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Name

Harry Fonseca

Alternate name:

Henry Fonseca

Harry Eugene Fonseca

Heritage

Maidu

Nisenan

Portuguese

Hawaiian

Gender

male

Dates

Lifespan

1946-2006

Date Note

birth date January 5, 1946; death date December 28, 2006

Birthplace

Sacramento

California

Specialty / Medium

painting

mixed media painting

oil painting

acrylic painting

watercolor painting

printmaking

print

serigraph

lithograph

color lithograph

graphic art

drawing

ink drawing

pen and ink drawing

colored pencil and ink drawing

illustration

sculpture

bronze sculpture

humorous art

coyote as a theme in art

External Remarks

Artist's file in Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum.

Artist represented in the Native American Artists Collection (RC62) of the Heard Museum Archives.

Bulk of artist information has been transferred to Document Case(s).

Artist’s physical folder is filed alphabetically in the Native American Artists Resource Collection under the following name:

Fonseca, Harry

Artist's work is represented in the object collection of the Heard Museum

Exhibits

Remembering the Future: 100 Years of Inspiring Art. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. October 24, 2021 - January 2, 2023.
physical/digital: representations of the body from the permanent collection. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. Opened (went live) on December 31, 2020. Note: virtual exhibition curated by Erin Joyce, with no closing date as of February 18, 2021. Permalink to virtual exhibition: https://heard.org/physicaldigital. Featured artists include T.C. Cannon, Harry Fonseca, Bob Haozous, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Courtney M. Leonard, Cara Romero, Paula Rasmus Dede, Fritz Scholder, Emmi Whitehorse, Will Wilson, Steven J. Yazzie, and Steven J. Yazzie + Wyatt Yazzie.
Harry Fonseca: the Art of Living. Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Indianapolis, Indiana. May 19, 2018 - April 19, 2019. Note: curated by Jennifer Complo McNutt; special opening dedication on May 18, 2018. Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition.
That's the Way I Like It. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. April 26, 2014 - February 8, 2015.
Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed: New Acquisitions from the Heard Museum Collection. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. April 2, 2011 - March 18, 2012.
California Dreamin': Reflections on Land an Culture. Heard Museum North Scottsdale. Scottsdale, Arizona. January 15, 2011 - July 31, 2011.
Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of the Dusk. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Santa Fe, New Mexico. February 14, 2010 - January 2, 2011.
BEY0ND FACE VALUE. Heard Museum North. Scottsdale, AZ. 2009 (04/18/2009 - 10/04/2009)
Walk in Beauty: Discovering American Indian Art. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Ithaca, New York. March 31, 2007 - July 8, 2007. Note: organized by Malcolm Whyte and Andrew C. Weislogel. Accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
75 YEARS AT THE HEARD MUSEUM. Heard Museum North. Scottsdale, AZ. 2005 (01/29/2005 - 01/2006)
Fonseca. Institute of American Indian Arts Museum. Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 26, 2004 - August 29, 2004. Note: accompanied by a brochure catalog by Margaret Archuleta, Museum Director.
COMMON GROUND: CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block. Tucson, AZ 2002 (10/18/2002 - 05/18/2003)
SO FINE! MASTERWORKS OF FINE ART FROM THE HEARD MUSEUM. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 2002 (11/02/2002 - 03/09/2003)
HARRY FONSECA. LewAllen Contemporary. Santa Fe, NM. 2000 (05/05/2000 - 05/27/2000)
INDIAN HUMOR. George Gustave Heye Center, National Museum of the American Indian. New York, NY. 1998 (05/31/1998 - 08/02/1998)
THE Discovery of Gold in California: Paintings by Harry Fonseca. Breuner Gallery, Cowell Hall of California History, Oakland Museum of California. Oakland, California. April 18, 1998 - January 3, 1999.
OF THIS TIME, FROM THIS PLACE. Cecile Moochnek Gallery. Berkeley, CA. [curated by Frank La Pena] (10/15/1997 - 11/02/1997)
FONSECA: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE. The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM. (09/09/1996 - 04/23/1997)
REMEMBERING THE WAY, ART OF THE NATIVE NORTHWEST. American Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. 1996 (01/05/1996 - 03/30/1996)
38TH HEARD GUILD INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (03/02/1996 - 03/03/1996)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Sarjeant Gallery. Wanganni, New Zealand. (1996 - 1996)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Wailato Museum of Art and History. Hamilton, New Zealand. (1996 - 1996)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Christchurch, New Zealand. (1996 - 1996)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Auckland City Art Gallery. Auckland, New Zealand. (1996 - 1996)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Museum of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand. (1996 - 1996)
