Small Hopi Folk Art Mask by Gregory Lomayesva, Hand-Painted Wood & Feathers

Description

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Hopi Folk Art Mask by Gregory Lomayesva: hand-carved, hand-painted wood with feathers, hangs on a wall or sits on a flat surface. Approx: 8 3/8" x 7 3/4" x 2 3/4" including feathers.
Gregory Lomayesva's career began the old fashioned way — with an idea and a pile of moxie. Dropping out of high school at the age of seventeen to pursue his art full-time, he landed his first job as a gallery assistant at one of Santa Fe's prestigious showrooms. After a brief stint in Los Angeles where he continued to work for a local gallery, Lomayesva returned home at the age of twenty to begin his career. His cultural background now came into play. Of Hispanic ancestry on his mother's side and Native American -Hopi- on his father's side, Lomayesva began to reflect on his heritage and how it encircled him His introspection is evident in this fusion art. His woodworking pieces are bright and inventive and are a reflection of his own personal identification with and interpretation of his culture. "The use of a particular image in a composition is a visual representation of a different feeling I'm having. It's like emotional shorthand," says Gregory. He combines his love of historical western art themes and contemporary Indian art.
Gregory has produced two albums of electronic pop music on his label Drip Records. He has also produced several short films. His invitation to exhibit in thirty countries, and repeat showings at the Smithsonian American Indian Museum and the Heard Museum make this artist worth watching.
Shows and Collections
2009  "Fusion" at Bryans Gallery, Taos, NM
2009   National Museum of the American Indian,  Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
2009   Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2008 "Muse" at Gerbert Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2008 "Bounce" at Ursa Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006 "More Indian" at Winterrowd Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2006 " The Art of War" at Art & Industry, Santa Fe, NM
2005 " You Can Breathe Now" at J. Cacciola Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2004 "Untitled" at Chiaroscuro Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2004 "Untitled" at J Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2004 " 16:9" at Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003 "Bent" at Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003 "Swoon" at Chiaroscuro Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2002 "Curves Ahead" at Peyton Wright Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001" Common Bonds" at Peyton Wright Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2000 STAP Project, Florence, Italy
1998 Southwest Museum in Los Angeles