Christina Castro (Jeralyn Lucero figure)

Curator Dr. Christina M. Castro (Taos Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, Chicana) was born in Southern California to a family who participated in the federal Indian Relocation program. She currently resides in O’gah’poh geh Owingeh (Santa Fe), New Mexico. She is a mother, writer, farmer, scholar, educator, community organizer, multidimensional artist, public speaker, and more. In 2017 Dr. Castro cofounded Three Sisters Collective (3SC), an Indigenous women centered grassroots organization devoted to art, activism, education, and community-building. She is also an independent consultant with Castro Consulting.

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Christina Castro (Juanita Fragua jar)

Curator Dr. Christina M. Castro (Taos Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, Chicana) was born in Southern California to a family who participated in the federal Indian Relocation program. She currently resides in O’gah’poh geh Owingeh (Santa Fe), New Mexico. She is a mother, writer, farmer, scholar, educator, community organizer, multidimensional artist, public speaker, and more. In 2017 Dr. Castro cofounded Three Sisters Collective (3SC), an Indigenous women centered grassroots organization devoted to art, activism, education, and community-building. She is also an independent consultant with Castro Consulting.

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Cliff Fragua

Curator Cliff Fragua, from Jemez Pueblo, was born in 1955 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a sculptor who works primarily in stone, and also in bronze and glass. His highest achievement in his career was a commission from the State of New Mexico for a sculpture that is now in the permanent collection of the National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol Building, Washington, DC. He has a studio in Jemez Pueblo, where he also resides.

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Lorraine Gala Lewis (ladle)

Curator Lorraine Gala Lewis (Laguna, Taos, Hopi) is a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, and a clay artist who loves to paint. She works closely with museums and art institutions throughout the country, viewing collections and research, and is also an advocate for social and environmental issues concerning the protection of Pueblo natural lands and cultural resources.

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Jonathan Loretto (Singer figure)

Curator Jonathan Loretto (Jemez, Cochiti) is a jeweler and potter who is always dedicated to getting work done. He graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, with a degree in Studio Arts with emphasis in Sculpture.

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Kathleen Wall

Curator Kathleen Wall (Jemez) is an artist, mother, and wife in Jemez Pueblo. She carries on the matrilineal tradition of being a clay artist. Her art, although grounded in ancestral process and techniques, is found at the intersection of traditional and contemporary.

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