Original Acrylic on Canvas Painting “Dream State” [SOLD]

Dan Namingha is a nationally-known artist who has been painting in an abstract style since 1972, the year he returned from service in the U. S. Marine Corps.

Dan is a son of Dextra Nampeyo and he credits Otellie Loloma, former wife of jeweler Charles Loloma, with encouraging him to expand his style to incorporate a more abstract manner.  Loloma was a teacher at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe.  Teachers at IAIA were largely responsible for encouraging students to expand their style to a more independent one from that practiced at the Santa Fe Indian School for decades.

Namingha, in addition to painting, is a musician, lecturer, sculptor and lithographer.  He has been published in too many publications to list here and his art is in prominent collections throughout the world.  His public exhibits and awards and honors are also too many to post here.

This painting, which he named “Dream State,” features Hopi images, which are identified, from left to right, as Corn Katsina, Cloud Figure, Niman Katsina, Corn Katsina and Butterfly Maiden.  They are presented as if in a whirling body of water.  The painting is signed in lower right Namingha.  It was completed in 1998. 

Condition: original condition

Provenance: The Marvin and Betty Rubin Collection

Recommended Reading: The Art of Dan Namingha by Thomas Hoving