Jim abeita biography

          Born in Crownpoint, NM, he grew up drawing on paper bags and scratching images on sandstone while he was tending his family's sheep....

          Jim Abeita

          American painter

          Jim Abeita

          Born1947 (age 77–78)

          Crownpoint, New Mexico

          Alma materAmerican Academy of Arts, Chicago, Illinois
          OccupationPainter
          Years active1968–present day
          Known forOil painting
          Notable workThe American Indians of Abeita: His people (book)
          RelativesEmerson Abeita (brother)

          Jim Abeita (also known as James Abeita, Jimmy Abeita and James Abeyta; born 1947) is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.

          He is best known for his realistic landscapes and portraits depicting his native people and their history and traditions.

          Jim Abeita is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.

        1. Jim Abeita is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.
        2. Jim Abeita is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.
        3. Born in Crownpoint, NM, he grew up drawing on paper bags and scratching images on sandstone while he was tending his family's sheep.
        4. Jim Abeita is a traditional painter of the Navajo people and the reservation landscape.
        5. Jimmy Abeita was born in Crownpoint, New Mexico on the Navajo reservation.

          6. He was one of the first Native American artists to work in contemporary realism, painting with depth and shadow instead of in the flat-style traditional Native American art. Abeita is praised as a pioneering artist who modernized the Native American art scene, made it famous in the art market and paved the way for a new generation of artists.

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