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About Hoka Skenandore

Tribal Affiliation: Oneida, Oglala Lakota, Luiseno

Hoka Skenandore was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1982. Skenandore grew up in a home where he learned to appreciate traditional Native American art alongside fine art. On his own, he embraced the D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock and hip- hop culture and painted graffiti art. Skenandore currently lives in Norman, Oklahoma and is building off his bachelor of fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM, to pursue a master of fine arts from the University of Oklahoma.

Johnnie Diacon creates traditional and contemporary Indigenous art, depicts Muscogee culture in his works

Tulsa-based artist Johnnie Diacon’s introduction to art began in an unusual setting: an optometrist’s office in Springdale, Arkansas.