Dolores is a boundary breaking artist who combines contemporary ideas with historical significance while maintaining cultural influences - Bryant Nagel Galleries
HAPPY ART MAKES A HAPPY HOME
Dolores is a member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Winnebago descent living north of Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Warrior Art” is a common description of the ledger art style, and was considered a male art form in the past. For over 2 decades, she has followed the gender specific traditional art form by using the same medium of antique paper and colored pencils, only creating a contemporary version from a female perspective. Her work veers far from the usual imagery typically seen in most contemporary ledger art. The images can be humorous or serious while immersed in Native American heritage, iconography and pop culture. Peter Max and the psychedelic pop-art movement has been an influence in her art work as well as the art-deco movement and Japanese textiles. Dolores’ images may represent bison hunters riding past colorful teepees, or bright Cadillacs racing across the page. Tongue-in-cheek humor, bright colors, and vivid imagery is her way to stand out from the other ledger artists as well as honoring her ancestors.
Dolores enjoys working with institutions, universities and museums presenting the history of ledger art as well as sharing her work. A few of these institutions include National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC; Brown University, Providence RI; University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN; and UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, as well as others. She has been mentioned in several articles in magazines and newspapers. A few include Southwest Art Magazine, Cowboys and Indians, Native American Art Magazine, Western Art Collector, as well as the Santa Fe New Mexican. Dolores is one of four subjects in a book written by Richard Pearce, Women and Ledger Art, published by the University of Arizona Press. Her work is in the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, The White House, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Tweed Museum, Museum of Indian Arts and Crafts as well as others. She has participated in several Art Markets and Show winning ribbons in numerous ones. Her work can also be found in galleries through out the world. She has experience as a freelance writer and a past member of the Standards Committee for the Santa Fe Indian Market and past board member for the Lawrence Indian Art Show.
EDUCATION MARKETS AND SHOWS
IAIA Santa Fe Indian Market
Washburn University Heard Indian Fair and Market
Topeka West High School Small Works/Great Wonders - National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum OKC
Coeur d’Alene Galleries - Miniatures by the Lake -Coeur d’Alene ID 2023
Cowgirlup! Desert Cabarello Western Museum - Wickenburg, AZ 2024
Professional Organizations
SWAIA Standards Committee Member, Santa Fe, NM, 2009-2013
Lawrence Indian Art Show Executive Committee, Lawrence, KS, 2001-2007