Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, of Salish, French-Cree and Shoshone ancestry, was born on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana in 1940. The daughter of an amateur painter, her pastels... Read full biography
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, of Salish, French-Cree and Shoshone ancestry, was born on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana in 1940. The daughter of an amateur painter, her pastels and paintings depict her memories of childhood landscapes, her horse, "Cheyenne," appearing in many... Read full biography
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, of Salish, French-Cree and Shoshone ancestry, was born on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana in 1940. The daughter of an amateur painter, her pastels and paintings depict her memories of childhood landscapes, her horse, "Cheyenne," appearing in many of her works. She studied at Framingham State College, Massachusetts, earning a B.A. degree in Art Education in 1976, and the University of New Mexico, M.F.A., Art, 1980. She now lives in Corrales, New... Read full biography
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, of Salish, French-Cree and Shoshone ancestry, was born on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana in 1940. The daughter of an amateur painter, her pastels and paintings depict her memories of childhood landscapes, her horse, "Cheyenne," appearing in many of her works. She studied at Framingham State College, Massachusetts, earning a B.A. degree in Art Education in 1976, and the University of New Mexico, M.F.A., Art, 1980. She now lives in Corrales, New Mexico. Smith became an artist while in her 30s, and was earning a living as a painter before she completed her degree at the University of New Mexico. By the mid-1970s, Smith had also founded artists' groups, curated exhibitions, and organized... Read full biography
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, of Salish, French-Cree and Shoshone ancestry, was born on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana in 1940. The daughter of an amateur painter, her pastels and paintings depict her memories of childhood landscapes, her horse, "Cheyenne," appearing in many of her works. She studied at Framingham State College, Massachusetts, earning a B.A. degree in Art Education in 1976, and the University of New Mexico, M.F.A., Art, 1980. She now lives in Corrales, New Mexico. Smith became an artist while in her 30s, and was earning a living as a painter before she completed her degree at the University of New Mexico. By the mid-1970s, Smith had also founded artists' groups, curated exhibitions, and organized grassroots protests to express her concern for the land and its people. Smith creates work that addresses the myths of her ancestors... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (25)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Jaune Quick-to-Sea Smith Postmodern Messenger
2004
Sasse, Julie
57 pages (color)
The Trail of Painted Ponies: Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002
Sais, Melissa (Essay)
100 pages (color)
Turning the Feather Around, My Life in Art
1998
Galt, Margot Fortunato
205 pages (color)
Leading the West One Hundred Contemporary Painters & Sculptors
1997
Hagerty, Donald J
213 pages (color)
American Kaleidoscope Themes and Perspective in Recent Art (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Serwer, Jacquelyn Days
160 pages (color)
Western Art Masterpieces
1996
Watkins, T H/Joan P Watkins
119 pages (color)
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary
1995
Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller
612 pages
Native American Artists
1995
Reno, Dawn E.
230 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Native American Art and Folklore A Cultural Celebration
1993
Campbell, David
224 pages (color)
Santa Fe Art
1993
Ellis, Simone
112 pages (color)
New Art of the West 3rd Eiteljorg Invitational (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Eiteljorg Museum
58 pages (color)
Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990
1991
Adams, Clinton
167 pages (color)
Shared Visions Native American Painters & Sculptors (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Archuleta, M/R R Strickland
110 pages (color)
Women, Art, and Society
1990
Chadwick, Whitney
384 pages (color)
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans