The ''First American Art Magazine'' is a quarterly
art magazine
An art magazine is a publication that focuses on the topic of art. They can be in printed form, found online or both and can be aimed at different audiences which includes galleries, art buyers, amateur or professional artists and the general publi ...
covering living, historical, and ancestral
art of Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Background
''First American Art Magazine'' was established in 2013 "to provide a common platform for Native and non-Native academics, art professionals, artists, collectors, and other interested readers to seriously investigate and celebrate Indigenous American art—from ancestral to 21st century artwork." The publishing editor is
America Meredith (
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation ( or ) is the largest of three list of federally recognized tribes, federally recognized tribes of Cherokees in the United States. It includes people descended from members of the Cherokee Nation (1794–1907), Old Cheroke ...
); literary editor is Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD; publicity director is Barbara Harjo; and circulation manager is Melissa Dominguez.
Content
The magazine includes profiles of living Native artists, features articles, and several departments: Recent Developments (news); an "Exploring Native Graphic Design" column; Seven Directions (a top seven list); "Spotlight" (focusing on an individual artwork); Advice; Art + Literature; memorials; classified advertising; and reviews of art exhibitions, art books, and video/films.
Distribution
FAAM is distributed in Canada, the United States, and internationally by
Disticor Magazine Distribution Services, as well as directly by the publisher and at Native American art fairs and conferences.
Honors
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Library Journal
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'' selected ''First American Art Magazine'' as one of its Best Magazines launched in 2013, and wrote that, "A notable strength of the publication is its emphasis on the work of contemporary artists."
See also
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American Indian studies
Native American studies (also known as American Indian, Indigenous American, Aboriginal, Native, or First Nations studies) is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology and co ...
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Roy Boney Jr. (Cherokee Nation)
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Kelly Church (Odawa/Ojibwe/Potawatomi)
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Teri Greeves
Teri Greeves (born 1970) is a Native American beadwork artist, living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is enrolled in the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
Early life and education
Teri Greeves was born on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming i ...
(Kiowa)
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Suzan Shown Harjo, Hon.DFA (Cheyenne/Muscogee)
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Thollem McDonas
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Mary Jo Watson, PhD (Seminole)
References
External links
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"FIRST AMERICAN ART Celebrates Indigenous Art and Artists" by Dawn Karima, powwows.com
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Cherokee Phoenix
The ''Cherokee Phoenix'' () is the first Native_American_newspapers, newspaper published by Native Americans in the United States and the first published in a Native American language. The first issue was published in English and Cherokee on Febr ...
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Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Visual arts magazines published in the United States
Independent magazines
Indigenous art of the Americas
Magazines established in 2013
Magazines published in Oklahoma
Native American magazines
Native American studies
Magazines published in New Mexico