Nadema Agard

Nadema Agard
Born (1948-09-10) September 10, 1948 (age 76)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University
Columbia University
Università Cattolica di Milano of Rome, Italy
Aegina Arts Centre
AwardsNational Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1987-1988
Websitenademaagard.com/gallery/index.html

Nadema Ivania Agard, who also uses the name Winyan Luta Red Woman,[1] (born September 10, 1948) is an American visual artist, educator, illustrator, poet, storyteller, museum professional and an activist for Indigenous rights. Agard also works as a consultant on repatriation, multicultural arts, and Native American arts and cultures.[2] Additionally, Agard owns and directs an art production and consulting enterprise, Red Earth Studio.[3]

Agard's art is primarily mixed media visual arts, ranging from canvas paintings, sketches, and published works and her intent is to show the relations of femininity and masculinity in various mixed medias.[3] Her goal is also to represent the merging of cultures races, religions, and traditions together, as well as to serve as a form of visual worship.[4]

  1. ^ Farris, Phoebe (1999). Women Artists of Color. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 3. ISBN 0313303746.
  2. ^ "Nadema Agard". Nadema Agard.
  3. ^ a b "NAAR | NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIST ROSTER". amerinda.org. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. ^ Harman, Allison (2019-06-14), Nadema Agard - Indigenous Female Artist, retrieved 2020-02-28