IACA Board of Directors
Artist of the Year Award Winners: Mary Small 2002, Alfred
Joe 2001, George "Shukata" Willis 2000, Pahponee 1999, Bruce
Contway 1998, Michael Kirk 1997
The Indian Arts and Crafts Association is governed
by an active Board of Directors which has
representation from Artist, Wholesale, Retail and
Collector Members. IACA is fortunate that its Board
of Directors not only govern, but are actively involved
in IACA's programs including Educational, Legal and
Government, Public relations, Wholesale and Market
Retail Markets, Town Hall Research, Meetings and
more. Board members each bring their expertise and
are working board members who help to develop what's
needed to best reach the goals of IACA.
Joseph P. Zeller,
President
Retail Representative
River Trading Post, East Dundee Il.
Term 2013-2015
trader@rivertradingpost.com
Joe Zeller is an Ohio native who spent over 40
years with major multi-national advertising
agencies. During that time he developed
advertising programs, and directed the media
efforts of major corporations such as Kraft
Foods, Procter & Gamble, Ford, and others. Joe
graduated from the University of Notre Dame
where he majored in Communication Arts, and he
earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in Radio
and Television from Ohio University. He is a
founding member of the Amateur Hockey
Association Illinois and served as the
association president from 1979 through 1981. He
was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of
Fame in 2005. An avid collector of Native
American Art, Joe opened the doors to River
Trading Post upon retiring from the advertising
business in 2000. His first gallery opened in
the Chicago area. In the following years,
he opened River Trading Post galleries in
Scottsdale, AZ and in Santa Fe, NM. His galleries
feature a blend of antique and contemporary
Native American art from over 80 different
tribal groups. He was elected to the IACA Board
of Directors in 2009.
Cliff
Fragua,
Vice President
Artist Representitive, Jemez Pueblo
Term 2012-2014
cfragua55@yahoo.com
Cliff Fragua, IACA Past President and
Past IACA Artist of the Year returns to
the IACA Board of Directors. Cliff
has served on the board of directors of
SWAIA, and the Indigenous
Sculptor Society as well.
Cliff brings unique insights to the IACA
board through his previous board of
directors experience, as well as unique
artist perspectives that are vital to
the organization.
Since 1974, when he created his first
stone sculpture, Cliff has created a
significant body of work that keeps
evolving with new influences and new
interests. His sculptures are
featured in such public locations as the
U.S. Capitol Building Statuary Hall, and
in many private collections throughout
the country.
He has been included in many
invitational exhibitions and one-man
shows in leading museums and galleries,
and has earned highest honors and awards
for his sculptures.
Beth Hale and her husband Ron were IACA retail
members from 1991 to 2004 and owned the Indian
Village- a shop in Palo Alto, California that
sold American Indian jewelry, katsinas and
pottery. In 2008, the Hales relocated from
California to New Mexico and returned to IACA as
Collector Members. Beth has been an active
volunteer and has worked at several recent IACA Markets.
Kathi Ouellet,
Treasurer
Retail Representative
River Trading Post, Scottsdale AZ
Term 2012-2014
kathi@rivertradingpost.com
Kathi Ouellet is the Managing Director of River
Trading Post, Scottsdale, AZ. After years as a
management consultant, she pursued her love of
Indian art, and opened her own Pueblo pottery
business, "Pueblo Arts," which now resides
inside River Trading Post. Kathi is one of the
foremost authorities on American Indian art, and
has served as a judge at the famed Heard Museum
market. Kathi serves on the Board of the Gateway
at Main Street Plaza Association. She is an
accomplished graphic artist and has designed
websites for artists Cliff Fragua, Wallace Nez
and Kenneth Johnson.
Pam Lujan-Hauer is a member of the Taos Pueblo
Tribe of New Mexico. She started making pottery
as a child being inspired by her great aunts
Josephine Ortiz and Anita Lujan, both highly
regarded traditional Taos potters. Pam continued
her interest in pottery while attending the
Institute of American Indian Arts in 1975 and
1976. All of her pieces are coil built from
clay which she digs and processes herself. Her
traditional pottery is made from Taos micaceous
clay, which contains mica chips and is native to
northern New Mexico. Her contemporary pottery is
made from various native clays, which are all
hand gathered and processed according to native
tradition. The natural paints and slips are made from
plants, clay and minerals. Her pottery is
pit or kiln fired. Her current work incorporates a silver inlay technique and sculptures.
