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EARL BISS

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EARL BISS - Crow Artist

Earl Biss (1947 – 1998) was a profound contributor to the explosion of Southwestern Art in the last half of the 20th century, and particularly to the rise of Contemporary Native American Art. His compelling portraits of Plains Indian horsemen, his phenomenal grasp of the medium of oil painting, and above all the sheer exuberance of his palette and brushwork earned him a place in the history books of modern art. He was, according to one Southwest critic and collector, "The greatest colorist of the 20th century."


A member of the Crow Nation - the Apsáalooke - Earl Biss found inspiration for his works in tribal  ways and history learned from the elders, and in the sweeping landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. 


Biss was a central figure in the "miracle generation" of students at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe in the 1960s. When Earl and his fellow students – which included Kevin Red Star, T.C. Cannon and Doug Hyde – arrived at IAIA, western art was focused on cowboys and landscapes, while Native art was stylized, linear and depictive. That perspective was too narrow for Biss, who studied painting with Fritz Scholder, sculpture with Allan Houser, jewelry and design with Charles Loloma, and architecture with Paolo Soleri. Inspired by these teachers, as well as fauvism, impressionism, expressionism, and other modernist movements, Biss pushed himself and his friends to create an entirely new genre that we know today as Contemporary Native American Art. 


His mastery with oils evolved over time with colors becoming richer and with unparalleled depth as he pushed the edge of what is possible in wet-in-wet technique. Expressionist - yet always giving enough imagery to ground the viewer - Earl Biss was ever the explorer.  His works are in major museums and  collected worldwide.

Collections

  • Smithsonian Institute Permanent Collection
  • The James Museum
  • New Mexico Fine Arts Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Institute of American Indian Art
  • Museum of the Plains Indian
  • Center for the Arts of Indian America
  • Wheelright Museum
  • Scottsdale Center for the Arts
  • Amon Carter Museum
  • Singleton Biss Museum

KEVIN RED STAR

A Crow artist and third cousin to Earl Biss, the two share the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of the Crow culture, the Apsáalooke. Kevin was chosen to be in the first group of students of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in the 1960s. He was one of a core group coming out of IAIA that gave birth to the Contemporary Native American Art Movement. Red Star’s works are the focal point of important museum collections, including The Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of the American Indian, CM Russell Museum, Heard Museum, Denver Art Museum, Eiteljorg Museum, Southwest Museum, Whitney Museum of Western Art, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, United States Department of State, and scores of others. Pursuing a successful career spanning four decades, over one hundred large scale exhibitions have featured the celebrated artist’s works on canvas and paper. 

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PAUL ZUEGER

DAVID RETTIG

DAVID RETTIG

President

American design Ltd

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DAVID RETTIG

DAVID RETTIG

DAVID RETTIG

Curator of Collections

Allan Houser, Inc

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BOB BRAUDIS

DAVID RETTIG

BOB BRAUDIS

Former Sheriff 

of Pitkin County, Colorado

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DANA IVERS

GILBERT WHITE WOLF GLENN

GILBERT WHITE WOLF GLENN

Former Wife of Earl Biss

1970-1975


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GILBERT WHITE WOLF GLENN

GILBERT WHITE WOLF GLENN

GILBERT WHITE WOLF GLENN

Member of the

Crow Tribe

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DENISE JOYNER-BISS

GILBERT WHITE WOLF GLENN

DENISE JOYNER-BISS

Former Wife of Earl Biss

1992-1998

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DR. WAYNE F. YAKES

DR. WAYNE F. YAKES

DR. WAYNE F. YAKES

MD, FSIR, FCIRSC

Art Critic

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PRESLEY LAFOUNTAIN

DR. WAYNE F. YAKES

DR. WAYNE F. YAKES

Chippewa Sculptor

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VICTOR ABBO

DR. WAYNE F. YAKES

VICTOR ABBO

Attorney/Art collector

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RITA SHANE

LORETTA STEWART THOMAS

DANTE BISS-GRAYSON

Sister of Earl Biss

Member of the Crow Tribe

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DANTE BISS-GRAYSON

LORETTA STEWART THOMAS

DANTE BISS-GRAYSON

Osage Artist

Adopted Son of Earl Biss

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LORETTA STEWART THOMAS

LORETTA STEWART THOMAS

LORETTA STEWART THOMAS

Cousin of Earl Biss

Member of the Crow Tribe

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RYAN FLAHIVE

TATIANA LOMAHAFTEWA-SINGER

TATIANA LOMAHAFTEWA-SINGER

Historian/Archivist

Institute of American Indian Arts

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TATIANA LOMAHAFTEWA-SINGER

TATIANA LOMAHAFTEWA-SINGER

TATIANA LOMAHAFTEWA-SINGER

Hopi/Choctaw

Curator of Collections

Institute of American Indian Arts

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Gail Scilacci-Abbo

TATIANA LOMAHAFTEWA-SINGER

Gail Scilacci-Abbo

Former Private Investigator

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MARY FELTON

JOSEPH STEWART

JOSEPH STEWART

Art Advisor

Galerie Züger Santa Fe

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JOSEPH STEWART

JOSEPH STEWART

JOSEPH STEWART

Member of the

Crow Tribe

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BILLY STOLZ

JOSEPH STEWART

BILLY STOLZ

Founder

Caribou Club, Aspen, CO

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