Charlene Teters

Charlene Teters
Charlene Teters at Senate Hearing, May 5, 2011
Born (1952-04-25) April 25, 1952 (age 72)
NationalitySpokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation
EducationMFA University of Illinois, BFA College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art and Design), AFA Institute of American Indian Arts
Known forInstallation art
Websitehttp://www.charleneteters.com

Charlene Teters (born April 25, 1952, Spokane, Washington) is a Native American artist, educator, and lecturer.[1] Her paintings and art installations have been featured in over 21 major exhibitions, commissions, and collections. She is a member of the Spokane Tribe,[2] and her Spokane name is Slum Tah.[3] She was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, near the Spokane Indian Reservation.

  1. ^ Mai, Uyen. "Culture Infused" Art Exhibit Presented by Cal Poly Pomona's La Bounty Chair of Interdisciplinary Applied Knowledge.California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. 8 Nov 2005 (retrieved 15 May 2009)
  2. ^ Installation Art: Charlene Teters. Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Rhythms of the Globe. (retrieved 15 May 2009)
  3. ^ Hirschfelder, Arlene B. Native Heritage: Personal Accounts by American Indians, 1790 to the Present. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008: xiv. ISBN 978-0-02-860412-1.