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Name

Joe Maktima

Alternate name:

Joseph Maktima

Willard J. Maktima

Willard Joe Maktima

Willard Joseph Maktima

Heritage

Laguna

Hopi

Gender

male

Dates

Lifespan

1962-

Date Note

birth date March 15, 1962

Birthplace

Winslow

Arizona

Specialty / Medium

painting

acrylic painting

pastel painting

abstract painting

drawing

printmaking

etching

abstract 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.

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

Maktima, Joe

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

Exhibits

Abstract Expressionist Painter Joe Maktima. Turquoise Tortoise Gallery. Sedona, Arizona. January 1-31, 2008. Note: exhibit title and description based on newspaper article on p. 9, Indian Trader, vol. 39, no. 1 (January 2008).
Native American Festival of Arts and Culture. Coconino Center for the Arts. Flagstaff, AZ. 2004 (07/02/2004 - 08/14/2004)
Jewels of the Southwest. Arizona Historical Society Museum. Tempe, AZ. 2002 (02/08/2002 - 04/28/2002)
The Art of the People: 28 of the Best Native American Artists in the Country. Reunion of the Masters. Gallup Cultural Center. Gallup, NM. 2001 (08/09/2001 - 08/11/2001)
Spring Show. Quintana Galleries. Portland, OR. 1995 (05/04/1995 - 05/31/1995)
Pueblo Artisans: Contemporary Jewelry Painting and Sculpture of the Southwest. American Indian Community House Gallery Museum. New York, NY. 1992 (11/21/1992 - 12/12/1992)
New Art of the West. Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. Indianapolis, Indiana. July 14, 1990 - September 30, 1990. Group exhibition representing the First Annual Invitational at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. Participating artists: Alvin Amason -- Clyde Aspevig -- David Bradley -- Richard Bunkall -- Patrick Coffaro -- Sherman Chaddlesone -- Russell Chatham -- J.B. Clemens -- Anne Coe -- Karen Damyanovich -- Joellyn Duesberry -- Nivia Gonzales -- Darren Vigil-Gray -- James Gucwa -- Woody Gwyn -- Susan Hertel -- Joan Hill -- Michael Kabotie -- Frank LaPena -- Armond Lara -- Ramson Lomatewama -- George Longfish -- Joe Maktima -- Kevin Marshall -- Ron McDowell -- Tim McDowell -- Ed Mell -- Carol Mothner -- Tom Noble -- Tom Palmore -- Ernie Pepion -- Howard Post -- Larry Samuels -- Bill Schenck -- Bill Shepherd -- Earl Staley -- Steven Swanson -- Theodore Waddell -- Gary Washington -- Chase Yarbrough -- Liz Yarosz.
Native Proof: Contemporary Native American Printmaking. American Indian Community House Gallery/Museum. New York, NY. 1990 (01/20/1990 - 02/17/1990)
The Heard Museum 60th Anniversary Celebration. Scottsdale Princess Resort. Scottsdale, AZ. 1989 (10/14/1989 - 10/14/1989)
Scottsdale All Indian Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show. Scottsdale Native American Indian Cultural Foundation. Scottsdale, AZ. 1987 (04/17/1987 - 04/19/1987)
Festival of Native American Arts. Flagstaff, AZ. Poster artist for the 1995 Festival of Native American Arts. 1985 (06/21/1985 - 08/04/1985)

Heard Markets

2006 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
2005 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
2004 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
2003 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
2002 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
2001 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
2000 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
1999 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
1997 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
1996 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.
1994 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ.

Fairs and Markets

1999 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM.
1995 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM.
1992 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM.
1987 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM.
1986 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM.
1985 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM.

