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I took my first art class in high school. I immediately fell in love with art! Art came into my life when I needed it most, it helped me cope with the loss of my mother. Art has opened many doors for me since then. The Navajo culture I grew up with naturally flows thru my work. I know my place in the universe and I am amazed at the opportunity! Art is for the soul.
Peterson Yazzie is a Contemporary Navajo artist, illustrator, and educator from Greasewood Springs, Arizona.
The Navajo culture and personal experiences is the foundation of Yazzie’s work. Yazzie’s painting literally starts with a splash of paint sparked by an idea, the rest is completed with intuition and experimentation. Yazzie also carves what he has coined as “Yei wall sculptures”. The wall sculptures are carved from wood, painted and adorned with natural exotic (legal) feathers. Wearable art is another avenue Yazzie enjoys, which are made or metal, wood and sometimes paint.Yazzie has won numerous awards from prestigious art shows such as Heard Museum, Santa Fe Indian Market, Arizona State Museum, and Museum of Northern Arizona among others. Yazzie also illustrated the children’s book titled “The Hogan that great grandfather built” with Salina Bookshelf of Flagstaff, AZ. Yazzie has been awarded art fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, SWAIA, Wheelwright Museum (Goodman Fellowship), and the Heard Museum.Peterson received an Associates of Fine Arts (2002) and Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree (2004) from the Institute of American Indian Arts, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Peterson furthered his education by earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2008. Peterson is currently a fulltime art faculty at Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, Arizona since Fall 2011. “My art is informed by my personal experiences and surroundings, through process and experimentation. I approach each art piece with an open mind, I find art more exciting if it guides me. Life is filled with positive and negative energies; my art provides the balance to keep me focused and in tune with the world around me. Art continues to connect me with amazing people throughout the world, I am forever thankful.” -Peterson Yazzie

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