Kevin Pourier (b. 1958, Rapid City, South Dakota)[1] is an Oglala-Lakota artist known for buffalo horn fabrications. He works with his wife Valerie Pourier. They are located at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The couple create wearable art from carved buffalo horn.[2]
Kevin Pourier | |
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| Born | 1958  Rapid City |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse(s) | Valerie Pourier |
Kevin participated in the National Museum of the American Indian's Native Arts Program in 2005.[3] The couple's work is in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.[4] Their piece Winyan Wánakikśin (Women Defenders of Others) was exhibited at the National Museum of the American Indian.[3][5] Their piece, Monarch Nation, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Kevin Pourier". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Simon, Jenifer (27 September 2018). "Celebrating Kevin + Valerie Pourier: Best of Show at World's Largest Native Arts Event". CERF+. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b Ganteaume, Cécile R. "Winyan (Woman) Power: New Art by Kevin and Valerie Pourier Honors Women Who Stand Up for the Rights and Welfare of Others". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Pourier". The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Honoring Women as Strong as Bison Horn". NMAI Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.