Santa Fe artist Teri Greeves featured in advance screening of film to be aired at Museum
Santa Fe (September 16, 2009)—The New Mexico Museum of Art will host an advance screening of a new episode of the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy nominated PBS series CRAFT IN AMERICA. The reception and screening will take place in the Museum’s St. Francis Auditorium 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2009. The new episode, entitled “Origins,” features five artists, including Santa Fe resident and Kiowa beadworker Teri Greeves. The screening will be preceded by a reception and followed by a question-and-answer period with Greeves.
The critically acclaimed series CRAFT IN AMERICA, which premiered on PBS in 2007, documents the history, artists and techniques of our nation’s rich craft culture. On October 7, 2009, KNME will air the “Origins” episode, along with a second new episode, “Process.” “Origins” focuses on the roots of the American craft movement and features artists who tie their work to early craft techniques that they pass to others in a continuum of creativity. The episodes will reference the traditions, tools and techniques developed millennia ago to explore how today’s artists put them to use in their work and reflect upon our national roots and heritages.
In addition to Teri Greeves, the program features South Carolina blacksmith Philip Simmons, North Carolina potter Vernon Owens, weaver and UCLA teacher Jim Bassler, and New Jersey glass artist Paul Stankard. The New Mexico Museum of Art’s October 5 screening party has been generously funded by the Dobkin Family Foundation. Admission is $15. Tickets are payable in advance by calling 505-476-5069 or at the door. Proceeds will benefit the New Mexico Museum of Art’s contemporary art programming.
Teri Greeves, Yee Tah-lee, 2006, tennis shoes (size 13), cut-glass beads, seed beads, 6 x 12.25 x 4.25 inches each. Collection New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of the Dobkin Family Foundation, 2006.
About Teri Greeves
Teri Greeves is a beadworker who both follows and updates the Kiowa tradition of beadworking. Teri uses her talents to tell the story of the American Indian, both contemporary and historical. Through her beaded books and jewelry, and her signature beaded high-top sneakers, she continues the tradition of story-telling, considering native life in modern society. She lives and works in Santa Fe.
Teri burst onto the contemporary Native American art scene in 1999 when she won Best of Show at SWAIA’s Indian Market for a beaded parasol that depicts an Indian parade. Since then she has won numerous other awards at the Heard Museum Fair, Indian Market, and Eight Northern Pueblos Arts and Crafts Show. In 2003, she was the School for Advanced Research’s Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship recipient. Her work is included in numerous public collections, including the New Mexico Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Heard Museum, British Museum, National Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Arts and Design, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
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