List of Indigenous artists of the Americas

Kenojuak Ashevak, Inuk printmaker
Martha Gradolf, Hochunk weaver
Rufino Tamayo, Zapotec painter
See also: Category:Indigenous artists of the Americas

This is a list of visual artists who are Indigenous peoples of the Americas, categorized by primary media. Mestizo and Métis artists whose indigenous descent is integral to their art are included, as are Siberian Yup'ik artists due to their cultural commonalities with Alaskan Yup'ik people. This list includes notable visual artists who are Inuit, Alaskan Natives, Siberian Yup'ik, American Indians, First Nations, Métis, Mestizos, and Indigenous peoples of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Indigenous identity is a complex and contested issue and differs from country to country in the Americas. Inclusion to this list is based on legal membership to an Indigenous community, when applicable, or recognition by the relevant indigenous community/communities of the individual as a member of that community.

Basket makers

See also: Category:Indigenous basket weavers of the Americas

Beadwork and quillwork artists

See also: Category:Indigenous beadworkers of the Americas

Ceramic artists

See also: Category:Indigenous ceramists of the Americas

Diverse cultural artists

Draftspeople

Artists who primarily work in drawing, including pastels.

Glass artists

Installation artists

Metalsmiths and jewelers

New media artists

Mixed-media artists

Painters

See also: Category:Indigenous painters of the Americas

Canada and Greenland

United States

Mexico

Central America and the Caribbean

South America

Performance artists

See also: Category:Indigenous performance artists of the Americas

Photographers

See also: Category:Indigenous photographers of the Americas

Printmakers

Sculptors

Artists primarily working in antler, bone, metal, stone, and other materials, except wood. Sculptors working primarily in wood are listed below.

See also: Category:Indigenous sculptors of the Americas

Textile artists

See also: Category:Indigenous textile artists of the Americas

Woodcarvers

See also

References

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