KURT FISHBACK, TOM FERGUSON, HARRY FONSECA. Solomon Dubnick Gallery. Sacramento, CA. (10/05/1995 - 11/04/1995)
The Fonseca Studio Presents a Special Showing of Paintings Depicting Flute Players Taken from Petroglyphs in the Santa Fe Area. Fonseca Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico. August 18-20, 1995.
Harry Fonseca: the Utah "Rock Art" Sketchbooks and Special Video by George Wessler. Fonseca Studio/Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico. May 26-28, 1995.
INDIAN HUMOR. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. (07/08/1994 - 10/01/1994)
INTERNATIONAL ROCK ART EXHIBITION '94. Old Main Building, Richard Beasley Art Museum and Gallery. Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, AZ. (05/27/1994 - 06/26/1994)
2 VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA: MAIDU PAINTINGS BY FRANK DAY AND HARRY FONSECA. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (09/12/1993 - 09/1993)
FOR THE LOVE OF IT/THE ALBION & LYNNE FENDERSON COLLECTION. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (04/17/1993 - 05/22/1994)
Paintings & Works on Paper by Harry Fonseca. Second Street Studios. Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 5, 1993. Note: held in conjunction with the Fonseca Studio Grand Opening
THE SPIRIT OF NATIVE AMERICA. American Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. (1993 - 1993)
Decolonizing the Mind: End of a 500 Year Era. Center on Contemporary Art. Seattle, Washington. September 3, 1992 - October 10, 1992. Note: group show curated by Joe Feddersen and Gail Tremblay; and accompanied by an exhibition catalog. Exhibiting artists include Lawrence Ullaaq Ahvakana, Marty Avrett, Rick Bartow, Susie Bevins "Qimmiqsak", Bob Boyer, Ron Carraher, Elvira and Hortensia Colorado, Jesse Cooday, Richard Glazer Danay, Harry Fonseca, Ric Gendron, Ronald A. Hilbert, Tanis Maria Hinsley, Conrad House, James Lavadour, George Longfish, Truman Lowe, Leatrice Mikkelsen, Kay Miller, Phil Minthorn, Theodore Moran, Ramon Murillo, Ed Archie Noisecat, Caroline Orr, Ernest Pepion, Lillian Pitt, Jolene Rickard, Tom Rudd, Beverly R. Singer, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Kathyrn Stewart, Theodore B. Villa, Kay WalkingStick, and Phil Young.
We The Human Beings: 27 Contemporary Native American Artists. Traveling exhibition planned for the following venues: The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH, 8/26-10/19/1992; Carlsten Art Gallery, Stevens Point, WI, 11/15-12/16/1992; The Riffe Gallery, Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, Columbus, OH, 1/23-3/13/1993; Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN, 4/7-6/27/1993; The Museums at Hartwick Collee, Oneonta, NY, 9/12-10/27/1993; Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of IL at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 11/19-1/9/1994; Roland Gibson Gallery, Potsdam College of the State University of New York, Potsdam, NY, 2/25-3/25/1994. (08/26/1992 - 03/25/1994)
FONSECA '92. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. (05/15/1992 - 07/11/1992)
INDIGENA CONTEMPORARY NATIVE PERSPECTIVES. Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hyll, Quebec, Canada. (1992 - 1992)
Portfolio III: Group Two. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, California. March 13, 1992 - May 9, 1992. Note: includes artists Susie Bevins-Ericsen, Harry Fonseca, Sharol Graves, Peter Jones, and Truman Lowe.
A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN PAINTING: HARRY FONSECA, EARL BISS, R.C. GORMAN, DOLONA ROBERTS. Amerika Haus. Frankfurt, Germany. (10/12/1992 - 10/1992)
THE ALCOVE SHOW: BRADLEY, FONSECA, LA MARR, LUNA. Museum of Fine Arts. Santa Fe, NM. (05/15/1992 - 08/30/1992)
Our Land/Ourselves: American Indian Contemporary Artists. Traveling exhibition planned for the following venues: University Art Gallery, University of Albany, Albany, NY, 2/1/1991-3/17/1991; Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 4/12/1991-5/24/1991; The Art Museum at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 7/7/1991-8/11/1991; The College at New Paltz, SUNY, New Paltz, NY, 9/10/1991-10/10/1991; Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 10/25/1991-12/1/1991; University Art Museum, SUNY, Binghamton, NY, 1/17/1992-2/17/1992; Plattsburgh Art Museum, Plattsburgh, NY, 3/7/1992-4/18/1992; Tyler Art Gallery, Oswego, NY, 9/3/1992-10/20/1992; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 11/3/1992-12/17/1992; Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 1/10/1993-2/13/1993; Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, 4/7/1993-5/16/1993. (02/01/1991 - 05/16/1993)