Awards

1999 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM. Class. III - Paintings, drawings, and graphics, Div. C - Paintings, new directions, Cat. 2003 - Acrylics (over 36" in greater dimension), Second Place; Cat. 2005 - Mixed media (over 36" in greater dimension), First Place. (08/1999)
1995 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM. Class. III - Paintings, drawings and graphics, Div. C - Paintings, new directions, Cat. 2002 - Acrylis (up to 36" in greater dimension), Third Place; Div. F - Graphics, Cat. 2304 - Miscellaneous, Second Place. (08/1995)
1992 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM. NM. Class. III - Paintings, drawings and graphics, Div. C - Paintings, new directions, Cat. 2002 - Acrylis, First Place. (08/1992)
Scottsdale All Indian Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show. Scottsdale Native American Indian Cultural Foundation. Scottsdale, AZ. Class. I - Painting, Div. C - Graphics, drawings, etchings, serigraphs, pastel, tempera, mixed media, Tony Begay Memorial Award and Honorable Mention. 1987 (04/1987)
1986 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM. Class. III - Paintings, drawings and prints (hand pulled), Div. C - Painting, any style, Cat. 1704 - Drawings, Second Place; Div. D - Prints (hand pulled) Best of Division, Cat. 1801 - Etchings, First Place. (08/1986)
1985 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA. Santa Fe, NM. Patrick Swazo-Hinds Memorial Award for Most Promising Young Painter. (08/1985)

Publications

Found 16 record(s)

Citation	Pages	Publication Date	Artist Citation Notes
. "Arizona Gallery Features Work of Hopi Abstract Artist Joe Maktima". Indian Trader, vol. 39, no. 1 (January 2008). The Indian Trader. 2008.	cover, 9	2008	Newspaper article.
. "Art More Art Than Indian". August/Septemer, 1985. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Art-Talk.	35		Newspaper article
. "Beyond Tradition: A Blockbuster Show". Fall, 1989. Galeria Capistrano Newsletter.
. "Native American Innovations". May, 1991. Southwest Art.	141
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. New Art of the West: the First Annual Invitational at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 14 through September 30, 1990. Indianapolis, Indiana: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. 1990.	45-46	1990	Catalog of a group exhibition featuring the following artists: Alvin Amason, Clyde Aspevig, David Bradley, Richard Bunkall, Patrick Coffaro, Sherman Chaddlesone, Russell Chatham, J.B. Clemens, Anne Coe, Karen Damyanovich, Joellyn Duesberry, Nivia Gonzales, Darren Vigil-Gray, James Gucwa, Woody Gwyn, Susan Hertel, Joan Hill, Michael Kabotie, Frank LaPena, Armond Lara, Ramson Lomatewama, George Longfish, Joe Maktima, Kevin Marshall, Ron McDowell, Tim McDowell, Ed Mell, Carol Mothner, Tom Noble, Tom Palmore, Ernie Pepion, Howard Post, Larry Samuels, Bill Schenck, Bill Shepherd, Earl Staley, Steven Swanson, Theodore Waddell, Gary Washington, Chase Yarbrough, and Liz Yarosz.
Hice, Michael. "Legends and Rising Stars". Santa Fean, vol. 27, no. 7 (August 1999). 1999.	60	1999
Jacka, Jerry (photographer) and Lois Essary Jacka (author). Art of the Hopi : Contemporary Journeys on Ancient Pathways. Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Publishing. 1998.		1998	Includes index, with artists who are mentioned in the text or who have work pictured in the photographs listed in boldface type.
Jacka, Lois Essary. "Tradition, Heritage and Culture Blend in the Art of the Hopi". Arizona Highways, vol. 74, no. 10 (October 1998). 1998.	4	1998
Jacka, Lois Essary and Jerry Jacka. Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art and Its Evolution. Flagstaff, Ariz.: Northland Publishing Company. 1988.	188	1988
Lamden, Shuli. "Flowering in Native Soil: Contemporary Indian Artists". Sunday, August 19, 1987. Santa Fe Reporter.	19-20		Newspaper article
Lester, Patrick D. ~The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Tulsa, Oklahoma: SIR Publications. 1995.	334	1995	Includes tribal index and bibliographical references.
Mahler, Richard. "Indian Market Superstars". Santa Fean, vol. 29, no. 7 (August 2001). 2001.	150	2001
Novotny, Jean. "Pueblo Painter Searches for Consistency in Life, Art. October 2, 1987. The Arizona Republic.	E1		Newspaper article
Swann, Brian. Song of the Sky: Versions of Native American Song-Poems. Amherst, Mass.: The University of Massachusetts Press. 1993.	cover	1993
Villani, John Carlos. "A Star Rises in Southwest". September 5, 2002. The Arizona Republic.	34		Newspaper article
Villani, John Carlos. "High on Hopi Art". July 4, 2002. The Arizona Republic.	38		Newspaper article

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