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Dana Claxton, Baby Boyz Gotta Indian Pony
Dana Claxton | Baby Boyz Gotta Indian Pony
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Artforum · 2026Melissa Melero-Moose Awarded Emerging Native Artist GrantRead →PR Newswire · May 21, 2026Sarah Rowe Named Inaugural Native Neon Artist in ResidenceRead →ARTnews · May 21, 2026Native Neon Residency AnnouncedRead →PR Newswire · Mar 5, 2026Walker Youngbird Foundation and Lite Brite Neon Studio Launch Native Neon Residency for Indigenous ArtistsRead →Hyperallergic · Feb 2026Art Movements: Chelsea Bighorn AnnouncedRead →PR Newswire · Feb 3, 2026Chelsea Bighorn Expands Sculptural Language in New Grant-Supported WorkRead →PR Newswire · 2025Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers: Grace Rosario Perkins Wins Native Arts Grant for Large-scale Monumental WorkRead →PR Newswire · May 6, 2025Walker Youngbird Foundation Introduces Núhi Grant to Support Community-Based Indigenous ArtRead →Colossal · Apr 2025Reviving an Ancestral Hawaiian Tradition, Lehuauakea Reimagines Kapa in Bold Textile WorksRead →Hyperallergic · 2025The Artist Reviving a Native Hawaiian Clothmaking TraditionRead →PR Newswire · Mar 2025Honoring Tradition, Expanding Possibilities: Hawaiian Artist Receives Emerging Native Arts GrantRead →Larry’s List · 2025Newly Launched Walker Youngbird Foundation Announces $15,000 Grant for Emerging Native American ArtistsRead →Hyperallergic · Jan 2025Walker Youngbird Foundation’s $15,000 Grant Elevates Emerging Native ArtistsRead →PR Newswire · Dec 2024Walker Youngbird Foundation Launches to Elevate Emerging Native ArtistsRead →
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