STONE POEMS. RECENT PAINTINGS BY HARRY FONSECA. American Indian Community House/Gallery. New York, NY. (10/04/1991 - 11/16/1991)
Works on Paper, Metals. Northern Arizona University Art Museum and Galleries. Flagstaff, AZ. 1991 (01/28/1991 - 03/17/1991)
ONE MAN SHOW. Galerie Calumet. Heidelberg, Germany. (1991 - 1991)
PORTFOLIO III: TEN NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Franciso, CA. (1991 - 1991)
ONE MAN SHOW. American Indian Community House Gallery. New York, NY. (1991 - 1991)
GROUP SHOW. HILO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. University of Hawaii. Hilo, HI. (1991 - 1991)
OUR LAND/OURSELVES: AMERICAN INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. University Art Gallery, University of Albany, Albany, NY. (02/02/1991 - 03/17/1991)
ROCK ART IMAGES. Pacific Western Traders. Folsom, CA. (06/22/1991 - 07/21/1991)
INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS 1991, WORKS ON PAPER...METAL. Northern Arizona University Art Museum. Flagstaff, AZ. (01/28/1991 - 03/17/1991)
SACRED SPACES, SPIRIT PLACES. Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California. Davis, CA. (09/30/1991 - 11/10/1991)
HARRY FONSECA, PAINTER. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. (lecture). (05/01/1991 - 05/01/1991)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (04/13/1991 - 07/28/1991)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Museum of Civilization. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (1991 - 1994)
SHARED VISIONS; NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Minnesota Museum of Art. St. Paul, MN. (1991 - 1994)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. International Gallery. Ripley Center. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC. (1991 - 1994)
NORTHWEST TALES: CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE PAINTING. Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Anchorage, AK. (Shared Visions Exhibit-renamed) (1991 - 1991)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The National Museum of the American Indian. Smithsonian Institution. The Customs House. New York, NY. (1991 - 1991)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The Portland Art Museum. Portland, OR. (1991 - 1991)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The Thomas Gilcrease Institute of the American History and Art. Tulsa, OK. (1991 - 1991)
SHARED VISIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The Eirejorg Museum of American History and Western Art. Indianapolis, IN. (1991 - 1991)
THE POWER OF PROCESS. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. (03/08/1990 - 05/05/1990)
Harry Fonseca: New Paintings. Meridan Gallery. San Francisco, California. February 15, 1990 - March 17, 1990.(02/15/1990 - 03/17/1990)
GROUP SHOW. INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT. Hamburg, Germany. (1990 - 1990)
ONE MAN SHOW. Southwest Museum. Los Angeles, CA. (1990 - 1990)
A SYMPOSIUM ON CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN ART. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC. (06/13/1990 - 06/14/1990)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Los Angeles, CA. (1989 - 1989)
HARRY FONSECA RECENT WORKS PAPER & CANVAS. Prairie Lee Gallery. Chicago, IL. (04/21/1989 - 05/06/1989)
NEW WORKS/NEW ARTISTS. Prairie Lee Gallery. Chicago, IL. (02/24/1989 - 03/25/1989)
HARRY FONSECA PAINTINGS. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Scottsdale, AZ. (02/12/1989 - 02/28/1989)
STONE POEMS. Galerie Calumet. St.-Anna-Gasse. Heidelberg, Germany. (10/22/1989 - 10/30/1989)
THROUGH COYOTE'S EYES. Sierra Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, NV. (07/08/1989 - 07/1989)
HARRY FONSECA (MAIDU ARTIST). The Gallery, Port Washington Public Library. Port Washington, NY. (01/04/1989 - 01/31/1989)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. (12/21/1988 - 03/21/1989)
HARRY FONSECA. October Art, Ltd. New York, NY. (12/19/1988 - 01/06/1989)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Joslyn Art Museum. Omaha, NE. (10/08/1988 - 11/27/1988)
HARRY FONSECA. Quail Plume Studio. Albuquerque, NM. (12/03/1988 - 12/1988)
GROUP SHOW. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. 1988 (1988 - 1988)
ART OF THE NEW WEST. National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center. Oklahoma City, OK. (1988 - 1988)
GROUP SHOW. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. (1988 - 1988)
THE NEW OLD WEST. Gensler and Associates Architects. Denver, CO. (1988 - 1988)
THE I-40 CONNECTION: CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE SOUTHWEST. Oklahoma Arts Center. Oklahoma City, OK. (1988 - 1988)
BEYOND BOUNDARIES OF LAND AND WATER. American Indian Contemporary Arts. San Francisco, CA. (10/19/1988 - 11/26/1988)
