Native Art Voices of the Four Corners
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Episodes
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Gary Bernally & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Gary Bernally is a 2-D Navajo artist and Vietnam Veteran who lives in Shiprock, NM but is originally from Arizona. Gary bases his artwork on the history of the Navajo People, the American Indian Relocation Program, Indian Activism, the occupation of Alcatraz and issues of cultural stereotypes of Native people in the Four Corners area. His colored pencil art images are based on social commentary of the 1960s-70s and the present.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Michael Thomson & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, July 17, 2025
On this episode of Native Art Voices, host Venaya Yazzie is joined by Michael Thompson, a retired educator and poet originating from Holdenville Oklahoma, of the Muscogee (Mvskoke) tribe.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Venessa Francis - Suess & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, June 19, 2025
On this episode of Native Art Voices, host Venaya Yazzie is joined by Venessa Suess, an artisan from the Durango Colorado area. She specializes in hand crafting intricate glasses, with varying styles & themes. To find more of her work, visit "shushas_shades" on Instagram.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Breydon Othole & Venaya Yazzie
Friday, May 16, 2025
Breydon Othole is an acrylic painter from Zuni New Mexico. He specializes in creating complex cultural works of every day life within the pueblos. He is a skilled painter having many of his works displayed in the "Ancestral Rich Treasures of Zuni Cooperative Gallery."
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Danielle Burbank & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Danielle Burbank is a local writer from the Farmington community but is originally from Crystal, New Mexico. She is a Navajo woman who wrote a book about the Navajo Code Takers for the young readers. She is a descendent of a Navajo and wrote this book as a way of teaching the youth about the efforts that these men did in World War II.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Eugene Joe, & Venaya Yazzie
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Eugene Joe b. 1951 is a Navajo sand artist from Tó, or Shiprock, NM. He is a descendant of a family of traditional Navajo sand painters. Since 1963 he has been using sand in a contemporary form with modern colorful iconography. Eugene also works in the reservation schools mentoring and teaching students Art.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Landon Succo & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, February 13, 2025
On this episode of Native Art Voices Landon Succo joins host, Venaya Yazzie to discuss his vast collection of works, including poetry, paintings, and woven rugs.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: With Janet Yazzie & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Janet Yazzie is a Navajo poet from the Arizona region of the Navajo nation. She is a contemporary painter, using bright acrylic hues to create landscapes and the modern life of Navajo people.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners "2024 Featured Artists" : With Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, December 19, 2024
In this episode of Native Art Voices, join host, Venaya Yazzie as she acknowledges her various featured guest artists of 2024.
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Native Art Voices of The 4 Corners: With James Joe, & Venaya Yazzie
Thursday, November 21, 2024
On this episode of Native Art Voices, host Venaya Yazzie speaks with local artist, James Joe about his career, life, and experiences in the 4 Corners.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: Coeburn Palmer
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Diné silversmith. Coeburn Palmer is from Fruitland, NM but is originally fyy try on the eastern region of the Navajoland at Whitrock, NM. He specializes in “traditional” techniques and aspects in his prcoss of Navajo silversmithing. As an emerging Diné artist Coeburn is rooted in his Diné roots for inspiration of his jewelry designs.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: Monique Holiday
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Monique Holiday is a Diné (Navajo) artist and is from the Farmington area. She is an alumnus of the Institute of American Indian arts in Santa Fe New Mexico. She is a painter who works primarily in acrylics. She depicts the Navajo culture via the women of her community.
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners: Ed Singer
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Venaya Yazzie get a chance to Speak with Ed Singer a painter from Cortez Colorado. Ed Singer is a Navajo artist originally from Green Mountain Arizona on the western region of the Navajo nation. He is currently a resident of Cortez Colorado where he lives and as professional artist In the community. Ed is a master painter and works in concepts of stereotypes and Native American identity in the southwest. He has a solo art exhibition on Aug. 2, 2024 at SJC Henderson Fine Arts Gallery.
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Native American Voices of the 4 Corners: Eli Scott
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Venaya is joined by DJ Eli Scott to showcase Native American Voices of the 4 Corners!
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Native Art Voices of The Four Corners with Elmer Yazzie
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Elmer C. Yazzie is a Navajo Fine Art painter and a U.S. Vietnam Army Veteran. He is from the Navajo Nation and resides in Shiprock, New Mexico with his family. He is an alumnus of the Institute of American Indian Arts!
