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| Inspired by his own Native culture, Hyrum C. Joe, son of sculptor Oreland C Joe, paints historic and contemporary scenes. He was raised in Kirtland and Shiprock, New Mexico, on the Navajo Reservation and took an early interest in art expression. He was the oldest of six children and much influenced by his father's art activity. After graduating from high school, he attended Mesa Junior College in Mesa, Arizona and took art lessons from Jim Garrison, "the best art instructor at the school."
Following graduation, he returned to Kirtland and took up figurative realistic painting, focusing especially on historical images of his tribal culture.
Hyrum C. Joe was awarded a Fellowship Award from the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) in 2005. In 2004 he won the Standards Award for Best Drawing at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
Sources:
Editor, "The Ones to Watch", Southwest Art, August 2005
Gussie Fauntleroy, "The Quiet Side of Native Life", Southwest Art, May, 2008
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