THE THIRD BIENNIAL NATIVE AMERICAN FINE ARTS INVITATIONAL. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 1988 (02/01/1988 - 02/27/1988)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Lewis and Virginia Eaton, Richard and Barbara Peters and Pete P. Peters Galleries. Fresno, CA. (02/24/1988 - 05/29/1988)
PROGRESSIONS OF IMPRESSIONS. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (04/09/1988 - 09/04/1988)
FONSECA'S COYOTE. Oakland Museum. Oakland, CA. 1987 (08/25/1987 - 09/18/1987)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Oakland Museum. Oakland, CA. 1988 (09/19/1987 - 01/31/1988)
HARRY FONSECA "COYOTE'S WILD AND WOOLY WEST." Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. 1987 (08/21/1987 - 09/08/1987)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Los Angeles, CA. (1987 - 1989)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Millicent Rogers Museum. Taos, NM. (05/25/1987 - 06/25/1989)
COYOTE: A MYTH IN THE MAKING. Taylor Museum, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Colorado Springs, CO. (1987 - 1989)
THE MODERN MASK. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Scottsdale, AZ. 1987 (10/01/1987 - 10/07/1987)
COYOTE'S WILD AND WOOLLY WEST. Elaine Horwitch Gallery. Santa Fe, NM. (from artist's resume) (1987 - 1987)
ONE MAN SHOW. Anne Reed Gallery. Ketchum, ID. 1987 (1987 - 1987)
GROUP SHOW. Artists Space. New York, NY. (1987 - 1987)
THE SOARING SPIRIT. CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS. Morris Museum. Morristown, NJ. 1987 (1987 - 1987)
GROUP SHOW. Reed Stremmel Gallery. San Antonio, TX. 1987 (04/30/1987 - 04/1987)
REFLECTIONS OF A CHANGING EARTH. Vacaiville Museum. Vacaville, CA. March-April 12, 1987 (1987 - 1987)
RECENT GENERATIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN ART 1950-1987. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (1987 - 1987)
DAL CASTRO, HARRY FONSECA. Fonseca's Quail Plume Studio. Albuquerque, NM. (12/05/1987 - 12/06/1987)
EIGHT ARTISTS. Southwest Museum. Los Angeles, CA. (1986 - 1986)
Voices of Today: Cultural Expressions of Native People of North America. The Nippon Club. New York, New York. September 23, 1986 - October 22, 1986. Note: Richard Hill, curator; artists include Allan Houser, Robert Davidson, Dan Namingha, Kevin Red Star, Harry Fonseca, Arthur Amoitte, Charles Loloma, Bill Ried, Joyce Growing Thunder Fogerty, Ramona Sakiestewa, Al Qoyawayma, Jane Ash Poitras, Frank Lapena, Bob Haozous.
OUR CONTEMPORARY VISIONS. Bally Hotel. Reno, NV. (11/16/1986 - 12/14/1986)
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA 25TH ANNIVERSARY ART AUCTION. Santa Fe, NM. (08/31/1986 - 08/31/1986)
HARRY FONSECA NEW WORKS. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. (08/15/1986 - 08/27/1986)
INDIAN MARKET AND ART SALES. Pacific Western Traders. Folsom, CA. (05/03/1986 - 05/04/1986)
ABSTRACTS OF THE 5TH NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN ART STUDIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. Ann Arbor, MI. (10/16/1985 - 10/19/1985)
THE EXTENSION OF TRADITION. Crocker Art Museum. Sacramento, CA. (09/07/1985 - 10/06/1985)
GROUP SHOW. Boca Raton Museum of Art. Boca Raton, FL. (1985 - 1985)
GROUP SHOW. Loch Haven Art Center. Orlando, FL. (1985 - 1985)
SUMMER RAINS/WINTER WINDS. NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTINGS FROM A PRIVATE NEW JERSEY COLLECTION. Montclair Art Museum. Montclair, NJ. (09/22/1985 - 11/10/1985)
NATIVE AMERICAN GROUP EXHIBITION. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. (08/16/1985 - 09/04/1985)
BEYOND BLUE MOUNTAINS. Seattle Center House. Seattle, WA. (09/06/1985 - 11/03/1985)
CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT. Mathes Cultural Center. (10/21/1985 - 11/30/1985)
THE EXTENSION OF TRADITION. Crocker Art Museum. Sacramento, CA. (1985 - 1985)
ARTISTS OF THE SUN. Plaza Activity tip of the Iceberg. Santa Fe, NM. (08/15/1984 - 08/1985)
CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ART. Montana State University. Bozeman. MT. (05/09/1984 - 06/09/1984)
HARRY FONSECA PRESENTS SWAN LAKE, STARRING ROSE AND COYOTE. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. (08/17/1984 - 09/1984)
VISIONS OF THE DANCE, IMAGES OF CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRADITION. The Long Beach Gallery. Long Beach, CA. (1983 - 1983)
CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ART. Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, OK. (10/01/1983 - 10/28/1983)
GRAY CANYON AND FRIENDS. Portland Art Museum. Portland, OR. (05/03/1983 - 06/26/1983)
IN SEARCH OF COYOTE:THE PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER OF HARRY FONSECA. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM. (09/25/1983 - 12/08/1983)
EXPRESSIONS OF THE SPIRIT: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN ART. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM. (1983 - 1983)
ONE MAN SHOW. American West Gallery. Chicago, IL. (1983 - 1983)
