Gene Swallow, Igmu (Wild Cat)

Swallow describes himself as a “family-taught” artist instead of self-taught. His mother is a well-known quilter, and his father was an oil painter. Family and art have always been deeply important to Swallow, and he and all his siblings are involved in arts and crafts. “My upbringing was surrounded by influences from sewing, beadwork, welding, and crafting,” he said. Throughout his artistic journey, Swallow has worked with many different media.

Swallow describes his works in “Modern Lakota” as modest representations of modern Lakota art. “I think there must be room for every form of art to flourish and carve out completely distinct niches; I’m just trying to share my interpretations in order to highlight indigenous art as a whole.”
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