Native Art Marketplace

Kimberly Crowley
(Ho-Chunk)

Kimberly is a member of the Hall family, known for their skills as master Ho-Chunk black ash basket weavers. They are known for their miniature baskets. She will be attending this year at our in-person  market.

Dawn Dark Mountain (Oneida)

Dawn is an award winning painter and print maker. She was recently the artist in Residence for the School for Advanced Research and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. She will be attending this  year at our virtual market. For more  information: dawndarkmountain.com

Wade Fernandez (Menominee)

Wade is a NAMMY award winning composer and musician. He’s toured the world and played with artists such as Buffy St. Marie and Jackson Browne. This year he will be performing at our virtual market. For more information:  wadefernandezmusic.com

Elliott Funmaker (Ho-Chunk)

Elliott and family come from a legacy of professional cultural arts performers and educators. He has provided cultural programs and participated in pow-wows throughout the country. Elliott and company will be presenting at our virtual market.

Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida)

Karen Ann is a master Haudenosaunee raised beadwork artist. She is a 2020 National Heritage Fellow. She will be attending our virtual and in-person market events. For more information: karenannhoffman.com

Christopher Sweet (Ho-Chunk/White Earth Ojibway)

Christopher is known for his paintings, mixed media work, and murals that can be found throughout south-central Wisconsin. He will be attending this year at our in-person market. For more information: facebook.com/csweetdzine

Brian Szabo (Sicanju Lakota)

Brian is an award winning artist that specializes in integrating traditional materials into contemporary jewelry and cultural items. He will be attending this year at our in-person market. For more information: facebook.com/B.SzaboArtist

Melanie Tallmadge Sainz (Ho-Chunk)

Melanie is a cultural arts educator, exhibiting artist, and curator. She is know for her porcupine quill embroidery. She will be attending this year as an artist at our in-person market. She will also be providing a virtual children’s art activity at the Driftless Historium. For more information: facebook.com/MelanieLSainz

Jennifer White Eagle (Ho-Chunk)

Jennifer is a cultural arts presenter and teacher. She will be featuring the art of fingerweaving, a traditional artform of the Ho-Chunk and other woodland cultures. She will be attending this year at our in-person market

Leah Winneshiek (Ho-Chunk)

Leah’s contemporary jewelry blends her knowledge of gemstones and other natural materials with sterling silver wire wrapping and beading methods. She will attending the virtual and in-person market events. For more information: facebook.com/earthjewelrybyleah

Janice Rice (Ho-Chunk)

Senior Academic Librarian-
Emerita Senior Academic Librarian-Emerita at the University of WI – Madison, and
retired librarian with a focus on American Indian resources, literature, cultural arts,
history, language preservation & revitalization. Janice will be presenting at our virtual
market.