ONE MAN SHOW. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. (1983 - 1983)
ROCK ART OF THE WEST. Pacific Western Traders. Folsom, CA. (07/03/1983 - 09/03/1983)
DAVID P. BRADLEY, HARRY FONSECA, GLEN LA FONTAINE. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Scottsdale, AZ. (08/19/1983 - 08/31/1983)
HARRY FONSECA COYOTE VARIATIONS ON A THEME. America West Galleries. Chicago, IL. (03/25/1983 - 03/1983)
JOE BAKER, DAVID P. BRADLEY, HARRY FONSECA, R. LEE WHITE. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Scottsdale, AZ. (11/04/1982 - 11/17/1982)
NIGHT OF THE FIRST AMERICANS. John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts. Washington. DC. (1982 - 1982)
ONE MAN SHOW. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. (1982 - 1982)
Visions from the Present: Contemporary Native American Art from Heard Museum Collection. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 1982 (09/18/1982 - 10/17/1982)
NEW WORKS BY A NEW GENERATION. Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery. Regina, Sask, Canada. (07/09/1982 - 08/29/1982)
VISIONS OF THE DANCE, IMAGES OF CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRADITION. The Long Beach Gallery. Long Beach, CA. (1982 - 1982)
Moccasins and Boots - Part 1. Suzanne Brown Galleries. Scottsdale, Arizona. November 19 - December 9, 1981.
FONSECA SECOND ANNUAL ONE MAN SHOW. Los Llanos Gallery of Contemporary Art. Santa Fe, NM. (06/28/1981 - 07/23/1981)
Confluences of Tradition and Change: 24 American Indian Artists. 1981-1982 Traveling exhibition planned for the following venues: Richard L. Nelson Gallery and the C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis, CA, 1/19-2/27/1981; Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX, 4/25-6/7/1981; American Indian Community House, New York, NY, 9/1-10/30/1981; Brunnier Gallery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 3/17-4/18/1982. (01/19/1981 - 04/18/1982)
HARRY FONSECA (MAIDU). Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art. Seattle, WA. (09/03/1981 - 09/26/1981)
MOCCASINS AND BOOTS. Suzanne Brown Gallery. Scottsdale, AZ. (11/19/1981 - 12/09/1981)
CHANGING MYTHS: THE EVOLUTION OF TRADITION. Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art. Seattle, WA. (07/10/1981 - 08/01/1981)
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS '81. Philbrook Art Center. Tulsa, OK. (1981 - 1981)
GROUP SHOW. AICH (American Indian Community House). New York, NY. (09/15/1981 - 10/31/1981)
FONSECA. Los LLanos Gallery of Contemporary Art. Santa Fe, NM. (07/01/1980 - 07/24/1980)
TWO VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA: FRANK DAY AND HARRY FONSECA. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (09/13/1980 - 11/19/1980)
SPIRIT OF THE EARTH. Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, Niagara University. Niagara Falls, NY. (11/1980 - 11/1980)
FONSECA. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. (09/12/1980 - 11/19/1980)
CONTEMPORARY NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PAINTING FOR FIVE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES. (09/1979 - 09/1980)
HOTTER THAN A DOG FACE. Quail Plume Studio. Sacramento, CA. (04/1979 - 04/1979)
NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR INDIAN ART SHOW. Albuquerque, NM. (09/1979 - 09/1979)
INDIAN ART NOW. Santa Fe, NM. (1979 - 1979)
DAY, CASTRO, LA PENA, FONSECA. Quail Plume Studio. Albuquerque, NM. (12/15/1979 - 12/1979)
AMERICAN INDIAN ART NOW. Wheelwright Museum of Indian Art. Santa Fe, NM. (06/1978 - 06/1978)
THE MAIDU STORY OF CREATION. C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California/Davis. Davis, CA. (11/1978 - 11/1978)
MESSENGERS OF THE EARTH. California State University. Sacramento, CA. (11/1978 - 11/1978)
AMERICAN INDIAN ART NOW. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM. (1978 - 1978)
1978 AMERICAN INDIAN ART SHOW. Registry Resort. Scottsdale, AZ. (11/24/1978 - 11/26/1978)
SO THAT'T THE BEGINNING. Quail Plume Studio. Sacramento, CA. (04/1977 - 04/1977)
NINE NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS-CIRCLE OF TRADITION AND VISION. Artist Embassy Gallery. San Francisco, CA. (10/1977 - 10/1977)
PAINTINGS BY HARRY FONSECA. U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Plains Indian Museum. Browning, MT. (01/26/1976 - 03/26/1976)
PAINTINGS BY HARRY FONSECA. Museum of the Plains Indian. Browning, MT. (from artist's resume) (1976 - 1976)
NEW HORIZONS IN AMERICAN INDIAN ART. Southwest Museum. Los Angeles, CA. (1976 - 1976)
INDIAN IMAGES. University of North Dakota. Grand Fork, ND. (1976 - 1976)
PAINTINGS BY HARRY FONSECA. U.S. American Indian Arts and Crafts. Washington, DC. (1976 - 1976)
SPIRIT SINGER PRAISING. California State University. Sacramento, CA. (11/1975 - 11/1975)
ONE MAN SHOW. Pacific Western Gallery. Folsom, CA. (06/1975 - 07/1975)
I AM THESE PEOPLE. Native American Art Exhibit. 1975 (12/31/1975 - 12/31/1975)

