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Click image for larger view	Brent Greenwood - Artist (Ponca / Chickasaw) 813 Willow Ridge Place Edmond, OK 73003 Home: (405) 844-0218; Cell: (405) 706-1101 Email: gwoodstudio@yahoo.com Website: facebook.com/brentgwood
Artist Biography: Brent Greenwood Born: November 27, 1971. Midwest City, OK Tribal Affiliation: Enrolled member of the Ponca Nation of OK; One half degree of Chickasaw Nation blood. Current Occupation: U.S. Postal Rural Letter Carrier. Norman, OK Family: Married and the father of 2 children. 2001 to 2003: Served on the board of the OK Visual Arts Coalition. 2006 to 2007: Served on the Artsplace Art Advisory board; Ponca City, OK. 2006 to present: Member of the OK Native Artists Group, OklaDada. 2007 to present: Member of the OK City Indian Clinic’s “Urban 5” artists. 2008: Brent and his wife Kennetha were selected as “Indian Parents of the Year.” Brent Currently resides and paints from his in-home studio in Edmond, OK. Exclusively represented by Kiva Fine Art in Santa Fe, N.M. since 1998. Began his interest in singing in the late 80’s. He started singing with the Grayhorse Singers of Tulsa, OK. in the early 90’s. He was an avid Southern Straight Dancer at that time as well. He has not danced in several years because he enjoys his children’s participation in the arena over his. Occasionally, he sings with the Rough Arrow drum group.
Artists Statement: Brent Greenwood is a Chickasaw/Ponca artist who resides in Edmond, OK. His acrylic paintings derive their subject matter from historical and current cultural events with artistic influences including pop art and abstract expressionism. His figurative work often incorporates “faceless personalities”, allowing the viewers to be active participants and impose their own portrayal of the individual’s characteristics. However, each figure has a distinguishing personality with insinuated visible features. Other paintings rely on mixed media elements or color theory to convey mood, much like the late abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. I don’t struggle at painting faces, I struggle with trying not to. The plight of our people is well documented, although not always understood. Sometimes my art reflects on history, sometimes it’s witty in it’s representation of icons or stereotypes. I embrace my rich and diverse culture and I am proud to share it with you.
Artists Resume: Education: 1997 BFA: Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK 1994 AFA: In 2-Dimensional Arts, The Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico Selected Solo: 2004: “Native Expressions”, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK Exhibition: 1997: “Diverse Movements”, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK Selected: 2008: “Narrative.” City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK 2007: “Art From Indian Territory” Traveling exhibit throughout the State of Oklahoma. Group Exhibitions: 2007: “Looking Indian” Untitled [ArtSpace] Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK 2007: “Café City Arts” City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK 2007: Tesoro Foundation Art Market, Morrison, CO 2006: Annual Cherokee Art Market, Catoosa, OK 2006: The Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee, OK 2005: “Sculpture by Randy Marks and Paintings by Brent Greenwood” Artsplace Ponca City, OK. 2004: “Biting the Apple” Individual Artist of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK 2003: “Connected Voices” City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK 2002: “Artists For The New Century” Bennington Center for The Arts, Bennington, VT 2002: “Hearts For The Arts” The IAIA Museum, Santa Fe, NM 2002: “Winter Encampment” The National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK 2001: “Café City Arts” City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK Commissions: 2008: Native American Rights Fund. Denver, CO. 2007: Caddo Solutions, Inc. Denver, CO. 2007: Redstone Investments. Edmond, OK. 2006: House of Deming, Denver, CO 2004: Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, White Eagle, OK 2002: State of Oklahoma Dept of Human Services, Oklahoma City, OK 2001: Early Childhood Association, Moore, OK Articles and Reviews: Karen Klinka, the Daily Oklahoman, “State Indian Artists to Display Work”, October 13, 2003. Deborah Benjamin, Buzz, “A Connected Voice”, October 10, 2003 Brian Daffron, Oklahoma Gazette, “Giving Art A Face”, April 18, 2003 Southwest Art Editors, Southwest Art, “21 Under 31”, September 2001 Erica Mueller, The Valley News, “Searching Within”, July 2001 Marcia Shottenkirk, The Daily Oklahoman, “A New Perspective”, January 21, 2001 Southwest Art Editors, Southwest Art, “Artists to Watch”, October 1999