Achievements: Her multi-media work is exhibited extensively in the US and abroad. Her baskets belong to prestigious collections such as the National Museum of the American Indian. She was awarded top honors such as First Place Basketry at 2015 and 2014 SWAIA Indian Market, Best of Class at 2013 SWAIA Indian Market, 2013 Heard Museum Indian Fair and 2012 Cherokee Art Market; the Innovation Award at 2012 SWAIA Indian Market; and Grand Prize at 2011 Red Earth Indian Art Exhibition. Shan Goshorn was the recipient of the 2015 United States Artist Fellowship, 2014 Natives Arts and Culture Artist Fellowship, 2013 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, the 2013 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, the 2013 SWAIA Discovery Fellowship and the 2015 United States Artists Fellowship. | Name: Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee) Born: 1957 in Maryland. Died: 2018. Main Medium: Traditional Native Basketry, Mixed Media, Collage Art Movement: Contemporary Art, Indigenous Traditions About the Artist: After graduating from college, she was commissioned by the Department of the Interior/Indian Arts and Crafts Board to illustrate in pen and ink 20 traditional Cherokee basket patterns. These drawings taught her the math and rhythm of basket weaving but she did not try weaving as a medium until 2008. Shan taught herself by carefully examining a finished basket. Her first double-weave took over a year to complete and was released in 2011; when she showed it to friends at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, they identified her as the 14th living Eastern Cherokee who had mastered this basketry technique. About the Artwork:Through Goshorn’s hand-woven basketry, Weaving History into Art will encourage engaging, empathetic interactions with difficult subjects, including the loss of Native homelands, cultural genocide, violence directed at Native women and inappropriate cultural appropriation in a non-threatening experience that promotes informed dialogue among Native and non-Native audiences alike. Her work continues to inspire and educate audiences regarding the history and the future of Native people. |
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http://www.shangoshorn.net
https://gilcrease.org/exhibitions/weaving-history-into-art-the-enduring-legacy-of-shan-goshorn/
http://www.shangoshorn.net
https://gilcrease.org/exhibitions/weaving-history-into-art-the-enduring-legacy-of-shan-goshorn/