Awards

Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art. Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2005.
AMERICAN INDIAN IMAGE ON FILM. Chicago International Film Festival. Chicago, IL. SECOND PLACE. (02/1982)
SWAIA. 1980 INDIAN MARKET. Santa Fe, NM. Class., Painting, oil. FIRST PLACE. Div., Painting, BEST OF DIVISION. Div., Graphics, FIRST PLACE. (1980)
SOUTHWESTERN ASSOSCIATION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS FELLOW. (1980)
NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR. Albuquerque, NM. Cat., Painting, FIRST PLACE. (1979)
INDIAN ART NOW. Santa Fe, NM. BEST OF SHOW AWARD. (12/31/1979)
AUBURN ARTS FESTIVAL. PURCHASE AWARD. (1978)

Publications

Found 163 record(s)

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Citation	Pages	Publication Date	Artist Citation Notes
King, Mary Louise and Fred Aronow. FONSECA: IN SEARCH OF COYOTE. New Mexico: Shoshoni Productions, Inc.
Roche, Harry. "Fonseca's Stone Poems." THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, February 21, 1990, p.3.
"Oakland Museum-'Coyote: A Myth in the Making'." The Bee( Oakland, Ca) [unpaged].
"It's month of photography, Indian art and watercolors." SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS, Weekend (Scottsdale, AZ) p.18.
"Paintings to Be Shown." VALENCIA CO. NEWS BULLETIN ( Belen, NM) 1983, [unpaged].
Littlebird, Barbara. " A Coyote's View of Paradise with Harry Fonseca." NEW MEXICO CRAFT( Santa Fe, NM) 3, (1981) 21-23.
"Harry Fonseca: Caught Up by Coyotes and Rose." ARTISTS IN THE SUN (Official Indian Market Program) August 20, 1981, [unpaged].
Gladysz, Thomas. "Coyote is Hip, Coyote is Cool." THE MONTCLARION (Oakland, CA) November 3, 1987, p.8; BERKELEY VOICE( Oakland, CA) (n.d.), [n.p.].
Hernandez, Jo Farb. THE ARTIST AND THE MYTH (Monterey, CA: Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art) [unpaged].
MacMillan, Kyle. "Artist's Serious Message 'Softened by Humor'." WORLD-HERALD, (Omaha, NE) October 16, 1988, [n.p.].
Younger, Erin. "Two Views of California: Maidu Paintings by Frank Day and Harry Fonseca." (Phoenix, AZ: Heard Museum, 1980) [n.p.].
Price, Hardy. "New Mexico art show is an immoveable feast." THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC REPUBLIC( Phoenix, AZ) August 19, 1986, [n.p.].
"Stone Poems: New Paintings by Harry Fonseca." NATIVE ARTS UPDATE 5 (Fall, 1989) 3.
LaPena, Frank. "Contemporary Northern California Native American Art." CALIFORNIA HISTORY LXXI(Fall, 1992) 386-401.
Jones, Nancy Ann. "Modern Rock Drawings: Harry Fonseca Paintings at Southwest Museum." ARTWEEK 20 (December 14, 1989) 12.
Tremblay, Gail. "Coyote Hanging in a Museum, Comes off the Wall (for Harry Fonseca). NATIVE VISIONS 3 (September/October, 1986) 4.
Pyne, Lynn. "Recent generations." THE PHOENIX GAZETTE, April 13, 1987, p.2-4.
"Museums" SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER-CHRONICLE, September, 1987, [n.p.].
Tarshis, Jerome. "Dance of Coyote in blue jeans." THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, March 02, 1988, [n.p.].
Gladysz, Thomas. "Humor, Survival and Coyotes." BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE( Oakland, CA) 1987, [n.p.].
Sagan, Miriam. "A Passion for Coyotes." SANTA FE REPORTER, June 15, 1988, [n.p.].
"Harry Fonseca: Coyote in Front of Studio." ART WEEK (January, 16, 1988) 9.
Phillips, Deborah. "Coyote troupe reaffirms theater's special magic." Pueblo News(Albuquerque, NM) August, 1984 [n.p.].
Montini, Ed. "He Can See the Coyote in Your Soul." THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, (Phoenix, AZ) September 21, 1980, p.G1.
"Our Contemporary Visions." NATIVE VISION 3 (September/October, 1986) [n.p.].
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Zinn, John. "Coyote and Rose in Santa Fe." SANTA FE MAGAZINE (Summer, 1981) 14.
Koller, James, ed. COYOTE'S JOURNAL (Berkeley, CA, Wingbow, 1982)(ill).
"Maidu Spring" PACIFIC WESTERN TRADERS NEWSLETTER ( Spring, 1983) [unpaged].
Kelsey, Andrea J. ed. I AM THESE PEOPLE, NATIVE AMERICAN ART EXHIBIT (CA: Edmund G. Brown, Jr, Govenor of State of California, 1975) 9.