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Native Art Voices of The Four Corners: With Nate Nez
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Venaya Yazzie is joined by Nate Nez! Nate Nez is a Navajo artist from the Navajo Nation and resides in Albuquerque, NM and is alumnus of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Art. He is an Army veteran of the 2003 Iraqi War. His art is in the field of paintings and mural art.
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Native Art Voices of The Four Corners: With AJ Begay
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Venaya Yazzie is joined by AJ Begay! AJ Begay is a member of the eastern Navajo reservation originally from Nageezi, New Mexico. She is a Army Veteran of the late 1990s. She served as an 82 Charlie as a Field Artillery Surveyor.
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Native Veteran Artists of the Four Corners: Aj Begay
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Venaya Yazzie is joined by Aj Begay, who is a member of the eastern Navajo reservation originally from Nageezi, New Mexico. She is a Army Veteran of the late 1990s. She served as a Field Artillery Surveyor.
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Native Art Voices of the Four Corners: 2023 Wrap Up
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Venaya Yazzie does a Wrap Up on 2023. From the guest speaker to the different artifacts talked about over the year.
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Native Art Voices of the Four Corners with Mia Sutanto
Thursday, November 16, 2023
A 23-year old visual artist and poet who is half Zuni Pueblo and half Indonesian Chinese. She currently resides in Gallup New Mexico near Zuni Pueblo. Her poetry was recently included in the 2023 New Mexico Poetry Anthology.
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Native Art Voices of the Four Corners with Cheryl Redhorse, PhD
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Originally from Kirtland New Mexico and educated in Shiprock of New Mexico. Cheryl is Navajo and Comanche. She is a native woman academic educator and teaches on Navajo history. She is a published writer and currently resides in Arizona as a professor of Native American studies.
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Native Art Voices of The Four Corners with Nate Nez.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Nate Nez is a citizen of the Navajo Nation of Arizona. He is a multi-media artist with a focus on painting, and ledger art. Nate is also a U.S. Veteran and husband and father. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM. He recently won he first place award at the annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Native Art Voices of the Four Corners with Derrick Kosea
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Derrick Kosea resides just outside of Farmington, NM. He has recently taken on the challenge of landscape photography and enjoys every bit of it, "I want to share my art with everyone and continue to keep learning and growing in my love for photography.
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Native Art Voices of the Four Corners with Ernie Washee
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Ernie Washee is a Navajos Silversmith from Blanding Utah. His silver jewelry work is rooted in the iconic Southwest petroglyph figures found on sandstone rocks. He specializes in overlay metalwork and uses designs such as deer, ok and spiral designs.
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Native Art Voices of the 4Corners with Kevin Aspaas
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Kevin Aspaas is a Diné artist from Shiprock,NM in northwest NM. He is a make weaver who is carrying on the tradition of the Navajo loom and textiles. He specializes in the Diné “wedge-weave” design. Kevin also creates Navajo women’s cultural dress called a “biil.”
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Native Art Voices of the 4 Corners with Delbert Anderson
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Navajo jazz musician Delbert Anderson “clings to culture” as he creates his jazz improvisation music while fostering youth of the community, and preserving his culture within the Four Corners. Anderson's song “Groove Warrior” leads the path to new inspirations.
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Native Art Voices of The 4 Corner with Jasper Littletree
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Jasper Littletree is a Navajo elder mixed media artist from Kirtland, NM. He has many mediums he works in including painting, ceramics, and most recently silversmithing. For this interview, Mr. Littletree dialogued about his many interests in the Arts and also discussed the history of his family surname. This podcast is unique, as Jasper shares some of this experience via the Navajo language.
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Native Art Voices of the Four Corners with Alyssa Begay
Thursday, March 16, 2023
A Navajo woman n business owner of Bluehorse Real Estate from the Farmington community. Alyssa is a master in the art of real estate and organizing, creating inspirational spaces and celebrating Native American women artists.
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Native Art Voices of The 4Corner with Shaun Beyale
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Venaya Yazzie Interview comic book artist Shaun Beyale
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Native Art Voices of The Four Corners with Dr. Lloyd Lee, PhD
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Dr. Lloyd Lee Ph.D. is an educator and a professor at the University of New Mexico. He has written several academic books on the subject of the Navajo people, their identity, and Navajo nationalism. He is also an organizer of the annual Diné Studies Conference. He believes in telling the true narrative of the modern Navajo people and their rich history.
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