Pahponee
(Kickapoo & Potawatomi) Artist Representative, Elizabeth CO
Term 2012-2014
Pahponee@Pahponee.com
Pahponee has been working with clay since the
1980s. She is a descendant of the Kickapoo and
Potawatomi Nations, originally from the Great
Lakes. Her Kickapoo name translates into “Snow
Woman.” Pahponee is a self taught clay artist
who has learned the traditional methods of her
Woodland culture as well as contemporary pottery
techniques. She is proud to be reviving pottery
making of the Great Lakes region, bringing
exposure to an art form that has not been
prevalent in the past century. Today, Pahponee
is one of the top Native American potters, with
recognition from peers and awards from juried
shows. Always experimenting with new techniques,
pottery by Pahponee is still recognizably hers
with a consistency in grace and beauty, and
meticulous in shape and design. Pahponee has
been a member of IACA since 1991 and won the
Artist of the Year award for 1999.
Kent Morrow has been in the trading business
since 1993. Today Kent and Hillary Morrow
own the Shiprock Trading Post in Farmington, New
Mexico. Kent grew up in the small farming
town of Aberdeen, Idaho. He went on to Brigham
Young University
where he earned a B.A. in Political Science, and
followed up with an M.P.A. degree from the
University of Idaho. Kent and Hillary love
art in general, but especially Native American
art. Kent says, "It is really great to
know the artists personally and work with them
to get their unique pieces out into the retail
market."
Michael D.
McNair (Mac)
Retail Representative
Lilybee Mac
Trading, Albuuerque, NM.
Term 2013 -2015
info@iaca.com
Michael McNair is currently volunteering as an
office manager of IACA and is also the President of the National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives New Mexico Chapter
(NOBLE New Mexico). He is a member of the American Indian Chamber of
Commerce in Albuquerque, Albuquerque African American Chamber of
Commerce , and Sandoval County Chamber of Commerce. After more than
forty years of police work at both the University of Maryland at College
Park and American University in Washington DC, he retired as Chief of
Police in August 2011. Michael also retired from more than 26 years in
the US Army Reserve. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
and Master of General Administration-Management Information Systems from
the University of Maryland in College Park. During his careers, Michael
spent considerable time utilizing his expertise in computer technology
to improve productivity in the organizations that he worked in. Michael
has designed, developed and implemented technology-based systems in
numerous organizations that are still in use today. In October 2011,
Michael moved to Albuquerque and has been the Webmaster for IACA and
IACA-EF website, database administrator for IACA's database systems, and
network administrator for IACA's internal computer network. He has
considerable experience with social networking applications like
Facebook, Google Groups, Twitter, and Gmail and is working with IACA
members to promote the use of computer and internet-based technologies
to improve their competitive edge and exposure to their customers. His
goal is to help IACA members understand how they can effectively use
these technologies to promote sales and increase their bottom line.
Ron Mitchell,
Cherokee
At Large Representative , Wagoner, OK.
Term 2013-2013
ron.mitchell@cherokeeartist.net
Board member and seven-time finalist for Indian Arts
& Crafts Association (IACA) Indian Artist of the
Year, Ron Mitchell is a prolific artist, with
numerous awards, draws from his pride in his
Cherokee citizenship and the experience of growing
up in Southwest Oklahoma.
He paints and sculpts the stories, the spirit and
the history of the Native American. His paintings
and sculptures depict the historic “Trail of Tears”,
winter encampments, vanished warriors, animals of
the hunt and spiritual subjects.
His
style and media has changed several times over the
years, evolving into unspoken feelings of the heart,
and instinctively painting and sculpting about his
heritage. Through his paintings he uses the full
spectrum of colors, despite being Red-Green color
blind, to create images that share feelings
impossible to capture with words; a visual
experience of Indian life itself.
The
Artist is a duly registered member of the Cherokee
Nation of Oklahoma, C0046496. He has certified his
degree of Cherokee blood, according to guidelines
set by the B.I.A.
PAST PRESIDENTS
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2010 |
Shane Hendren |
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2005-2009 |
Michael 'NaNa Ping' Garcia |
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2003-2004 |
Betty Numerof |
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2002 |
George Willis |
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2001 |
Susan Pourian |
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2000 |
Cliff Fragua |
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1998-1999 |
Deanna Olson |
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1998 |
Georgiana K. Simpson |
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1996-1997 |
Andy Abeita |
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1995 |
Pam Phillips |
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1994 |
Thom Meyers |
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1993 |
Rita Alexander |
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1992 |
Joe Douthitt |
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1991 |
Alpine Rodman |
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1990 |
Dorothy Davis |
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1989 |
Dr. Kathryn Linden |
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1988 |
Leo Calac |
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1987 |
Dorothy Davis |
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1986 |
Frank Barker |
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1985 |
Anita Baker |
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1984 |
Fran Pawlowski |
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1983 |
Martha Hill |
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1982 |
Lillian Samuelson |
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1981 |
Joe Lowry |
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1980 |
Bill Conolly |
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1978-1979 |
Tom Wheeler |
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1977 |
Mark Bahti |
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1976 |
Tom Woodward |
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1974-1975 |
John D. Kennedy |
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