Hale, David. "Myth of the Coyote." THE FRESNO BEE( Fresno, CA) February 21, 1968, p.F10, F11, cover.
"Mythical coyote exhibit feature." LOS ALAMOS MONITOR, July 02, 1987, [n.p.].
Pyne, Lynn. "Indian art students show work in Valley." THE PHOENIX GAZETTE, (Phoenix, AZ) January 05, 1988, p.C-3, C-4.
Wilson, Wendy. "Views of Man's Stages." THE SANTA FE REPORTER, 1980, [n.p.].
Smith, Laurence C. and Maurine M. Smith. NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS: AN INDEX OF PRICES AND AUCTIONS, 1985,1986,1987 (Albuquerque, NM: Artist, 1987) F-12., 115, F-3, lot 72.
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Kennelly, Martha. "Museum boasts evidence of Coyote legend." ALAMEDA TIMES-STAR( Alameda, Ca) October 02, 1987, [unpaged]; REVIEW (Hayward, CA) October 02, 1987, [n.p.].
"West Coast." NATIVE AMERICAN UPDATE (ATLATL)7 (Fall, 1991) 8.
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Hanna, Pam. "Coyote Myth: Flashy, Funny." THE TAOS NEWS( Taos, NM) July 16, 1987, p.B4.
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. "20 Years at Pacific Western Traders". News from Native California, vol. 5, no. 4 (fall 1991). 1991.	82	1991
. "61st Annual Indian Market". New Mexican, August 18, 1982. 1982.	cover	1982	Newspaper article.
. "A Coyote in Biker's Clothes". September 17, 1980. The Arizona Republic.			Newspaper article
. "A Coyote's View of Paradise with Harry Fonseca". v. 3, no. 4, 1981. New Mexico Craft.	21-23
. "Ancient Images Grace Contemporary Canvases of Harry Fonseca". v. 6, September/December, 1989. Southwest Museum News.
. "And in Other Museums". January/February, 1988. Motorland/CSAA.	46-47
. "Art Museum". 1987. San Francisco: The Examiner-Chronicler.			Newspaper article
. "Artist Harry Fonseca Shows More than Totem Poles". January 6, 1988. Gallup, N.M.: The Independent.			Newspaper article
. "Artist's Search for Coyote Displayed". 1983. Clovis, N.M.: Clovis News Journal.			Newspaper article
. "Collection News: Archival Gift Augments Fine Art Collection". Earthsong, spring 1997. 1997.	7	1997
. "Coyote Comes to Market Street: Recent Works by Harry Fonseca". September/October, 1986. Native Visions.	3-4
. "Coyote Continues at Oakland Museum". December 21, 1987. Oakland, Calif.: Piedmonter.			Newspaper article
. "Coyote Events, Exhibition Continues". v. 11, November/December, 1987. The Museum of California.	26
. "Documentary Features Artist Harry Fonseca". North Albuquerque Journal.			Newspaper article
. "Elaine Horwitch Galleries Hosts Reception for Two Exhibitions". October, 1982. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Art-Talk.			Newspaper article
. "Elaine Horwitch Galleries". August-October, 1990. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Quick City Guide, Valley of the Sun.
. "Exhibits/Events". v. 7, Fall, 1991. Native Arts Update.	8
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. "Field Trip Oakland Museum's Coyote Exhibit". December, 1987. Oakland, Calif.: O.I.E. Newsletter.
. "Gallery Review, Pacific Western Traders". v. 1, Spring, 1980. Four Winds.	13
. "Harry Fonseca Paints the Everyday Adventures of Coyote". Art-Talk, March 1985. 1985.	33	1985	Newspaper article.
. "Harry Fonseca Still in Search of Coyote Displays Work at Wheelwright Museum". Badlands Banner, vol. 3 (September 9-22, 1983). 1983.	page not available	1983	Newspaper article.
. "Harry Fonseca". Santa Fe Profile, September 1980. 1980.	22, 24-25	1980
. "In Search of Coyote: The Paintings and Works on Paper of Harry Fonseca". August 31, 1983. Santa Fe: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.			Catalog of an exhibition
. "Indian Painter Depicts Coyote In Urban World". August 4, 1987. Oakland, Calif.: Montclarion.			Newspaper article
. "Indian Prints Exhibit Shows More Than Totem Poles". January 6, 1988. Gallup, N.M.: The Independent.			Newspaper article
. "Interview with Harry Fonseca". Spring, 1995. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.
. "Northern California Events". News from Native California, vol. 1, no. 4 (September/November 1987). 1987.	16	1987	Calendar of events.
