Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940)
1940-01-15Saint Ignatius, USAUSA
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is a Native American visual artist and curator.
She is also an art educator, art advocate, and political activist. She has been prolific in her long career, and her work draws from a Native worldview and comments on American Indian identity, histories of oppression, and environmental issues.
In the mid-1970s, Smith gained prominence as a painter and printmaker, and later she advanced her style and technique with collage, drawing, and mixed media. Her works have been widely exhibited and many are in the permanent collections of prominent art museums.
Date and place of birt: | 15 january 1940, Saint Ignatius, USA |
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Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Graphic artist, Painter |
Genre: | Figurative art |
Art style: | Primitivism, Naïve art, Contemporary art |