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SWAIA Members Attend the Preview of Award-Winning Art
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2002 SWAIA Indian Market Awards Recipients

Best of Show
Sponsored by: Mike & Juanita Eagle, Montreux, NV
Winner: Jamie Okuma, Luiseno, ShoshoneBannock
Classifications:
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SWAIA Special Awards 2002
Artists' Choice
Sponsored By: Charles King, King Galleries of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
Awarded to: Marcus Amerman, Choctaw

Artists' Choice
Sponsored By: Jill Giller, Native American Collections, Denver, CO
Awarded to: Marcus Amerman, Choctaw

Indian Arts Fund Award - For Excellence in Any Traditional Art
(No Sponsor Needed)
Not Awarded

Helen Naha Memorial Award - For Excellence in Traditional Hopi Pottery
(No Sponsor Needed)
Sponsored By: Not Awarded

Youth-Judges Smile Award
Sponsored By: SWAIA Standards Committee,
Awarded to: Cody Hendren, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Navajo

I.Jewelry-Excellence in Tufa Casting (Tufa Mold Must Accompany Entry)
Sponsored By: Ray & Judy Dewey, Dewey Galleries Ltd., Santa Fe, NM
Awarded to: Ric Charlie, Navajo

II. Pottery-Excellence in Utilitarian Vessels (Limited to Canteens, Pitchers,& Ladles)
Sponsored By: Brooks & Wanda Price, Tunkhannock, PA
Awarded to: Sharon Lewis, Acoma Pueblo

III. Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, & Photo-Excellence in Depiction of Animals (Abstract or Representational)
Sponsored By: Eric & Barbara Dobkin, Dobkin Family Foundation, New York, NY
Awarded to: April White, Tlingit Haida

IV. Wooden Pueblo Carvings and Sculpture-Excellence in the Depiction of a Mudhead Carving (Single or Multiple Mudhead Dolls; Exclusive of Other Figures)
Sponsored By: H.A. "Tommy" & Lee Thompson, Boulder, CO
Awarded to: Bryant Honyouti, Hopi

V. Sculpture-Excellence in Depiction of Animals (Abstract or Representational)
Sponsored By: Bruce Bernstein, Nat'l Museum American Indian, Washington, DC
Awarded to: Eddy Shorty, Navajo

VI. Weaving, Baskets, Textiles, & Attire-Excellence in Handcrafting Techniques. Limited to Natural or Plant Dyed Materials, and to Hand Spun and Carded Yarn for Textiles
Sponsored By: JK & RL Frenkel, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded to: Annie Antone, Tohono O'odham

VII. Diverse Art Forms-Excellence in Utilitarian Items. Limited to Moccassins, Moccassin/Legging Combination or Cradleboards
Sponsored By: Nico StrangeOwl, Eagle Plume's, Allenspark, CO
Awarded to: Teri Greeves, Kiowa

VIII. Youth-Excellence in Craftsmanship
Sponsored By: Kassie Petrick, Ross, CA
Awarded to: Paulina Naranjo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Clara Pue

Native American Clothing Contest
Best of Show-Male
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To: Randy Brokeshoulder, Omaha

Best of Show-Female
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To: Craig Goseyun, San Carlos Apache

All Southwestern Tribes-Girls 3-5 Years Old
Sponsored By: Freya & Ron Schneider, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To:
1st Audrey Brokeshoulder, Hopi
2nd Geronima Montoya, San Juan Pueblo
3rd Mary Trujillo, San Juan Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo

All Southwestern Tribes-Girls 6-10 Years Old
Sponsored By: Muriel Mae Zuehlke, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To:
1st Tazbah Gaussoin, Navajo
2nd Dolly Manson Montoya, Navajo
3rd Roy Walters Jr., Navajo

All Southwestern Tribes-Girls 11-17 Years Old
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To:
1st Craig Goseyun, San Carlos Apache
2nd Virginia Yazzie-Ballenger, Navajo
3rd Anita Tsosie, Navajo

All Southwestern Tribes-Women 18 Years +
Sponsored By: Joe Bisagna, Quik Send LLC, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To:
1st TahNibaa Naataanii, Navajo
2nd Carole Sandoval, San Juan Pueblo

All Southwestern Tribes-Boys 3-5 Years Old
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Not Awarded

All Southwestern Tribes-Boys 6-10 Years Old
Sponsored By: Barbara R. Reber, Newport Beach, CA
Awarded To: 1st Sage Monteaux, San Juan Pueblo

All Southwestern Tribes-Boys 11-17 Years Old
Sponsored By: Helen Byron, Many Horses Trading Co., Sonoita, AZ
Awarded To:
1st Lindsay Holt, San Juan Pueblo
2nd Carole Sandoval, San Juan Pueblo

All Southwestern Tribes-Men 18 Years +
Sponsored By: Norm Runyan, Casino Arizona at Salt River, Scottsdale, AZ
Not Awarded

Northern and Southern Plains and All Other Tribes-Girls 3-5 Years Old
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To: 1st Shauntay American Horse, Oglala Lakota Sioux

Northern and Southen Plains and All Other Tribes-Girls 6-10 Years Old
Sponsored By: Marianne and Peter Westen, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To: 1st Ruthe Boyett, Kiowa

Northern Plains and All Other Tribes-Girls 11-17 Years Old
Sponsored By: David and May Raynolds, Table Mountain Ranch, Lander, WY
Awarded To:
1st Jessica GrowingThunder, Assiniboine, Sioux
2nd James Tomeo, Colville, Yakima
3rd James Tomeo, Colville, Yakima

Northern and Southern Plains and All Other Tribes-Women 18 Years +
Sponsored By: Norm Runyan, Casino Arizona at Salt River, Scottsdale, AZ
Not Awarded

Northern and Southern Plains and All Other Tribes-Boys 3-5 Years Old
Sponsored By:
Not Awarded

Northern and Southern Plains and All Other Tribes-Boys-6-10 Years Old
Sponsored By:
Not Awarded

Northern and Southern Plains and All Other Tribes-Boys 11-17 Years Old
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To: 1st Malachi Tsoodle-Nelson, Navajo, Kiowa

Northern and Southern Plains and All Other Tribes-Men 18 Years +
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
Awarded To:
1st Randy Brokeshoulder, Omaha
2nd Austin Box, Southern Ute
3rd Donna Shakespeare-Cummings, Northern Arapaho

Contemporary Fashion Show All Tribes, All Ages (Individual Only)
Sponsored By:
Not Awarded

General Fund Donation
Sponsored By:
Not Awarded