadwork, Traditional clothing |
| Perkins, Roger | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Bear Clan (Akwesasne) | Pottery, Digital Compositions |
| Prescott, Todd S | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora, Beaver Clan | Traditional clothing |
| Printup, Bryan | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora Beaver clan | Beadwork |
| Printup Jr., Erwin | Haudenosaunee, Cayuga-Tuscarora, Bear Clan | Painting |
| Printup, Murisa | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora | Mixed media, beadwork |
| Printup, Thomas | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Hawk Clan | Beadwork |
| Printup-Winden, Dorothy | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora, Deer Clan | Beadwork |
| Ransom, Sheila Kanieson | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Basketry |
| Redeye, Luanne | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Hawk Clan | Painting |
| Santiago, Natasha Smoke | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Sculpture, Pottery |
| Schenandoah, Diane | Haudenosaunee, Oneida | Sculpture |
| Schmidt, Alyssa | Haudenosaunee, Seneca | Beadwork, Jewelry |
| Scott, Antoinette | Haudenosaunee, Seneca | Cornhusk doll |
| Shenandoah, Leah | Haudenosaunee, Onyo’ta:aká: (Oneida), Wolf Clan | Mixed media |
| Skidders, Marjorie J. | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk (Akwesasne) | Photography |
| Skye, Isabella | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Cornhusk doll |
| Skye, Raymond R. | Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora, Turtle Clan | Printmaking, Drawing |
| Skye, Rhea | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Corn Husk Dolls |
| Smoke, Gladys | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Bear Clan | Traditional clothing |
| Snow, N. Tessie | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Heron Clan | Corn Husk Dolls |
| Swamp, Andy | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Instrument |
| Tarbell-Boehning, Tammy | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan | Sculpture, Pottery, Beadwork |
| Tarrant, Tohanash | Shinnecock; Hopi; Ho-Chunk | Beadwork |
| Thomas, Benjamin | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan | Sculpture |
| Thomas, Eli | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga | Painting |
| Thomas, Gregg | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga | Drawing |
| Thomas, Samuel | Haudenosaunee, Caygua, Wolf Clan | Beadwork |
| Vandewalker, Brooke | Haudenosaunee, Onondaga | Basketry |
| Waterman, Carson | Haudenosaunee, Seneca | Painting, printmaking |
| Watt, James | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Heron Clan | Jewelry |
| White Pigeon, Denise | Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Beaver Clan | Corn Husk Dolls |
| Williams Jr., Kenneth D. | Haudenosaunee, Cattaraugus Seneca; Arapaho | Beadwork |
| Zumpano, Wilma M. | Haudenosaunee, Mohawk | Beadwork |
