{"title":"Kevin Horace Quannie","description":"\u003cp\u003eKevin Horace Quannie, a Hopi\/Navajo contemporary artist has been a sculptor\/carver of Kachina sculptures since 1980. Kachina doll carving became a serious occupation for him with much of his inspiration from notable Kachina doll carvers as Neil David, Sr., and Lowell Talashoma, Sr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is sedulous in furthering his aspirations as a contemporary artist in wood sculptures using traditional cottonwood roots. Since 1992, he has expressed himself in another medium - jewelry, implementing the contemporary look and symbolism from his Kachina sculptures. Being innovative he soon modified some of his Kachina sculptures into bronze. Feathers hand carved one by one now glistened in gold and amber in his bronze pieces, capturing all the beauty and textures of the natural grains from the original wood sculptures. Kevin has since expanded into paintings, mixing acrylic paint with sand to create a unique texture, giving his paintings the appearance of a Hopi-style sandpainting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin was the recipient of the Enriques Family Fellowship Award from the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) in 1995. This fellowship enabled him to express himself in yet another art medium-mono printing. Coming from a long family lineage of family artists, Kevin has been inspired by the art of notably his grandfather, Emerson A. Horace, Sr., and his brother, (also grandfathers in Hopi), Lorenzo and Merrill H. Quannie, his father Emerson Horace, Jr., and uncle Merrill F. Quannie, Jr. Kevin is the great grandson of Horace Quannie and Great great great grandson of Chief Lololma of Old Oraibi. Being awarded the SWAIA Fellowship has enabled him to explore his painter's expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of Kevin's most frequent creations are of the Butterfly and Shalako Boy and Girl. Both are very important to the Hopi people. The Butterfly, one of the family clans in Hopi symbolizes pollination of the young corn, which is so important in Hopi society. The Shalakos or Cloud People represent rain and moisture for a good harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin sincerely believes that his choice to be an artist was a ethereal choice in expressing his inner feelings through his art. 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