. "Northern California Events". News from Native California, vol. 1, no. 6 (January/February 1988). 1988.	16	1988	Calendar of events.
. "Painters of ...". Scottsdale Daily Progress, October 29, 1982. 1982.	page not available	1982	Newspaper article.
. "Spring Exhibits". April, 1989. Museum News.
. "The Coyote Prowls the Modern World". September 18, 1987. San Jose, Calif.: Mercury News.			Newspaper article
. "Turn to Stone". November 24, 1989. Antelope Valley Press.			Newspaper article
. "UNM Poster Wins Prize". Albuquerque: New Mexico Lobo.			Newspaper article
. "Voices: Contemporary Artists Speaking About Their Lives". Indian Artist, vol. 1, no. 1 (spring 1995). 1995.		1995
. [Untitled Work on Harry Fonseca]. Summer, 1981. Voices: The Arts in Santa Fe Magazine.
. Coyote: A Myth in the Making. Winter, 1987. Oakland, Calif.: Oakland Museum.			Catalog of an exhibition
. New Horizons in American Indian Art: a Varied Exhbition of Contemporary Concepts in Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Jewelry from Northern California Indian Artists. Los Angeles, California: Southwest Museum. 1976.	catalog not paginated, no. 30	1976	Catalog of an exhibition
. Portfolio III: Ten Native American Artists. San Francisco, Calfornia: American Indian Contemporary Arts. 1991.	10-12, 34	1991
. The Artist and the Myth. Monterey Calif.: Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. 1987.		1987
. Visions from the Present. Phoenix, Ariz.: Heard Museum. 1982.		1982	Catalog of an exhibition
Aguilar, Dugan (photographer) and Theresa Harlan (editor). She Sang Me a Good Luck Song: the California Indian Photographs of Dugan Aguilar. Berkeley, California: Heyday. 2015.	115, 130	2015	Also includes portraits of artists by Dugan Aguilar including Sandra Lowry, Bertha Peters, Frank LaPena, Jennifer Bates, Ollie Foseide, Eva Salazar, Della Hern, Charlie Thom, Mary Eslick, and Harry Fonseca.
Anthes, Bill. "Introduction to Painting, Printmaking, and Drawing". In: Passalacqua, Veronica, Kate Morris (editors), and James H. Nottage (compiler). Native Art Now! Developments in Contemporary Native American Art since 1992. Indianapolis, Indiana: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. 2017.	16-17	2017	Includes bibliographical references and cites Native artists Harry Fonseca, Edgar Heap of Birds, Oscar Howe, Allan Houser, George Morrison, Kay WalkingStick, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Emmi Whitehorse, Kent Monkman, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Jeffrey Gibson, Wendy Red Star, Melanie Yazzie, America Meredith, Pop Chalee, Jim Denomie, Acee Blue Eagle, David Bradley, George Longfish, James Lavadour, Robert Houle, Fritz Scholder, and T.C. Cannon. Host volume includes comprehensive index.
Archuleta, Margaret. "Coyote: A Myth In The Making". v. 3, September/October, 1986. Native Vision.	11-14
Archuleta, Margaret. "Networking from Sacramento to Seattle". v. 1, Spring, 1988. Native Peoples Magazine.	18-19, 22-23
Archuleta, Margaret and Rennard Strickland. "Shared Visions: Part 3". Native Peoples, vol. 5, no. 2 (winter 1992). 1992.	29	1992
Archuleta, Margaret L. Coyote: A Myth in the Making. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California. 1987.		1987	M. A. Thesis
Archuleta, Margaret. "A Coyote in the Making". November/December, 1986. Terra.
Baca, Lorenzo. "Coyote: An Interview with Harry Fonseca". v. 4, no. 3, Spring, 1990. News From Native California.	31
Bates, Craig D. "Chico Maidu Dancers". News from Native California, vol. 6, no. 3 (summer 1992). 1992.	38-41	1992
Bates, Craig D. "Chico Maidu Women's Dance Regalia, Then and Now". News from Native California, vol. 5, no. 3 (May/June/July 1991). 1991.	18	1991
Bates, Sara. Indian Humor. San Francisco: American Indian Contemporary Arts. 1995.	42-43	1995	Catalog of an exhibition
Bates, Sara. The Spirit of Native America. San Francisco, CA: American Indian Contemporary Arts. 1993.	6-7, 41, 103	1993	Catalog of an exhibition

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