Lomahaftewa, Linda, July 24, 2008
File — Box: 1, Folder: MS012.001
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Institute of American Indian Arts Oral History collection consists of digital audio recordings, digital video recordings, transcripts, and associated documents related to interviews conducted since 2007. The content of the interviews is related to the history and background of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Narrators included former IAIA faculty James McGrath and Charles Dailey; Former IAIA Student and current faculty Linda Lomahaftewa; Former IAIA staff member Robert Harcourt; and the sons of George A. Boyce, the first superintendent of IAIA.
Narrators included former IAIA faculty James McGrath and Charles Dailey; Former IAIA Student and current faculty Linda Lomahaftewa; Former IAIA staff member Robert Harcourt; and the sons of George A. Boyce, the first superintendent of IAIA.
Dates
- July 24, 2008
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
Access is by appointment only. There may be restrictions to this collection; please contact the archivist for more information. IAIA reserves the right to restrict any or all materials as necessary to protect IAIA, American Indian religious and cultural practices, and individual and financial privacy.
Biographical / Historical
Linda Lomahaftewa, Hopi/Choctaw, has lived the majority of her life close to her home and community in the Southwest.
In 1962 she attended the newly developed fine arts high school program for Native students, The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After graduation from IAIA (1965) she was accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Ms Lomahaftewa earned her B.F.A. (1971) and M,F.A. (1971) degrees in painting from SFAI and successfully began a career as a painter.
Over the past thirty-five years Linda Lomahaftewa has received numerous awards for excellence in painting and printmaking. She was included among other prominent figures of contemporary Native American art in two editions of Who’s Who in American Indian Arts, in 1976 and in 1978. Her works are also represented in more than ten significant public collections some of which include: American Indian Historical Society, San Francisco, California, Center for Arts of Indian America, Washington, D. C., University of Lethbridge, Native Studies Department, Alberta, Canada and the City of Phoenix, Native American Art Collection, Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to her personal artistic achievements, Lomahaftewa is an influential teacher and arts educator. In her formative years of teaching, she taught at the San Francisco Art Institute as a teaching assistant (1971-1975) Assistant Professor of Native American Art at California State College, Sonoma, in Rohnert Park, California (1971-1974), and at the University of California, Berkeley, Native American Studies Department (1974-1976). Yearning to return home, she accepted the position of Professor of Painting and Drawing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1976. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she successfully balances a career as a prolific artist and teacher
In 1962 she attended the newly developed fine arts high school program for Native students, The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After graduation from IAIA (1965) she was accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Ms Lomahaftewa earned her B.F.A. (1971) and M,F.A. (1971) degrees in painting from SFAI and successfully began a career as a painter.
Over the past thirty-five years Linda Lomahaftewa has received numerous awards for excellence in painting and printmaking. She was included among other prominent figures of contemporary Native American art in two editions of Who’s Who in American Indian Arts, in 1976 and in 1978. Her works are also represented in more than ten significant public collections some of which include: American Indian Historical Society, San Francisco, California, Center for Arts of Indian America, Washington, D. C., University of Lethbridge, Native Studies Department, Alberta, Canada and the City of Phoenix, Native American Art Collection, Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to her personal artistic achievements, Lomahaftewa is an influential teacher and arts educator. In her formative years of teaching, she taught at the San Francisco Art Institute as a teaching assistant (1971-1975) Assistant Professor of Native American Art at California State College, Sonoma, in Rohnert Park, California (1971-1974), and at the University of California, Berkeley, Native American Studies Department (1974-1976). Yearning to return home, she accepted the position of Professor of Painting and Drawing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1976. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she successfully balances a career as a prolific artist and teacher
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (1 cu. ft) The collection is located on the campus of IAIA, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The archives are located in the Library & Technology Center.
Abstract
Information on growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, attending Holbrook Mission Boarding School and Phoenix Indian Boarding School; Information about her attendance at IAIA, 1962-1965 and San Francisco Art Institute; recollections regarding teaching at IAIA, 1976-Present; information about social events and happenings at IAIA, 1962-1965; Lomahaftewa’s artwork, exhibits, and gallery shows; Academic classes and clubs at IAIA; Allan Houser.
Physical Description
The folder contains a description sheet, release form, transcript w/index, 1 CD with 15 mp3 tracks, and 1 MiniDV cassette
General
Linda Lomahaftewa, Hopi/Choctaw, has lived the majority of her life close to her home and community in the Southwest.
In 1962 she attended the newly developed fine arts high school program for Native students, The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After graduation from IAIA (1965) she was accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Ms Lomahaftewa earned her B.F.A. (1971) and M,F.A. (1971) degrees in painting from SFAI and successfully began a career as a painter.
Over the past thirty-five years Linda Lomahaftewa has received numerous awards for excellence in painting and printmaking. She was included among other prominent figures of contemporary Native American art in two editions of Who’s Who in American Indian Arts, in 1976 and in 1978. Her works are also represented in more than ten significant public collections some of which include: American Indian Historical Society, San Francisco, California, Center for Arts of Indian America, Washington, D. C., University of Lethbridge, Native Studies Department, Alberta, Canada and the City of Phoenix, Native American Art Collection, Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to her personal artistic achievements, Lomahaftewa is an influential teacher and arts educator. In her formative years of teaching, she taught at the San Francisco Art Institute as a teaching assistant (1971-1975) Assistant Professor of Native American Art at California State College, Sonoma, in Rohnert Park, California (1971-1974), and at the University of California, Berkeley, Native American Studies Department (1974-1976). Yearning to return home, she accepted the position of Professor of Painting and Drawing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1976. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she successfully balances a career as a prolific artist and teacher
In 1962 she attended the newly developed fine arts high school program for Native students, The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After graduation from IAIA (1965) she was accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Ms Lomahaftewa earned her B.F.A. (1971) and M,F.A. (1971) degrees in painting from SFAI and successfully began a career as a painter.
Over the past thirty-five years Linda Lomahaftewa has received numerous awards for excellence in painting and printmaking. She was included among other prominent figures of contemporary Native American art in two editions of Who’s Who in American Indian Arts, in 1976 and in 1978. Her works are also represented in more than ten significant public collections some of which include: American Indian Historical Society, San Francisco, California, Center for Arts of Indian America, Washington, D. C., University of Lethbridge, Native Studies Department, Alberta, Canada and the City of Phoenix, Native American Art Collection, Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to her personal artistic achievements, Lomahaftewa is an influential teacher and arts educator. In her formative years of teaching, she taught at the San Francisco Art Institute as a teaching assistant (1971-1975) Assistant Professor of Native American Art at California State College, Sonoma, in Rohnert Park, California (1971-1974), and at the University of California, Berkeley, Native American Studies Department (1974-1976). Yearning to return home, she accepted the position of Professor of Painting and Drawing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1976. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she successfully balances a career as a prolific artist and teacher
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Part of the Institute of American Indian Arts Repository
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